It hasn't 'dissapeared', the demand is still there but we've been priced out.
One good thing about it is we're more inclined to recycle and buy secondhand. Or just make-do if its not essential.
19 Jun 2026 09:28
Can't buy an HDD, Can't buy an SSD, can't buy a Blu-ray drive, can't get head. Can't have shit.
19 Jun 2026 10:32
Not even a good thing globally because we're not
replacing production by recycling and secondhand buying. Production is going stronger and more wasteful than ever, it's just all absorbed in the AI war.
19 Jun 2026 10:35
AI is going to kill the enthusiast PC hardware community even more than it was before. Great. Love it. Super fantastic. 😑
19 Jun 2026 10:42
Future seems to be probably similar to concept as chromeos
You get 32gb internal storage and rest is cloud storage.
19 Jun 2026 10:45
And now that data centers are financially collapsing left and right I'm sure they will be regretting thay decision.
19 Jun 2026 10:45
Lemmy
Dell, and HP cannot get enough NAND or SSD supply directly from NAND manufacturers and have to turn to module makers for solid-state drives. The latter traditionally served end-users and had plenty of aftermarket products with enhanced performance and cooling, but now they increasingly serve PC makers instead.
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