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In April of 2023, the 8TB Seagate Ironwolf was $130, and has never been that cheap since. Why? And will it ever be that cheap again? (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/WaitForItTheMongols on 2024-07-03 19:49:32.

Here is the Amazon price history: https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B084ZV4DXB

I picked up one of these, and figured I could get another whenever I needed, but I've been surprised to find that they've never gotten that cheap again. I didn't realize it was a one-time thing, especially since up until that point, the price seemed to be steadily declining.

Am I a fool to keep waiting? I'd really like to get more drives, but I'm a bit scared of refurbished drives with thousands and thousands of hours, and I also don't want to get server-grade drives that may be excessively noisy.

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