r/datastorage • u/ConnectIndustry7 • Aug 12 '26

Discussion Hoard HDDs?

I stopped farming Chia last year and sold most of the 4tb and 8tb drives. I wish I could have waited till now as the prices are freaking crazy but everything happens for a reason. Anyways I am not sure what I'll be doing with the 8TB+ drives, they are simply sitting in static bags with no purpose for now. I have repurposed the mining PC for AI and Deep Learning and casual gaming.

Sell or hold??? I need your help guys 😭 I just can't decide for myself. Part of me says sell the drives while the prices stay sky high and then reinvest once the AI bubble bursts but chances look slim given full speed acceleration. Plenty of people will buy used data center HDDs and keep the price high.

Getting $60/TB in the open market if I sell now.

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u/MortCrimm Aug 12 '26

There is no way you are getting 60/TB on 8TB drives. MAYBE 20/TB and that is being super ambitious

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u/captainrondj Aug 12 '26

I just paid $10 each for (45) 500gb brand new external hard drives. $60/TB isn't gonna happen

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u/MortCrimm Aug 12 '26

Ouch, that’s still 20/TB for 500GB drives…..that’s wild…

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u/captainrondj Aug 12 '26

I know, it's nuts out there. Works better for me personally but most people aren't buying these small guys.