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Hard drive prices are set to soar "immediately" according to leaked WD letter
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Price rises are now expected on all WD hard drive models, as well as shipping delays of between six and ten weeks, due to high demand.
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WD is planning to raise all its hard drive prices across the board, according to leaked correspondence between the storage specialist and its customers. The letter cites “unprecedented demand” for its products and the need to invest in innovation for future growth as the reason behind the decision, and warns customers to expect an increase in shipping times of up to ten weeks. You’ll see several WD-branded solid-state drives in our guide to the best gaming SSD at the moment, but the company’s mechanical hard drives are also used by gamers for all sorts of reasons, whether it’s for external storage, use in a NAS box, or simply for large-scale media storage. It’s good to have your OS and games installed on a fast SSD, such as the WD Black SN8100, but good old-fashioned hard drives still have their place with some gamers.
Read the full story on PCGamesN: Hard drive prices are set to soar "immediately" according to leaked WD letter
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WD is planning to raise all its hard drive prices across the board, according to leaked correspondence between the storage specialist and its customers. The letter cites “unprecedented demand” for its products and the need to invest in innovation for future growth as the reason behind the decision, and warns customers to expect an increase in shipping times of up to ten weeks. You’ll see several WD-branded solid-state drives in our guide to the best gaming SSD at the moment, but the company’s mechanical hard drives are also used by gamers for all sorts of reasons, whether it’s for external storage, use in a NAS box, or simply for large-scale media storage. It’s good to have your OS and games installed on a fast SSD, such as the WD Black SN8100, but good old-fashioned hard drives still have their place with some gamers. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Hard drive prices are set to soar "immediately" according to leaked WD letter
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15 September 2025, 3:34 pm
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title: Hard drive prices are set to soar "immediately" according to leaked WD letter
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Price rises are now expected on all WD hard drive models, as well as shipping delays of between six and ten weeks, due to high demand.
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WD is planning to raise all its hard drive prices across the board, according to leaked correspondence between the storage specialist and its customers. The letter cites “unprecedented demand” for its products and the need to invest in innovation for future growth as the reason behind the decision, and warns customers to expect an increase in shipping times of up to ten weeks. You’ll see several WD-branded solid-state drives in our guide to the best gaming SSD at the moment, but the company’s mechanical hard drives are also used by gamers for all sorts of reasons, whether it’s for external storage, use in a NAS box, or simply for large-scale media storage. It’s good to have your OS and games installed on a fast SSD, such as the WD Black SN8100, but good old-fashioned hard drives still have their place with some gamers.
Read the full story on PCGamesN: Hard drive prices are set to soar "immediately" according to leaked WD letter
content_text: WD is planning to raise all its hard drive prices across the board, according to leaked correspondence between the storage specialist and its customers. The letter cites “unprecedented demand” for its products and the need to invest in innovation for future growth as the reason behind the decision, and warns customers to expect an increase in shipping times of up to ten weeks. You’ll see several WD-branded solid-state drives in our guide to the best gaming SSD at the moment, but the company’s mechanical hard drives are also used by gamers for all sorts of reasons, whether it’s for external storage, use in a NAS box, or simply for large-scale media storage. It’s good to have your OS and games installed on a fast SSD, such as the WD Black SN8100, but good old-fashioned hard drives still have their place with some gamers. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Hard drive prices are set to soar "immediately" according to leaked WD letter
pub_date: 15 September 2025, 3:34 pm
guid: https://www.pcgamesn.com/wd/hard-drive-price-increases
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