Comments on: How Much Have Hard Drive Prices Increased? http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-have-hard-drive-prices-increased/ Tech Powered Life... Simplified Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Avnishgautam Comhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-have-hard-drive-prices-increased/comment-page-1/#comment-77994 Avnishgautam Com Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:47:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=15771#comment-77994 Compare the the Hard Drive before purchasing them online. This will help you in buying hard drives online at cheap prices. Compare the the Hard Drive before purchasing them online. This will help you in buying hard drives online at cheap prices.

]]> By: Mrradiohttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-have-hard-drive-prices-increased/comment-page-1/#comment-77651 Mrradio Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:56:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=15771#comment-77651 Not all HDD are made in Thailand, some came from Malaysia or Philippinies. That was a very good article. Thanks. Just bought 2.5" 750GB Toshiba for my lovely laptop. Its a modern AF version. Apple uses that same one. My laptop has now 320GB Seagate and there´s a place for 2´nd HDD ! Wow! Not all HDD are made in Thailand, some came from Malaysia or Philippinies. That was a very good article. Thanks. Just bought 2.5″ 750GB Toshiba for my lovely laptop. Its a modern AF version. Apple uses that same one. My laptop has now 320GB Seagate and there´s a place for 2´nd HDD ! Wow!

]]> By: Allanhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-have-hard-drive-prices-increased/comment-page-1/#comment-77646 Allan Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:52:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=15771#comment-77646 There is price gouging here.  Seagate does not make HD in Thailand and their prices are way up.  Also note that suddenly their profit is way up , from a loss no less. There is price gouging here.  Seagate does not make HD in Thailand and their prices are way up.  Also note that suddenly their profit is way up , from a loss no less.

]]> By: Richhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-have-hard-drive-prices-increased/comment-page-1/#comment-77631 Rich Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:57:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=15771#comment-77631 The electronics industry in general has a very nasty habit of "putting all their eggs into one basket". The 'basket' is a country where most-if-not-all of a particular thing is made because it makes it much easier and cheaper for global distribution if everything is supplied out of one place. When that basket breaks however (as it always does), everyone suffers, starting with the consumer.Welcome to the world of global distribution. Now you know why there are so many angry people saying we don't make enough stuff on a local level. The electronics industry in general has a very nasty habit of “putting all their eggs into one basket”. The ‘basket’ is a country where most-if-not-all of a particular thing is made because it makes it much easier and cheaper for global distribution if everything is supplied out of one place. When that basket breaks however (as it always does), everyone suffers, starting with the consumer.

Welcome to the world of global distribution. Now you know why there are so many angry people saying we don’t make enough stuff on a local level.

]]> By: Davidhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-have-hard-drive-prices-increased/comment-page-1/#comment-77630 David Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:19:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=15771#comment-77630 Ran across this price hike myself last week, when searching for HDDs at the office.  Replacement HDDs were more than twice what I paid last time, a few years back.Are all HDDs made in Thailand?  Or are some just using this as an easy excuse to hike. Ran across this price hike myself last week, when searching for HDDs at the office.  Replacement HDDs were more than twice what I paid last time, a few years back.

Are all HDDs made in Thailand?  Or are some just using this as an easy excuse to hike.

]]> By: Richhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-have-hard-drive-prices-increased/comment-page-1/#comment-77629 Rich Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:56:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=15771#comment-77629 Oops.. yes, you're right. Will make the corrections. Oops.. yes, you’re right. Will make the corrections.

]]> By: Adam B.http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-have-hard-drive-prices-increased/comment-page-1/#comment-77628 Adam B. Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:14:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=15771#comment-77628 "The lowest price for a 1TB is about a dollar a GB, or $100 put in simple terms." Don't you mean $0.10 a GB? There's a thousand GB in a TB. (Actually there should be 1,024, but don't get me started on that...) “The lowest price for a 1TB is about a dollar a GB, or $100 put in simple terms.” Don’t you mean $0.10 a GB? There’s a thousand GB in a TB. (Actually there should be 1,024, but don’t get me started on that…)

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]]> By: Richhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-have-hard-drive-prices-increased/comment-page-1/#comment-77624 Rich Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:52:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=15771#comment-77624 The SSD market is to the best of my knowledge unaffected, meaning the prices for SSD are still significantly higher compared to traditional HDDs. I don't have the exact per-GB cost comparison figures, but for large storage, HDD is still your best value even with the price increases. On the low end, an internal SSD of 240GB (which is nowhere near 1TB) will still cost you well over $200. The SSD market is to the best of my knowledge unaffected, meaning the prices for SSD are still significantly higher compared to traditional HDDs. I don’t have the exact per-GB cost comparison figures, but for large storage, HDD is still your best value even with the price increases. On the low end, an internal SSD of 240GB (which is nowhere near 1TB) will still cost you well over $200.

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