javipas@alien.topB to Data Hoarder@selfhosted.forumEnglish · 10 months agoSSD prices are getting cheaper and cheaper. HDDs aren't.alien.topimagemessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageSSD prices are getting cheaper and cheaper. HDDs aren't.alien.topjavipas@alien.topB to Data Hoarder@selfhosted.forumEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square85fedilink
minus-squarethrasherht@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoThey are getting cheaper, but because it is such mature tech, it doesn’t happen nearly as quickly. A few years ago I bought 12tb drives for 199, and now 199 gets you 18tb. So for the same price you get 50% more storage.
minus-squareError83_NoUserName@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agofew years ago that 199 was worth 20% more too 🤣
They are getting cheaper, but because it is such mature tech, it doesn’t happen nearly as quickly.
A few years ago I bought 12tb drives for 199, and now 199 gets you 18tb. So for the same price you get 50% more storage.
few years ago that 199 was worth 20% more too 🤣