HDD prices - Page 6

Malarkey · 27th October 2011, 3:33 PM

3TB Hitachi Deskstar 5k3000 are now $259... crazy prices

garnet · 27th October 2011, 3:44 PM

holyhell, the amazon 3TB are all gone

Josiahrulez · 27th October 2011, 3:46 PM

damn... and i was planning on buying 10 3tbs in december, looks like ill have to wait

Frag_Lord · 27th October 2011, 3:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dcyloo

So we're looking till at least January before the prices fall back to their normalised levels again?

We were advised of February by our distys at this stage for pricing/stock levels to normalise.

Oz. · 27th October 2011, 3:51 PM

Maybe people will now remember what the DEL key is for, and stop spending a ton of money on hard drives to store things they will NEVER actually use/ watch.

Now because all the sheep realize that there is a shortage of hard drives, they all HAVE to buy one. Same thing happened, is it 2 years ago, was a shortage of parts for optical drives, and prices nearly doubled. Few months later, all back to normal.

eva2000 · 27th October 2011, 4:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Oz.

Maybe people will now remember what the DEL key is for, and stop spending a ton of money on hard drives to store things they will NEVER actually use/ watch.

Now because all the sheep realize that there is a shortage of hard drives, they all HAVE to buy one. Same thing happened, is it 2 years ago, was a shortage of parts for optical drives, and prices nearly doubled. Few months later, all back to normal.

You forget what of hdd failures and folks need replacement hdds ? It isn't just for expanding storage capacity but also for maintaining existing storage capacity in event of hdd failures

Oz. · 27th October 2011, 4:35 PM

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Originally Posted by eva2000

You forget what of hdd failures and folks need replacement hdds ? It isn't just for expanding storage capacity but also for maintaining existing storage capacity in event of hdd failures

Yeah, but you know what I mean, as soon as people can't get something, they have to have it, no matter what. Like all the, "I was just about to order..."

I just posted a Samsung off for warranty replacement, hopefully I'll get a store credit like last time, and this time it will be twice as last time.

toXin · 27th October 2011, 4:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Oz.

Maybe people will now remember what the DEL key is for, and stop spending a ton of money on hard drives to store things they will NEVER actually use/ watch.

Now because all the sheep realize that there is a shortage of hard drives, they all HAVE to buy one. Same thing happened, is it 2 years ago, was a shortage of parts for optical drives, and prices nearly doubled. Few months later, all back to normal.

You're a sheep if you want more HDD space? Right-o.

I was actually going to buy a 1TB this weekend, hopefully the place I'm going hasn't upped it's prices.

Ethan W · 27th October 2011, 5:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Oz.

Yeah, but you know what I mean, as soon as people can't get something, they have to have it, no matter what. Like all the, "I was just about to order..."

It's partially that we're* all constantly looking at upgrades, tossing up whether or not to spend the cash. When something comes along that forces prices up for possibly the next 6 months, it's easy to regret pushing off of the upgrade. I know what you're getting at in terms of people overestimating their storage needs, though. I've seen people INSIST on a certain capacity, only to see their system a year later with <10% of that filled.

Interestingly enough, being completely different tech that performs the same function, SSD prices are still going down. Depending on how long the HDD drought lasts and how far prices rise (if they continue to do so), the gap in pricing between SSDs and HDDs could close dramatically. Could we see a rise in SSD usage? Could we start seeing slower, higher capacity SSDs?

Only time will tell. But one thing is for certain - OCZ, Corsair, Intel and Crucial are responsible for the floods. It's a conspiracy, I tell. you.

*I'm talking about OCAU members and enthusiasts, here. Not just general consumers.

AEKaBeer · 27th October 2011, 5:18 PM

For those of you who want 2tb samsung drives, catchoftheday.com.au has externals for $89.95.

Madengineer · 27th October 2011, 5:31 PM

Mwave is selling them cheaper!

2TB's for 130$!
F4 $129

chip · 30th October 2011, 12:30 PM

Those 2TB F4EGs I got from PLE for $69 are looking like a hell of a bargain now.

Hope the people in Thailand are OK.

Garido · 30th October 2011, 3:21 PM

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Originally Posted by chip

Those 2TB F4EGs I got from PLE for $69 are looking like a hell of a bargain now.

Hope the people in Thailand are OK.

Yeah I'm the same here. I hope they are okay. Parts of the capital city have been inundated, I hope the recovery can be swift.

josh_676 · 30th October 2011, 4:22 PM

The 3 TB harddrives have more than doubled in price on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056YNA1Q

Looks like the best investment I've made.

Sundarjee77 · 30th October 2011, 6:17 PM

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Originally Posted by josh_676

The 3 TB harddrives have more than doubled in price on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056YNA1Q

Looks like the best investment I've made.

Be sure to tell me that in 5 years, that 80gb IDE seagate I got years and years ago sure was a great investement!

I hate how small hdds are, 3TB? I really dont want to have more than one storage drive, running two atm and its annoying and I dont want to run a JBOD...

wtb 10tb hdd.

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garnet Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 3020 Posts: 221	holyhell, the amazon 3TB are all gone

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Josiahrulez Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 121	damn... and i was planning on buying 10 3tbs in december, looks like ill have to wait

27th October 2011, 3:51 PM	#80
Oz. Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 53	Maybe people will now remember what the DEL key is for, and stop spending a ton of money on hard drives to store things they will NEVER actually use/ watch. Now because all the sheep realize that there is a shortage of hard drives, they all HAVE to buy one. Same thing happened, is it 2 years ago, was a shortage of parts for optical drives, and prices nearly doubled. Few months later, all back to normal.

30th October 2011, 12:30 PM	#87
chip Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Adelaide (west side) Posts: 2,409	Those 2TB F4EGs I got from PLE for $69 are looking like a hell of a bargain now. Hope the people in Thailand are OK.