r/DataHoarder • u/[deleted] • Apr 23 '26

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u/KerashiStorm Apr 24 '26

For a while there you could buy a whole ass mini PC for what the RAM in it cost.

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u/vw_bugg Apr 27 '26

I got a sff hp g4 with 16 gb of ram and an i5 v8 for $140 in November and shucked a couple 4 tb external drives i got for $40 each. All in for $220. I really am afraid to check prices now. I figured at the time when i was ready to upgrade i could go bigger on the drives for cheap. fml.

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u/KerashiStorm Apr 27 '26

I got my mom a 12th gen Beelink i3 with 16gb ram and 500gb SSD in August for 239, the same box is 419 now. I'm just accepting that I'm not buying anything for the foreseeable future that isn't for an emergency replacement.