A user from the LocalLLaMA community on Reddit shared an interesting discovery: 2TB SSDs purchased at a significantly lower price than normal at a Walmart store.

Bargain Hunting

The user stated that they regularly visit the local Walmart looking for similar deals, mentioning that they had previously purchased 2TB SSDs for $189 each. This time, however, the offer was even more advantageous, suggesting that retailers can occasionally offer hardware components at competitive prices.

Implications for on-premise inference

Although the news does not directly concern LLM inference, it highlights the importance of exploring different options to contain hardware costs. An on-premise infrastructure for LLMs requires high-speed and high-capacity storage, and offers like these can significantly reduce the TCO. For those evaluating on-premise deployments, there are trade-offs to consider, and AI-RADAR offers analytical frameworks on /llm-onpremise to evaluate these aspects.