2TB or 4TB drive upgrade?

[takuma sato]

My 1TB SSD drive is running out of space and im doing some shopping. Given the ridiculous current prices for both storage and RAM, I was wondering if I should invest in 2TB or assume that due AI capex things will only get more expensive and 4TB SSD would be a good long term buy.

For instance, a drive from a reliable brand like Samsung and Crucial:

2TB: Around $320-$360
4TB: Around $440-$500

At what rate is the Bitcoin blockchain to be predicted to grow in the following years given current events? The key here would be knowing if AI is a bubble or not and prices will drop, or if it will become more efficient and require less space. However due Jebons paradox we may just be getting more AI demand as it becomes more efficient = prices don't really drop to the pre-AI era levels, thus buying now maybe a good idea.

How are node runners dealing with this at the moment?

[stompix]

At what rate is the Bitcoin blockchain to be predicted to grow in the following years given current events?

Higher chances of your 2TB  SSD breaking before you will need over 2TB for a node! Like way higher, up to the sky.
Of course, this is assuming you run only the node on that if you have other stuff then the whole thing becomes personal on what you actually store there and 2TB might now be enough even now.

Now, the important question: how come you can buy a Samsung 4tb for under $500? M.2, right? We're really getting screwed in the EU, it seems.

[philipma1957]

At what rate is the Bitcoin blockchain to be predicted to grow in the following years given current events?

Higher chances of your 2TB  SSD breaking before you will need over 2TB for a node! Like way higher, up to the sky.
Of course, this is assuming you run only the node on that if you have other stuff then the whole thing becomes personal on what you actually store there and 2TB might now be enough even now.

Now, the important question: how come you can buy a Samsung 4tb for under $500? M.2, right? We're really getting screwed in the EU, it seems.

4tb samsung at best buy store cost me 599 but they did  give a 100 dollar gift card.

It was a black Friday in July sale.

It was the evo plus.

The op is better off getting a 2 tb ssd. The block chain will take at least 5 years to pass 2tb

[BitMaxz]

I think I have a similar choice from the above post; 2TB should be enough; it would take 3 to 5 years.
The reason why I chose 2TB is because if you chose 4TB, it would take 8 to 10+ years, and the problem is sometimes without maintaining this SSD, the lifespan might be shorter. That is why having 2TB is enough; at least you can expand again after 3 to 5 years once it's nearly full with brand new units rather than using 4TB that you don't know how long will serve you.

[philipma1957]

I think I have a similar choice from the above post; 2TB should be enough; it would take 3 to 5 years.
The reason why I chose 2TB is because if you chose 4TB, it would take 8 to 10+ years, and the problem is sometimes without maintaining this SSD, the lifespan might be shorter. That is why having 2TB is enough; at least you can expand again after 3 to 5 years once it's nearly full with brand new units rather than using 4TB that you don't know how long will serve you.

if you look below you can see I use 809gb and have over 1.1tb left

1.1 of 2 is 55% and it says I have 56% left

It  took 2009 to 2026 to use 809gb

It will take over 5 years to use 1.1tb left on the drive.

[LoyceV]

At what rate is the Bitcoin blockchain to be predicted to grow in the following years given current events?

It can't grow more than 4 MB per 10 minutes. Realistically, I assume it grows by about 100 GB per year.

How are node runners dealing with this at the moment?

I'm still totally fine having my blocks directory on slow, cheap large storage Even for running an Electrum server.

[ABCbits]

For instance, a drive from a reliable brand like Samsung and Crucial:

FYI, Micron shut down Crucial brand. i believe you'll have hard time if you ever need their customer support after buying Crucial product.

How are node runners dealing with this at the moment?

I still use my old few TB HDD to store all data.

I think I have a similar choice from the above post; 2TB should be enough; it would take 3 to 5 years.

Even on worst case, 2TB drive can last a bit longer than 5 years.

Code:

Growth per year
= max block size * blocks per day * day per year
= 4MB * 144 blocks * 365 days
= 210240MB

It's about extra 205GB per year. https://blockchair.com/bitcoin shows current Bitcoin blockchain size is 762GB.