I just picked up 40tb for exactly this reason. I was already considering an upgrade, but was planning like 16 tb. But with this news… Might as well get it while I can at prices I was expecting to pay anyway, even if it’s more than I really had budgeted for it…
(I got refurbished drives, so this wasn’t like several grand or anything, came to $570 on Newegg for surveillance drives)
Heh, yeah, I’m assuming hard drives are going to do the same thing graphics cards did… get wildly expensive and never come back down, even if they could. With that in mind, this sounds like a good option.
Also I currently have no backups, and this much extra space fixes that handily. So it was sort of needed and something I was considering anyway.
I’m trying really really hard to convince myself I made the right choice here. 😅
U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 9 hours ago
me neither. if you think you might need more storage over the next 2 years, now’s the time to get it
ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 hours ago
I just picked up 40tb for exactly this reason. I was already considering an upgrade, but was planning like 16 tb. But with this news… Might as well get it while I can at prices I was expecting to pay anyway, even if it’s more than I really had budgeted for it…
(I got refurbished drives, so this wasn’t like several grand or anything, came to $570 on Newegg for surveillance drives)
U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
holy shit i thought i was going super prepared with a 24tb
ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 hours ago
Heh, yeah, I’m assuming hard drives are going to do the same thing graphics cards did… get wildly expensive and never come back down, even if they could. With that in mind, this sounds like a good option.
Also I currently have no backups, and this much extra space fixes that handily. So it was sort of needed and something I was considering anyway.
I’m trying really really hard to convince myself I made the right choice here. 😅