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0 pointsSpivak6mo ago0 comments

I am in no way saying that this is cheap but 300 TB will set you back a little less than $6k with tax. Very attainable for people other than OpenAI and Facebook. And it's not crazy at all to snag a server with enough bays to house all those.

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dmicah6mo ago

For reference, considering you can purchase a 12-month Spotify Premium subscription via a $99 gift card at the moment, that same $6k could be used for 60 years of Spotify Premium.

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sneak6mo ago

I have a Supermicro 24 bay 2U in my house with an array around half that size in it. It’s not prohibitive.

emsixteen6mo ago

The cost of rest of the hardware, running it constantly, and 'admin' overheads aren't to be scoffed at to be fair.

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