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Cost of 1 gigabyte of storage over time (lemmy.world)

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[–] GamingChairModel 24 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

To corroborate what you're saying, here's a Compusa ad from 1999. The desktops listed are much cheaper than the $450/GB price and come with, a whole computer around that hard drive.

Plus on page 12, there's an 18GB drive for $300, or $16.67/GB.