[kwlug-disc] OVH costs and prices?

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

There is now a term for this AI induced memory shortage crisis:

RAMaggedon

https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/tech-companies-are-freaking-out-about-ramageddon/

I just checked on Amazon, and a microSD card that I bought last September
for $32, is now out of stock.
Similar capacity ones go for about 3X that.

AI in its current form is a drain on resources for society at large ...

On Sun, May 31, 2026 at 12:33 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the detailed reply.
>
> I did sign up with OVH VPS, with the same specs as yours, earlier in May.
> I noticed that the price went up from November, but it was still cheaper
> than Linode (which is now owned by Akamai), and has more memory, CPU and
> storage.
> What I am paying is $9.74 per month, on a 6 month term.
>
> On a similar note, I was affected by the price of storage going up because
> of AI hoarding.
> New NVMe prices have doubled or tripled.
>
> Because I always use previous generation technology, there is no point in
> getting new (e.g. Gen 4 x 4, while the machine only supports Gen 3 x 4).
> I bought a used 1TB NVMe SSD, and it worked well.
> When I needed another for a separate computer, I was scammed with one that
> didn't work, and verbal agreement to return it was not honoured.
>


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Khalid M. Baheyeldin
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