Why I Buy Used Server Hard-drives? Used HDD or New?

Most inexpensive Way to Supply a Server with HDDs

TrueNAS for Home Users - Made Easy! Install, Create Pools, Add Data Sets, Add Users and Shares.
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$265 DIY Budget 24TB Server-NAS!! 16GB Ram 4Cores 8Threads Home Server
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Mini PC Media Server $325 20TB, 16gb, 6 Cores 6 Threads!
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12TB NVME/SSD NAS a Dell 9010 SFF vs HP 800 Mini PC. Which one did I Choose?
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4TB HGST SAS
4TB HGST SATA

6TB HGST SAS
6TB HGST SATA

8TB HGST SAS
8TB HGST SATA

10TB HGST SAS
10TB HGST SATA

5 Bay SATA/NAS Athena Power BP-TLA3051SAC 3.5" HDD Trayless Hot-Swap
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4 Bay SATA/NAS Athena Power BP-TLA3051SAC 3.5" HDD Trayless Hot-Swap
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3 Bay SATA/NAS Athena Power BP-TLA3051SAC 3.5" HDD Trayless Hot-Swap
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SAS 29 Pin Female to 22 Pin Male Adapter 90 Degree Right Angle
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SAS to SATA Cable,SFF-8482 SAS 29 Pin to SATA 22Pin Hard Disk Drive Raid Extension Cable
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6 Gbps SAS Controller 9207-8i PCIE3.0 6Gbps HBA LSI FW:P20 IT Mode ZFS
FreeNAS unRAID 2* SFF-8087
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12 Gbps SAS Controller LSI SAS3008 9300-8i HBA Controller 12Gbps IT Mode ZFS TrueNAS+8643 cable
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0:00 - Intro
03:49 - Price Comparison
06:35 - HDD Life Cycle
09:35 - SATA Pricing
12:06 - SAS Pricing
14:23 - SAS Controller Card and Adaptors
19:00 - SATA/SAS Enclosures
20:46 - SAS to SATA Adaptors