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LLM boom drives up storage prices, impacting personal tech projects

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The surge in demand for large language models (LLMs) has significantly impacted the cost and availability of storage devices. This increased demand has led to a substantial rise in prices for components like USB sticks, SSDs, HDDs, and microSD cards. Consequently, individuals are finding it difficult and expensive to acquire storage for personal projects and experimentation, affecting activities ranging from testing new operating systems to operating Raspberry Pi devices. AI

IMPACT Increased demand for LLMs is driving up the cost of essential hardware, potentially slowing down personal experimentation and development.

RANK_REASON The item discusses the impact of LLM demand on storage prices, which is a commentary on the broader economic effects of AI development.

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LLM boom drives up storage prices, impacting personal tech projects

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The whole LLM bubble has thrown a massive locomotive in my chain off storage. It is now not feasible for me to buy USB sticks SSDs HDDs hard drives just to expe

    The whole LLM bubble has thrown a massive locomotive in my chain off storage. It is now not feasible for me to buy USB sticks SSDs HDDs hard drives just to experiment. Without experimenting I will not learn how to properly use new operating systems. I have still not be able to te…

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