How are you adapting to the disk drive shortage?

[backup]

https://mashable.com/article/ai-hard-drive-hdd-shortages-western-digital-sold-out

 

It's real. Just paid a nosebleed price for a 24TB drive, and don't see many opportunities to buy more  Happened suddenly. over a time period of months. This is something new (excepting the floods).

 

Ideas for extending drive service life welcome. I fear we're in for a long drought unless the AI bubble bursts.

[Christopher (Drashna)]

I've been buying manufacturer recertified drives for a while now.  Sounds like that isn't going to change, but is already getting more expensive. 

Aside from that, there really isn't a solution.  Buy what you can, when you can.  Double check the manufacturer's warranty period (and expect those to drop, as well).