I was considering making a 30+ TB NAS to simplify and streamline my current setup but because it’s a relatively low priority for me I am wondering is it worth it to hold off for a year or two?

I am unsure if prices have more or less plateaued and the difference won’t be all that substantial. Maybe I should just wait for Black Friday.

For context it seems like two 16TB HDD would cost about $320 currently.

Here’s some related links:

  • This article by Our World in Data contains a chart with how the price per GB has decreased overtime.

  • This article by Tom’s Hardware talks about how in July 2023 SSD prices bottomed out before climbing back up predicted further increases in 2024.

  • mipadaitu@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    In general, technology gets cheaper for better products over time. Short term that’s not always true, but the longer timescales you look, the better is it for consumers.

    A year or two is a long time, and probably worth waiting.

    • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Waiting can be good if there is something on the horizon, but often with tech if you wait for the next thing you’ll find there’s another new thing on the horizon then. You do kind of have to decide that you’re putting your stake in the ground at some point

      • Corroded@leminal.spaceOPEnglish
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        5 months ago

        My stake is really that 30 TB mark. That should be enough to consolidate all my storage conveniently in one spot. I don’t need incredibly fast transfer speeds so I think an HDD would do fine.

        • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techEnglish
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          5 months ago

          Then whenever you’re ready. Just do a table of price per TB and go then. Best Buy usually has WD Elements on sale every other week where you can pick up an external for cheaper, then just shuck it and you get a WD red or white you can just pop into your NAS. I did 16TBs not too long ago and they were the cheapest per TB