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Hard Disks prices ...

  • 19-01-2012 9:07pm
    #1
    jcf
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭


    The prices of Hard Disks did increase, any sign of them returning to normal prices anytime soon ?


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  • #2
    FlyingIrishMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,861 ✭✭✭FlyingIrishMan


    jcf wrote: »
    The prices of Hard Disks did increase, any sign of them returning to normal prices anytime soon ?

    I saw an article about two weeks ago saying that WD has already re-opened one of their factories and that prices are set to drop in the first quarter of 2012.
    I just bought one of Adverts.ie though, I couldn't wait until they dropped.


  • #3
    KINGPIN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 97 ✭✭KINGPIN


    Same, i read alot of articles lately prices are on the drop. Tis worth waiting another 3-4 weeks


  • #4
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    i will wait too.

    any ideas if SSDs would drop a wee bit too? or totally different song with those things?

    i am still between: 120gb ssd for steam VS 1-2tb hdd for crap.


  • #5
    briany
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,512 ✭✭✭✭briany


    Looking at a possible build and it's a killer to see what HDDs were going for this time last year compared to what they are going for now. If I held fire 'til, say, March, what's the chances the pricing of those would be back to something like they were?


  • #6
    NetDabbler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭NetDabbler


    briany wrote: »
    Looking at a possible build and it's a killer to see what HDDs were going for this time last year compared to what they are going for now.

    You mean like uk.camelcamelcamel.com does for amazon. Here's an example: WD 2TB Caviar Green. Maybe you'll get a rough idea of what prices were like last year.


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  • #7
    briany
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,512 ✭✭✭✭briany


    That's crazy. It's like a 110 percent jump in the price! It's a drag but in context it's not worthwhile when you think about the reason, in the main, for the increase. The floods in Thailand, where WD produces it's HDDs, were horrendous and hopefully as the place gets back to normal, we'll see the prices come back down as well (hoping Intel's prices come down too...) .


  • #8
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    NetDabbler wrote: »
    You mean like uk.camelcamelcamel.com does for amazon. Here's an example: WD 2TB Caviar Green. Maybe you'll get a rough idea of what prices were like last year.

    oh damn... 2TB hdd for 60£.... it just.... sexy lads... just pure sexy...

    i could use one of these now :( 500gb hdd fills up really damn fast!


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