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A 100MW data centre holds about 400 tonnes of copper. The industry is now betting on light instead

About 400 tonnes of copper goes into a typical 100MW facility, 20 of it in the wiring between servers. Replacing that wiring with light is…

24 Sep 2026

Dhaka PC prices, July: RAM down, portable drives up — and why memory is the one part whose price swings like a commodity

Memory is made by three companies on fab lines that take years to build, for demand that moves in months. That mismatch is why RAM prices…

9 Jul 2026

Dhaka PC prices, mid-January: SSDs up Tk 500–1,000 — and the four specifications that decide whether a drive is worth its price

Two drives of the same capacity can differ by a factor of ten in sustained write speed and by years in lifespan. None of it is on the price…

15 Jan 2026