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Storage Options
I have a Pro 4 (running OS 6.x) I'm looking at and if I decide it's a keeper I'm trying to figure out which storage option I want to go with... 1 - 6TB drive - and expand as I go. 4 - 3TB drives ...
StephenB wrote: From a cost perspective, two 3 TB drives are cheaper than one 6 TB drive. 3 TB drives are actually the cheapest per TB (using the WDC Red pricing to compare them).
I'm looking at Reds and my price is... Fry's WD Red retail kits (not the OEM packaging).
- $400 - 4 3TB drives
$279 - 1 6TB drive
I might get the 6TB down to $250 if I get lucky (sell at Fry's in the next two weeks via price match). I already have the drives (3TB and 6TB) and just trying to decide which to commit to... I'm about to exceed my current 3TB drive so I have to go one route or another. It just seems silly to have four 3TB drives spinning (or money invested in them) for no good reason. So I guess I could go 2 3TB drives and spend a little more per drive (the $400 was a combo price). That ends up $228 (my pricing) versus the $279 for the 6TB drive... which appears to be winning. :) Neither would offer any protection. And I presume the 6TB price will be dropping in the future... which is another reason not to commit to 4 drives at this time.
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