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Hard drive prices have surged by an average of 46% since September — iconic 24TB Seagate BarraCuda now $500 as AI claims another victim (www.tomshardware.com)
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https://serverpartdeals.com/products/seagate-exos-st28000nm000c-28tb-7-2k-rpm-sata-6gb-s-512e-cmr-3-5-recertified-hard-drive

28 TB $449.99 Price per TB: $16.07

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[–] SuspciousCarrot78@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Do we dare ask why you need 48TB to store media, or do we slowly back out of the room, avoiding eye contact?

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Redundancy and high quality backups maybe? Some people have hoarded a lot of media over how many years, doesn't seem too far fetched to me.

[–] SuspciousCarrot78@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

You had me at horded.

You. Had. Me. At. Horded.