• pHr34kY@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      edit-2
      18 hours ago

      It’s $100 for 4TB right now.

      But once you factor in RAID and alternating offsite backups, it’s really $400 for 4TB.

      I go through all the older stuff I pulled from the internet. A lot of it can’t be found now.

      • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        17 hours ago

        There’s currently little reason to choose SSDs over HDDs when you’re talking about bulk storage for media. HDDs have plenty of R/W speed for this purpose and are a fraction of the price. New, you can buy 8TB drives for around $100 or used/refurbished (from somewhere like serverpartdeals.com) you can buy 14TB for $150 or even 20TB+ for $250.

        • pHr34kY@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          13 hours ago

          My raid has an nvme bcache on it, so it’s still fairly quick.

          $100USD is just what it costs in Australia, because we get screwed for price over here.

        • pHr34kY@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          18 hours ago

          Haha remember when CD burners came out and a $5 CD-R had the capacity of a $200 HDD?

          The kid with access to a CD burner was the king of the playground.