Skyrocketing price of mechanical hard drives

AllOnTheBus said:

I wasn't going to read back through 249 other posts so this may have been mentioned
already, but a shortage?

Pretty sure that Australia is the main exporter to China in relation to core materials
(we were for a long while if not still) and I do believe that our mining industry is booming.
I don't think I'm quite as worried about the lack of hard drives as to where Australia's
abundant supply of Uranium is being sent.

If I do start to get worried about storage space I might hit the local Dick Smith Electronics
store and buy 2 10TB NAS devices, one to use and one for parts should the one I'm using blow a gasket.

It might have benefited you to at least read the first two or three posts to know the reason. ...because that has nothing to do with it.

Maguscreed said:

AllOnTheBus said:

I wasn't going to read back through 249 other posts so this may have been mentioned
already, but a shortage?

Pretty sure that Australia is the main exporter to China in relation to core materials
(we were for a long while if not still) and I do believe that our mining industry is booming.
I don't think I'm quite as worried about the lack of hard drives as to where Australia's
abundant supply of Uranium is being sent.

If I do start to get worried about storage space I might hit the local Dick Smith Electronics
store and buy 2 10TB NAS devices, one to use and one for parts should the one I'm using blow a gasket.

It might have benefited you to at least read the first two or three posts to know the reason. ...because that has nothing to do with it.

I did read the first 2 or 3 posts I said I didn't read them all.
Another crusader of the serious side of life to I see.

Maybe I'll come up with a more intelligent post next time, maybe
about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or something like that.

PB & J. Hated it when I was a kid; hate them now.

Got me some nice investments in the Aussie mining industry, though. Where's Spinifex when you need him?

mjf said:

Last 1TB Seagate (? 6months ago) I paid AUD$55. The cheapest price that I can find locally now is AUD$99.
AUD$1 = US$1.03

It may be both manufacturer and retailer keeping prices high.

Hum MJF where was that mate my usual supplier PCCG is still over the ton at $109 + shipping?

ICit2lol said:

mjf said:

Last 1TB Seagate (? 6months ago) I paid AUD$55. The cheapest price that I can find locally now is AUD$99.
AUD$1 = US$1.03

It may be both manufacturer and retailer keeping prices high.

Hum MJF where was that mate my usual supplier PCCG is still over the ton at $109 + shipping?

Here at the time of posting
PCDIY
Seagate Barracuda 1TB = $99 from store.
Edit: No idea if they are in stock.
The other "low cost" supplier
http://msy.com.au/
They are currently listed at $101