Stunning, in a bad way, HD prices storage

[Flitterkill]

Just wow.

 

http://www.newegg.co...nal-Hard-Drives

 

I knew the floods in Thailand were going to jack up prices but... just wow.

 

They've doubled.

 

Amazon is no help either.

 

WD 2 TB green oem drives?

 

$150 now.

[bushwack]

Ooooooo I would hate to be in the market for a new computer right now.

 

And to think I just few weeks ago I bought a Samsung 1TB for $50 from the egg. Now it's $140.

Edited November 6, 2011 by bushwack

[lousiest]

Yea, read about the Thailand thing too, and thought to myself, "meh, a few dollars diff, no biggie...", but wow didn't realize it would be that bad. SSD prices have not been affected yet (at least, not the ones I'm keeping track of in my wish list). Not sure if I should buy the SSD now

[lousiest]

Urgh, found this online:

 

On the plus side, since they don’t require the same parts as platter-based drives, the SSD market hasn’t been affected yet. So if you’re looking at getting an SSD, now’s the time to do it, as the across-the-board increase in platter-based hard drive prices has made SSDs much more attractive in the short term.

 

However, you’ll want to act fast. As more OEMs and consumers start looking at SSDs versus the sharply rising-in-price platter-based drives, there’s no telling how NAND supplies may be affected. As a result, it’s unlikely SSD pricing will continue to drop. The more probable scenario will be that SSD prices will stabilize for the time being, with the possibility of actually increasing based on an increased demand.

[Bush]

In the process of putting together a new system, I'm glad someone gave me the heads up a couple weeks ago. I picked up this hd for $89 on 10-28-11 which I thought at the time was to much, now I'm glad I did.

[lousiest]

Very nice

[Cinkadeus]

Crud... And just when I was in the market for more space too.

[ZeroDamage]

I think my drive is dying. This is not a good situation right now.

[ZeroDamage]

I just came across this. Great price even if it is a "Green" drive.

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Western+Digital+-+Caviar+Green+2TB+Internal+Serial+ATA+Hard+Drive/9234465.p?id=1218064150518&skuId=9234465&slref=10&slloc=01

[ZeroDamage]

Here is another from Best Buy. Apparently buying it at the store can result in a Sata 6.0 Gbs version being in the box instead of the 3.0 Gps.

 

http://www.bestbuy.c...0&skuId=9419382

 

Btw, I am only linking 1TB or better drives for under $100 USD.

Edited November 7, 2011 by ZeroDamage

[ZeroDamage]

BTW, I cannot order jack crap online from Best Buy. Says to pickup from store and each store says the item cannot be shipped to the store. So write down the model numbers and go in person and see if they have the items.

[Preacher]

Don't buy that WD, I have the 1.5tb version and it is the worst drive I have ever had. If you don't access the drive after about 30 seconds it takes a good 45 seconds to spin up before you can access it. It goes into some sleep mode. I wish the tree huggers would stay away from my stuff.

[P4N1K]

i work at a small computer company and my boss is literally swearing over the phone, because all of the "distributors" are holding drives to increase the price. its pretty bad right now, i don't think I've sold even 4 hdds this week. i'm not on commission so it doesn't effect me that badly, but the bonuses for those drives do come in handy...

[samurai nightling]

So I just got a USB 1TB Seagate external HDD for $30. My wife works at a University bookstore and saw this deal and thought to call me and ask if we needed it. OF COURSE WE DO at that price.

[lousiest]

That is a good deal

[samurai nightling]

Quick question though, do you leave the external harddrive plugged in 24/7 to the computer? Cuz its still running even though i just came back to the compy and didnt try to do anything with it.

[VooDooPC]

I really need to update my HDDs, I'm still using two 500gbs. I'm thinking about a 2-3tb storage drive and a 256gb SSD when hard-drive prices go back down.

Edited November 20, 2011 by VooDooPC

[lousiest]

Western Digital® Elements® 2TB External Hard Drive for $80 or $55 AC at Staples: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3584808

[bushwack]

Ooooooo I would hate to be in the market for a new computer right now.

 

And to think I just few weeks ago I bought a Samsung 1TB for $50 from the egg. Now it's $140.

Wow now that 1TB drive is $160.

Seems like some "normal" HHD prices can be found through retail outlets.

 

I wonder how much a HDD would cost if produced in the States. We can make cheezburgers pretty cheap.