Hard Drive Costs
27 October 2011, 10:52 AM
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Hard Drive Costs
Going up faster than petrol. Flooding in Thailand is causing a global shortage as around 25% of all drives are made there.
Not a good time to by a new PC etc.
27 October 2011, 11:15 AM
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Yeah it's crazy. On Ebuyer, all the 2TB disks which were around £60 have shot up to £130 overnight. It's going to last for quite a few months as well.
It won't be long before the supply of new PCs hits delays
It won't be long before the supply of new PCs hits delays
27 October 2011, 11:26 AM
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It's nuts.
One of our trade distributors (Ingram) stopped selling any HDs last week but has now started offering them again. I was paying sub £70 for a WD RE4 1TB a few weeks back - now at £190 ex VAT
One of our trade distributors (Ingram) stopped selling any HDs last week but has now started offering them again. I was paying sub £70 for a WD RE4 1TB a few weeks back - now at £190 ex VAT
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27 October 2011, 12:55 PM
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I wondered why my 2TB drive went up from 60 to 129.99 glad I bought when I did http://www.ebuyer.com/264274-wd-2tb-...cache-wd20earx
http://www.ebuyer.com/264274-wd-2tb-...cache-wd20earx
29 October 2011, 11:38 PM
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Just grabbed a Crucial M4 SSD for £83...
So I can clean up one of my 1TB WD caviar black drives....
dunx
P.S. Should I put it on ebay ?
So I can clean up one of my 1TB WD caviar black drives....
dunx
P.S. Should I put it on ebay ?
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