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Backblaze drive stats for Q2 2026

307 points · 113 comments · HieronymusBosch

  1. reenorap · · focus · HN ↗
    Hard drives.... I remember those things... didn't I used to use them before the Great HDD and SSD Extinction of 2025-2026?

    Seriously, I had to replace 2 hard drives in my NAS this year like a bad luck lottery and my hard drives have doubled in price. I was terrified that my NVMe was failing as well.

    1. KronisLV · · focus · HN ↗
      Thankfully for many folks there's the option of going either with whitelabel or recertified drives!

      I think for the folks in the US this was a site that works: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goharddrive.com&#x2F;default.php" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goharddrive.com&#x2F;default.php

      Whereas for those in the EU there&#x27;s this: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;datablocks.dev&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;datablocks.dev&#x2F;

      For the second link, you&#x27;ll have to ignore the horribly tasteless AI slop image for the site background (someone should e-mail them about it or something), the site itself is legit, bought some drives from them: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.kronis.dev&#x2F;blog&#x2F;buying-some-drives-from-datablocks&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.kronis.dev&#x2F;blog&#x2F;buying-some-drives-from-datablo...

      1. SirMaster · · focus · HN ↗
        My 14 TB HGST drives were $135 3 years ago on that site, and now they are $360... I don&#x27;t see how this is any good sign.
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