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Old 23rd October 2011, 4:03 PM   #1
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Has anybody noticed that there has been an increase in price on most HDD's?

A few days ago i took a look for a 2tb F4 from PCCG and it was 89$, now there 119$ wtf! 1tb drives have gone from 59 to 69. :S

even Ebay users have jacked up the prices.


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Old 23rd October 2011, 4:06 PM   #2
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There was a flood in one of the biggest HDD manufacturing plants recently.
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Old 23rd October 2011, 4:07 PM   #3
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There was a flood in one of the biggest HDD manufacturing plants recently.
That only effected WD.
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Old 23rd October 2011, 4:16 PM   #4
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Yeah no kidding. I could have sworn there were 500 gig blues for $44, yet now $60 seems to be the going rate.
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Old 23rd October 2011, 4:34 PM   #5
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That only effected WD.
Nooo. It effected everyone as there are MANY HDD makers which source parts to a Thailand factory. Also last months of Samsung. Better get in before all go
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Old 23rd October 2011, 5:00 PM   #7
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humm i went into arc and wanted to buy 3 F3EG's, the guy infront of me bought 2 of the last 3 in the store so i only bought 1 and said can i get the other 2 ordered in and ill pick them up on monday. Looks like im not getting my drives any time soon., $50 increase? Yeah good one samsung
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Old 23rd October 2011, 5:08 PM   #8
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Nooo. It effected everyone as there are MANY HDD makers which source parts to a Thailand factory. Also last months of Samsung. Better get in before all go
What do you mean last months of Samsung?
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http://www.infoworld.com/t/hard-driv...e-hikes-176453

For those who haven't read about it yet...
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What do you mean last months of Samsung?
Merger with seagate.
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Yeah prices have gone up

I think there is a shortage of supplies in general for HDD due to the stuff in Thailand.

Just noticed the 2TB Hitachi 5k3000 went up +$3.00 @ msy.

I'm going to Thailand in December, am I just better off buying my HDD's there and bringing them back :?
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Yeah prices have gone up

I think there is a shortage of supplies in general for HDD due to the stuff in Thailand.

Just noticed the 2TB Hitachi 5k3000 went up +$3.00 @ msy.

I'm going to Thailand in December, am I just better off buying my HDD's there and bringing them back :?
If you go to pantip it's fine.
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How would warranty work? I mail it back to Thailand :O
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Merger with seagate.
I dont know if this is good or bad Seagates pretty good, and is it just samsungs devision (HDD manufacturer thats merging?)
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