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Re:How to estimate an SSD’s working life by korv on Monday December 05, 2022 @08:37AM (#33865425)
That's a very expensive HDD. Amazon got the 4 TB WD Blue for $65
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Re:How to estimate an SSD’s working life by 83 on Monday December 05, 2022 @11:47AM (#33868007)
I've been averaging about $19 per 4tb SAS drive on ebay (refurbs), though sata tends to cost a little more being the more common format.

I've had great luck with surplus HGST drives, they tend to be more reliable than Seagate.

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Re:How to estimate an SSD’s working life by tehbeard on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @03:33AM (#33877169)
That's very dependent on Amazon actually shipping you the drive, which between my recent experience and tales from a few friends in the industry, is much more of a coin toss these days.
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