This is not ironic as it's absolutely not relevant.
The HDD that you buy is not redundant, don't provide more than a very limited throughput, is not distributed across multiple geographic areas, is not connected to the internet, comes without any of the hardware to make it spin and is not benefiting from s3 APIs as far as I know.
You are comparing the costs of buying gas vs the costs actually associated with driving.
The HDD that you buy is not redundant, don't provide more than a very limited throughput, is not distributed across multiple geographic areas, is not connected to the internet, comes without any of the hardware to make it spin and is not benefiting from s3 APIs as far as I know.
You are comparing the costs of buying gas vs the costs actually associated with driving.