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minus-squareyardratianSoma@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 hours ago$200 for 8TB back in 2022 $545 for the same damn drive now. I’m actually glad I went a little crazy buying storage back then, sitting on 40TB locally, but I recoil at the thought of replacing any of them.
minus-squarevalkyre09@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoFriend of mine has an ssd fail. Amazon refused to replace and instead gave him a a refund. He only got half of what it now costs back. Insane.
minus-squareltxrtquq@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 hours agoI’m pretty sure $15/TB for HDDs was considered the standard not too many years ago Edit: the last time I bought an HDD (2023) it was 20 TB for $280, so $14/TB.
minus-squareErtain@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoI sort of know the feeling. I got some good memory and storage a few years ago.
$200 for 8TB back in 2022
$545 for the same damn drive now.
I’m actually glad I went a little crazy buying storage back then, sitting on 40TB locally, but I recoil at the thought of replacing any of them.
Friend of mine has an ssd fail. Amazon refused to replace and instead gave him a a refund. He only got half of what it now costs back. Insane.
I’m pretty sure $15/TB for HDDs was considered the standard not too many years ago
Edit: the last time I bought an HDD (2023) it was 20 TB for $280, so $14/TB.
I sort of know the feeling. I got some good memory and storage a few years ago.