Build your very own 67 terabyte server for less than the price of a used Chevy Aveo

**thank mr skeltal** · 09-01-2009, 09:28 PM

Finally, the solution to storing my massive amount of.. um.. data (yeah, that's the ticket)

I found this via BoingBoing - A company specializing in cloud storage couldn't find a cheap enough solution so they costed out the parts themselves and aside from the custom cases the rest is built with off-the-shelf hardware.

The best part? They shared their solution with us.

The price works out to $120 per 1.5TB internal drive, so it seems to be pretty accurate to be able to build this server for the price they say it costs.

DO WANT.

http://blog.backblaze.com/2009/09/01...cloud-storage/

(rick's pro tip: wait for 1.5TB internals to get down to $100 on a sale in the near future and you'll get this project completed for less than $7k)

**Killuminati** · 09-01-2009, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by Rick Scarf

(rick's pro tip: wait for 1.5TB internals to get down to $100 on a sale in the near future and you'll get this project completed for less than $7k)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148412

There is one for $109.

**Nermy2k** · 09-01-2009, 10:23 PM

I really wish I had waited for GM to go bankrupt before I got my Aveo

**thank mr skeltal** · 09-01-2009, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Nermy2k

I really wish I had waited for GM to go bankrupt before I got my Aveo

I'm renting an Aveo LS sedan right now while my car is getting hail repair, it is not a bad car other than the fact it is cheap plastic all over. It gets from point A to point B just fine while sipping on gas.

**faesce** · 09-01-2009, 10:43 PM

I HAT EIT WHEN PEOPLE SAY A CAR SIPS GAS OR GUZZLES GAS OR GULPS GAS OR EVEN HIGH TEAS ON GAS

**wanabedriver** · 09-02-2009, 12:33 AM

1.5 TB SATA Data Drive
Seagate ST31500341AS 1.5TB Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 3.5″

They better have one pod mirroring the other, or else there's gonna be a lot of missing data real fast...

**Atmosfear** · 09-02-2009, 09:20 AM

I love when nermy told us about his aveo he was like "My dad said I could either get anti-lock brakes or a sunroof... sure is nice to have a sunroof in the summer

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**ephekt** · 09-02-2009, 09:39 AM

So... this is basically a Thumper, only with 3 less drives per case, presumable cross-connected with Infiniband or something. It's kind of cool, but hardly a novel concept.

Still, that's a killer price for 45tb in 4u.