You may recall that I recently wrote about Western Digital revealing during its 2026 financial call that it was essentially sold out of hard drives for 2026, with 2027 and even 2028 already locked up through enterprise-level agreements. At the time, that felt like a major shift in the storage market. Now we’re revisiting that [...]

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It’s just a Monday, and of course we cannot go one day without something frustrating popping up. This time, it’s Western Digital reporting that its 2026 hard drive allocation is already spoken for. Yep. Two months into the year and it’s essentially sold out. If you’re a PC gamer, home lab tinker, or dabble in [...]

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We can’t one day about something regarding AI causing some sort of conflict or dilemma, sadly. This time, it’s Western Digital reporting that its 2026 hard drive allocation is already spoken for. Yep. Two months into the year and it’s essentially sold out. If you’re a PC gamer, home lab tinker, or dabble in computers, [...]

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