▲ 616 ▼ 5 MB hard drive in 1956 (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 1 year ago by sunglocto@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/pics@lemmy.world 79 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] nihilist_hippie@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago (1 child) From that, to 1 TB on a microSD the size of a fingernail. Impressive! permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] atocci@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's doubled, we have 2 TB cards now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago If random source is to be trusted, it cost $34,500 in 1957. You could lease it for $3,200/month. The 2TB card is $180 in 2025. Adjusted for 2025: 2TB MicroSD: $180 5MB HDD: $398,852.50 or $36,995.01/month Adjusted for 1957: 2TB MicroSD: $15.70 5MB HDD: $34,500 or $3,200/month permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atocci@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's doubled, we have 2 TB cards now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago If random source is to be trusted, it cost $34,500 in 1957. You could lease it for $3,200/month. The 2TB card is $180 in 2025. Adjusted for 2025: 2TB MicroSD: $180 5MB HDD: $398,852.50 or $36,995.01/month Adjusted for 1957: 2TB MicroSD: $15.70 5MB HDD: $34,500 or $3,200/month permalink fedilink source parent
[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago If random source is to be trusted, it cost $34,500 in 1957. You could lease it for $3,200/month. The 2TB card is $180 in 2025. Adjusted for 2025: 2TB MicroSD: $180 5MB HDD: $398,852.50 or $36,995.01/month Adjusted for 1957: 2TB MicroSD: $15.70 5MB HDD: $34,500 or $3,200/month permalink fedilink source parent
