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Re:AWS switch from gzip to zstd – about 30% reduction in com... by Dylan16807 on Saturday August 20, 2022 @09:31AM (#32531938)
Not that it changes the math much, but:

$15/TB is hard enough for a home buyer to reach for hard drives, excluding server cost. Where did you get $10?

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Re:AWS switch from gzip to zstd – about 30% reduction in com... by cmeacham98 on Saturday August 20, 2022 @12:48PM (#32533400)
Not them, but searching for "8TB HDD" on Amazon (huh, ironic) shows several options for $90, which is almost $10/TB. And this was 60 seconds of searching, no real effort put in.
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Re:AWS switch from gzip to zstd – about 30% reduction in com... by NavinF on Saturday August 20, 2022 @03:21PM (#32534512)
$15/TB is extremely expensive if you’re building a raidz2 array.

$9.70/TB 10TB: https://www.ebay.com/itm/275400447467

$8.31/TB 4x8TB: https://www.ebay.com/itm/125132232253

You can get even cheaper if you buy in bulk.

Server cost is $1/TB with reasonable density

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Re:AWS switch from gzip to zstd – about 30% reduction in com... by Dylan16807 on Sunday August 21, 2022 @10:32AM (#32540565)
Oh. Used drives.
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