Skyrocketing price of mechanical hard drives

[Coke Robot]

Gah...at least the prices have come down, slightly. My person cannot wait for new hard drives! :shock:

I've read recently that Hitachi is working on a FOUR terabyte internal single hard drive soon this year.....I'm going to pounce on that like it's hot when that comes out!

 

[MilesAhead]

Gah...at least the prices have come down, slightly. My person cannot wait for new hard drives! :shock:

I've read recently that Hitachi is working on a FOUR terabyte internal single hard drive soon this year.....I'm going to pounce on that like it's hot when that comes out!

Looks like the "discount" is moving them. If I can believe my online store entry for WD 1 tb drives, they had about 2300 on hand a few days ago. Now they're down to 800 sumpthin'.

 

[Tim91]

Look around on Ebay for new ones/used ones.

 

[carwiz]

Look around on Ebay for new ones/used ones.

Well, I don't know. I'd no more buy a used HDD off Ebay than I would used toilet paper.

 

[Tim91]

Its kind of a gamble, you either get a really great deal or you get ripped off.

 

[mjf]

Look around on Ebay for new ones/used ones.

Well, I don't know. I'd no more buy a used HDD off Ebay than I would used toilet paper.

:roflmao:
I'd agree. The used toilet paper must be an absolute bargain.

 

[Qdos]

There are a lot of refurb's on ebay with fake labels, any promised or implied warranty isn't worth the HTML it's hosted as... in fact as regards many things sold on there, they're fakes full stop!

 

[Maguscreed]

yeah what happened to the good ole days of ebay when you could buy a half eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwich for 1.4 million dollars.

 

[Tim91]

or brittney spears hair!

Well i bought a used hard drive off ebay to repair my laptop and im pretty happy with it. $40

 

[AllOnTheBus]

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.

 

[Maguscreed]

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.

 

[AllOnTheBus]

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.

 

[profdlp]

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]

Hmm............
I've visited many times, lived and worked in the US. Jelly=Jam, Autumn=Fall....So what.
Dick Smith Electronics is owned by the Woolworths chain. They sell external HDDs whose price reflects the massive increase in global HDD prices. They do have the odd special.

Internal HDDs sold by the lowest cost providers in Australia reflect the global trend.
The high price of HDDs concerns people a little including me. Hence the Bleat.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

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?

 

[mjf]

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