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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by kchr@lemmy.sdf.org to c/sysadmin@lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22872422

Screenshot of a Twitter post by user JonErlichman

Average cost for 1 gigabyte of storage:

45 years ago: $438,000 40 years ago: $238,000 35 years ago: $48,720 30 years ago: $5,152 25 years ago: $455 20 years ago: $5 15 years ago: $0.55 10 years ago: $0.05 5 years ago: $0.03 Today: $0.01

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[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 57 points 4 days ago

Eh? When was the last time you saw a 1Tb drive for $10?

[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 24 points 4 days ago

Used hard drives are 10tb for $80, aka $0.008/GB.

diskprices.com

Hetzner Storage boxes are 10TB for $20/month

https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-box/

[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 8 points 4 days ago

OP includes remote storage? I guess if you're an enterprise client you can get those prices.

[-] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 4 days ago

Well used, I got 4 of em for $5

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Comparing new and used prices is just misleading.

[-] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 days ago

Sometimes I guess...? Like yeah sometimes you find great steals like I did with that but usually the used market has similar prices for similar products. Check it out and save some money

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