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HDD Prices Surge 4% Amid Rising AI Demand

12/16/2025

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  • The HDD market posted a roughly 4% price increase in Q4 2025, the largest rise in two years.
  • The rise was driven by higher demand in China's PC market due to government procurement policies favoring local production.
  • The U.S. data center sector's need for high-capacity HDDs is growing, especially for AI workloads.
  • Rising DRAM costs challenge HDD manufacturing as AI infrastructure expands the importance of HDDs.