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. Ebay Prices :S
Yeah no kidding. I could have sworn there were 500 gig blues for $44, yet now $60 seems to be the going rate.
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
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
http://www.infoworld.com/t/hard-dri...rive-shortage-and-possible-price-hikes-176453 For those who haven't read about it yet...
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 :?
I dont know if this is good or bad Seagates pretty good, and is it just samsungs devision (HDD manufacturer thats merging?)
There's also distributors and retailers who will use that as an excuse to raise prices, even if they're not directly affected.
Bought 4 x Samsung F4 2TB only last week @ $80 each from my local, now $96. It was only a last minute decision to get them at the time, you win some I guess.