HDD prices - Page 3

F1Fan2011 · 25th October 2011, 1:55 AM

yeah wow, was just about to buy a few new ones and now the price is up over $120 each wtf. was gonna get 5 samsungs for $77 each

Spiredore · 25th October 2011, 11:41 AM

ACCC it up

rdamage · 25th October 2011, 12:08 PM

It looks like Dickie Smith has upped their prices now as well.

noober69 · 25th October 2011, 12:23 PM

I feel like we have been feasting on cheap storage for a while now. I was lucky enough to get a few drives (10tb formatted) over the last few weeks to see me through the next 6-12 months.

However I wonder about the SSD market. I have not heard of any of those factories being wiped out.

I hope we can expect their prices to keep dropping, and reliability increasing.

Any rumours on SSD production issues?

Garido · 25th October 2011, 1:59 PM

SSD is unaffected as far as I know. The only issue is allocation for APAC but I believe it's fine for Q4

tzortst · 25th October 2011, 2:10 PM

<firstworldproblem>

Dick and balls, just when I was ready to buy a shit load of drives

</firstworldproblem>

MrSmoke · 25th October 2011, 3:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tzortst

Dick and balls, just when I was ready to buy a shit load of drives

I have 1 drive out of my 3 for my array. I need the array up asap since the other is dying but now the price increase. Lame. nfi what im gonna do now

Radiactor · 25th October 2011, 4:07 PM

The price rise is a bit disappointing... I was going to grab a few (6) more 2TB F4EG as spares for my RAID... I'll probably need to just suck it up and get them before stock no longer exists

eva2000 · 25th October 2011, 4:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radiactor

The price rise is a bit disappointing... I was going to grab a few (6) more 2TB F4EG as spares for my RAID... I'll probably need to just suck it up and get them before stock no longer exists

Did exactly the same 5x 2TB F4EGs as spares as I wonder how manufacturers will deal with RMA replacements while stock is low ? refunds ?

Garido · 25th October 2011, 4:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radiactor

The price rise is a bit disappointing... I was going to grab a few (6) more 2TB F4EG as spares for my RAID... I'll probably need to just suck it up and get them before stock no longer exists

Yeah especially considering Samsung drives will be hard to source after next month due to the whole merger.

garry · 25th October 2011, 8:32 PM

I just got a hell of a shock I went to buy another 2tb wd black drive and last I bought this drive from pccasegear about a month or so ago it cost me around $165 and today I go to buy the same drive and it's $289 http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=16482

judge25 · 25th October 2011, 8:43 PM

I am putting together a storage server and was going to purchase disks last Saturday and put it off due to the weather, big mistake!

Noticed another option about, Hitachi XL3000 3TB Desk Drive available at a lot of places from $149. Checked out the details and it is a standard 7K3000 Hitachi inside, which makes it cheaper than buying the drive alone before the price rise!

There's even a vid on youtube about removing them.

I orignally wanted 5K3000's due to heat and power but at this price certainly worth looking at.

eva2000 · 25th October 2011, 8:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garry

I just got a hell of a shock I went to buy another 2tb wd black drive and last I bought this drive from pccasegear about a month or so ago it cost me around $165 and today I go to buy the same drive and it's $289 http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=16482

Yeah 2TB WD Black are around that mark although some places still have then at $200-220 mark. I opted for 2TB Hitachi 7K3000 7200RPM still some around $155-165 mark.

TaroT · 26th October 2011, 8:12 AM

i,m a bit slow and only just noticed yesterday
ouch

glad i got the 3tb hitachi when i did...$175 it cost me

actually looking at arc they still ahve it for 179 but no stock plus the 2tb wd black for 203 so jump on in

MetalPhreak · 26th October 2011, 12:04 PM

Ordered my new F4EGs on sunday before the prices went up on monday

$84ea

I'm pretty good on the storage front for a while now

25th October 2011, 11:41 AM	#32
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25th October 2011, 12:08 PM	#33
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25th October 2011, 1:59 PM	#35
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25th October 2011, 2:10 PM	#36
tzortst Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,843	<firstworldproblem> Dick and balls, just when I was ready to buy a shit load of drives </firstworldproblem> __________________ .. Last edited by tzortst; 25th October 2011 at 3:43 PM.

25th October 2011, 4:07 PM	#38
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25th October 2011, 1:55 AM	#31
F1Fan2011 (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 402	yeah wow, was just about to buy a few new ones and now the price is up over $120 each wtf. was gonna get 5 samsungs for $77 each

25th October 2011, 12:23 PM	#34
noober69 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 411	I feel like we have been feasting on cheap storage for a while now. I was lucky enough to get a few drives (10tb formatted) over the last few weeks to see me through the next 6-12 months. However I wonder about the SSD market. I have not heard of any of those factories being wiped out. I hope we can expect their prices to keep dropping, and reliability increasing. Any rumours on SSD production issues?

25th October 2011, 8:32 PM	#41
garry Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Port Kennedy 6172 WA Posts: 2,362	I just got a hell of a shock I went to buy another 2tb wd black drive and last I bought this drive from pccasegear about a month or so ago it cost me around $165 and today I go to buy the same drive and it's $289 http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=16482 __________________ Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition,AX1200 Gold,ASUS Maximus V Extreme,Intel Core i7 3770K@ 4.2ghz,ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP Edition,16GB,Mushkin 993997 32GB 2133MHZ PC3-17000 Ridgeback Redline,OCZ Vector 256GB,Corsair Hydro H80i,Logitech G700,Logitech K800

25th October 2011, 8:43 PM	#42
judge25 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 23	I am putting together a storage server and was going to purchase disks last Saturday and put it off due to the weather, big mistake! Noticed another option about, Hitachi XL3000 3TB Desk Drive available at a lot of places from $149. Checked out the details and it is a standard 7K3000 Hitachi inside, which makes it cheaper than buying the drive alone before the price rise! There's even a vid on youtube about removing them. I orignally wanted 5K3000's due to heat and power but at this price certainly worth looking at. Last edited by judge25; 25th October 2011 at 8:46 PM.

26th October 2011, 8:12 AM	#44
TaroT Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hazelbrook nsw 2779 Posts: 6,516	i,m a bit slow and only just noticed yesterday ouch glad i got the 3tb hitachi when i did...$175 it cost me actually looking at arc they still ahve it for 179 but no stock plus the 2tb wd black for 203 so jump on in __________________ AMD 8350FX @4.6 no turbo:corsair H100 cooler: Gigabyte 990FXUD5P: 16 gig GSKILL 2133@2133 9 10 10 27: Gigabyte 7950 3Gb 1050/1300:

26th October 2011, 12:04 PM	#45
MetalPhreak Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Perth Posts: 1,735	Ordered my new F4EGs on sunday before the prices went up on monday $84ea I'm pretty good on the storage front for a while now