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Re:Ask HN: Rent servers with slow CPU, low mem, cheap bandwi... by eip on Sunday June 23, 2013 @04:41PM (#5929360)
5TB of storage on AWS would cost >$500/month.

You could buy a server and colocate it for less than that.

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Re:Ask HN: Rent servers with slow CPU, low mem, cheap bandwi... by wanghq on Monday June 24, 2013 @01:39AM (#5931226)
You're right. That's a lot if OP really needs 5TB of storage. It's still an option if OP begins with less storage.
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