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Technical News & Discussion => Windows News & Discussion => Topic started by: Glenn on Oct 21, 2011, 08:49:04

Title: Buy your hard drives now
Post by: Glenn on Oct 21, 2011, 08:49:04
With servere flooding in Thailand, the prices of HDD are set to soar over the coming months

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/20/wd_floods_prices_shortages/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2011/oct/17/thailand-floods-thousands-stranded-in-pictures
Title: Re: Buy your hard drives now
Post by: Technical Ben on Oct 21, 2011, 09:52:19
Oh dear.
Title: Re: Buy your hard drives now
Post by: Rik on Oct 21, 2011, 11:59:50
It's a crazy world where manufacturers ignore the forces of nature and concentrate all their resources in one area. You'd have thought they would have learnt from the Japanese experience.
Title: Re: Buy your hard drives now
Post by: Technical Ben on Oct 21, 2011, 14:43:01
Concentrated production allows for greater margins of profit though?
Title: Re: Buy your hard drives now
Post by: Rik on Oct 21, 2011, 16:16:39
Not if they get wiped out. ;)
Title: Re: Buy your hard drives now
Post by: Glenn on Oct 25, 2011, 16:58:20
I bought a 1Tb Samsung drive in Novatech on Saturday, for £49.99, the same model today is now £64.98  :eek4:
Title: Re: Buy your hard drives now
Post by: Rik on Oct 25, 2011, 17:01:43
They're not wasting any time, are they. :)
Title: Re: Buy your hard drives now
Post by: Gary on Oct 26, 2011, 09:17:33
Rare earth metals have been mentioned in price rises as well. I wonder if this only effects mechanical drives?
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