Wow, 2TB for $250 from Western Digital: http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/26/western-digitals-2tb-caviar-green-hdd-on-sale-in-australia/. Once its shipping in North America, I’ll have to update The Cost of Bulk Cold Storage.
Update: Released in the US at $299: Western Digital’s 2TB Caviar Green hard drive launches, gets previewed
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What amazes me is that you can buy that drive at Fry’s and they’ll send you away with it in a one-tenth of a cent plastic bag that’s not really different than what Safeway gives you for a pound of tomatoes.