How are data storage prices going to change in the next couple years? (leminal.space)

submitted 2 months ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/datahoarder@lemmy.ml

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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.

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[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I have been hoarding for a while now and to me storage prices really seem to have plateaued in the last few years, and it doesn't seem to be picking up as we get back to normal after the pandemic. So I don't think waiting for a couple years is going to save you much. Personally I'd just keep an eye out for good deals like Best Buy WD Easystore sales, or Black Friday in general, and pull the trigger then.

[-] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Black Friday is definitely a good option. I'll also point out that WD and Seagate are working on 20TB-30TB drives that should be coming out in the next couple of years which should, in theory, drive the prices down further for smaller capacity drives.

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