I would sure hope the original units were recouped after 8 years.
You can look at their stats and see that the very vast majority of their data is on 12-16TB drives, and most of the rest is on 8TB drives. Even with those not being the very newest and cheapest models, their average server today is a lot denser and cheaper than their brand new servers 8 years ago.
You can look at their stats and see that the very vast majority of their data is on 12-16TB drives, and most of the rest is on 8TB drives. Even with those not being the very newest and cheapest models, their average server today is a lot denser and cheaper than their brand new servers 8 years ago.