cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22872422
Screenshot of a Twitter post by user JonErlichman
Average cost for 1 gigabyte of storage:
45 years ago: $438,000 40 years ago: $238,000 35 years ago: $48,720 30 years ago: $5,152 25 years ago: $455 20 years ago: $5 15 years ago: $0.55 10 years ago: $0.05 5 years ago: $0.03 Today: $0.01
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Inaccurate
Take numbers with a grain of salt, e.g., this link says a 7200RPM 160GB SATA drive from 2004 is $107, or about $0.67/GB, instead of the $5 claimed in post.
Don’t post screenshots of text
…or at least add alternative text.
You are absolutely right, I’ll fix it asap!
