Yeah, I don't think they replace drives in pods until they fail. Even if they're old 1TB models. The drive costs just outstrip their infrastructure costs by so much that 4 racks of 1TB drives is still cheaper than retrofitting even 1 rack with new 4TB drives.
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Oh, that explains, thanks :)
Yeah, I don't think they replace drives in pods until they fail. Even if they're old 1TB models. The drive costs just outstrip their infrastructure costs by so much that 4 racks of 1TB drives is still cheaper than retrofitting even 1 rack with new 4TB drives.