Hi All,
I am looking for the cheapest 4TB ssds I can find.
I don't need to have massive TBW as I don't intend to overwrite the data very often (usually just to replace lower quality content with higher quality if so desired).
The cheapest I can find is $282 NZD ($175 USD) so about 44 USD/TB.
Reason I want to go SSD is so I don't have to deal with vibrational issues with large quantity of drives.
I have looked at 20tb HDDs for $560 NZD ($350 USD) which works out to $17.5 USD/TB but then having to shell out for two extras for redundancy makes this feel wasteful when I only want to create a 60 TB array with 2 disk redundancy. Also feels risky if a drive dies and need to rebuild an entire 20 TB drive at spinning disk speeds.
SSD Calculation
(15 + 2) x 282 = $4,794 NZD / $2,975 USD
HDD Calculation
(3 + 2) x $560 = $2,800 NZD / $1,750 USD
Willing to consider alternative solutions anyone offers.