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by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/22/2011, 5:14pm PST |
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Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) wrote:
Eurotrash wrote:
I've just finished building a new computer for someone, and I figured I'd throw in a few 1TB HDDs because they're basically free. However I ended up re-using the old HDDs from the previous machine, because it seems HDD prices skyrocketed (more than doubled) around mid-october.
Why, man? Someone pointed out the increase is due to a disaster in Thailand, but I understand your point. I bought a new 2 TB internal SATA hard drive for $89, several months ago. Probably as much as six months ago, I'm not sure. (I went back and looked on-line for comments about it and have discovered it was around January.) Probably either Sleazegate or Wornout Digital. I hadn't thought about it because even with all the loading of basically everyything I have from the other computer I'm still only using 350 gig. Jeez, "only 350 gig"! I can remember less than 20 years ago buying my first hard drive, 80 meg, and taking it home on the bus, scared to death I'd drop it, and it cost, then $420.
It looks like I lucked out on this purchase and got it at a fairly good price compared to now.
They're taking the opportunity to collude and price fix. Save your receipts, as we will all get refunds in 6-7 years of like fifteen or twenty whole dollars.
I hope nobody else here has this misfortune.
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Anyone notice a drastic HDD price hike lately? by Eurotrash 11/09/2011, 1:59pm PST
Yes, it's partly due to flooding in Thailand apparently. by Last 11/09/2011, 2:49pm PST
Ouch. Well, this may help boost SSD sales, at least. NT by Eurotrash 11/09/2011, 6:52pm PST
Partly = entirely NT by Entropy Stew 11/11/2011, 11:31pm PST
Yes! by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/09/2011, 8:33pm PST
Re: Yes! by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/09/2011, 8:43pm PST
"he's got a failing platter" <-- whispered behind hand to concerned onlookers NT by laudablepuss 11/09/2011, 10:16pm PST
Fucking platterati by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/09/2011, 10:36pm PST
Seagate is under the sea, motherfucker! Thailand makes half the world's HDs NT by Entropy Stew 11/11/2011, 11:34pm PST
PS: Zseni is also having sourcing problems for ladyboys NT by Entropy Stew 11/11/2011, 11:36pm PST
So in another words... Ladies with "hard drives"?!?! NT by HAHA meh 11/12/2011, 11:39am PST
oh man i missed this dig!!! by ndd 11/22/2011, 4:01pm PST
Can anyone recommend a cheap but good SSD? by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/10/2011, 8:10pm PST
so you can have a boot sector problem in another 3 months? SSDs are trash NT by Mysterio 11/10/2011, 9:53pm PST
SSDs will literally be all you can buy in two years. NT by This is Chris's Blood 11/10/2011, 10:10pm PST
that's great news for manufacturers if you have to replace your drives every six NT by months instead of every six years 11/12/2011, 12:04pm PST
Hey old man, stop being so old. NT by Women wear pants now too. LIVE WITH 11/12/2011, 3:20pm PST
SLC will last... by Mysterio 11/12/2011, 6:18pm PST
2 years and going strong on an Intel X25-M G2. 2012 mayan calendar etc and so on NT by Motherhead 11/14/2011, 4:14pm PST
Intel shit breaking is always the exception and never the rule by Entropy Stew 11/16/2011, 12:34pm PST
The OCZ Agility-3 works well so far. Quick question, Stew: by WITTGENSTEIN 12/02/2011, 9:36pm PST
ssd NT by jeep 12/02/2011, 11:21pm PST
Oh my god by WITTGENSTEIN 12/06/2011, 4:31pm PST
it's super nice where the screen is like "loading..." by jeep 12/14/2011, 6:35pm PST
Perhaps I was mistaken. NT by This is Chris's Blood 05/21/2021, 9:30pm PDT
lol NT by Roop 05/21/2021, 9:58pm PDT
This was probably true in 2008. Not so much in 2011. NT by WITTGENSTEIN 11/11/2011, 6:01pm PST
I've used an OCZ vertex 3 in my main computer for well over 6 months now, no pro by Eurotrash 11/13/2011, 2:20pm PST
The vertex 2s supposedly had a high failure rate, though NT by Entropy Stew 11/16/2011, 12:41pm PST
As have most other SSD brands/models. Judging from the user feedback on Newegg, by Eurotrash 11/23/2011, 2:54pm PST
I JUST bought a new system with a Vertex 3 in it =( by WITTGENSTEIN 11/23/2011, 8:22pm PST
This was probably true in 2008. Not so much in 2011. NT by WITTGENSTEIN 11/23/2011, 9:28pm PST
Was I talking about SSD's in general or shitty OCZ's? OH WAIT THAT'S RIGHT NT by WITTGENSTEIN 11/24/2011, 10:11am PST
All my SSDs still going strong, none have died yet. by Eurotrash 10/23/2012, 1:18pm PDT
I bought a new PC back in Fall 2013 and got an Intel SSD on it by WITTGENSTEIN 10/29/2015, 12:47pm PDT
Still using all my original ssds, no problemos by Eurotrash 10/29/2015, 12:57pm PDT
and they're still going, same ssds, same win7 install. by Eurotrash 01/29/2017, 11:06am PST
Fuck, spoke too soon by WITTGENSTEIN 12/08/2011, 3:19pm PST
Re: Anyone notice a drastic HDD price hike lately? by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 11/22/2011, 3:10pm PST
WD 2TB is now $149, nearly double what I paid in January NT by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 11/22/2011, 3:19pm PST
HD prices have dropped a bit; a 2TB Seagate is $109, about $20 more NT by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 12/13/2011, 10:23pm PST
Anyone who needed a 2 tb should have bought then; they're now $149 NT by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 12/21/2011, 5:19pm PST
The WD 2 TB is now $20 cheaper NT by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 02/20/2012, 5:31am PST
Re: Anyone notice a drastic HDD price hike lately? by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/22/2011, 5:14pm PST
My first HD was 40 megs by Entropy Stew 11/23/2011, 1:59pm PST
SATA Hard Drive Pricing as of 2/20/2012 by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 02/20/2012, 5:28am PST
Re: SATA Hard Drive Pricing as of 2/20/2012 by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/20/2012, 10:49am PST
Git NT by E. L. Koba 02/21/2012, 1:15pm PST
Seconded by Entropy Stew 02/21/2012, 1:41pm PST
Git was the right answer, in retrospect. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/29/2015, 2:54pm PDT
It just werks NT by Entropy Stew 10/29/2015, 7:53pm PDT
Almost a month later; 2 TB still $129 NT by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 03/13/2012, 8:06am PDT
As of 4/25/2012 2TB is $119 NT by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 04/25/2012, 7:01pm PDT
Hard drives dropped another $5; a 2TB is now $114.99; see link by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 05/22/2012, 6:03pm PDT
This previously announced WD hard drive at $119 is now also $99 by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 10/05/2012, 3:57pm PDT
2TB drive down to $99 by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 10/05/2012, 3:55pm PDT
Newegg's having a big sale. 128GB OCZ SSD for $75 by Rafiki 10/23/2012, 10:46am PDT
Prices have finally come back to where they were two years ago by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 03/08/2013, 8:08am PST
No, they're not. WD 1TBs are still double the price they were back then. NT by Eurotrash 03/08/2013, 1:41pm PST
And no dead SSDs yet, by the way. Fuck HDDs, they're for losers and NASes. NT by Eurotrash 03/08/2013, 1:55pm PST
Mine has occasional lockups but never had the data on it just disappear by WITTGENSTEIN 03/08/2013, 2:56pm PST
What drive is it? Actually, after I updated BIOS on my desktop for no reason, by Eurotrash 03/08/2013, 10:21pm PST
Well it's your problem if you want highly advertised Western Digital u pay more NT by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 03/08/2013, 5:54pm PST
Not really. 2 reasons. 1: I got moneyz. 2: fuck HDDs anyway. BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 NT by Eurotrash 03/08/2013, 10:26pm PST
I've not had any problems with Seagate drives and they're a national brand NT by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 03/08/2013, 5:55pm PST
AND they're a national brand, eh? Shit, can't beat that I guess. NT by Eurotrash 03/08/2013, 10:27pm PST
1 TB Western Digital HDs are double? You mean they were $40 before? by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 03/12/2013, 4:57pm PDT
The 1TB WD Caviar Blue is now $5 cheaper at $75 NT by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/04/2013, 8:17am PDT
Great. When do we get our class action settlement checks? NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/08/2013, 4:04pm PST
Class action? For what? by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 03/08/2013, 6:05pm PST
I forgot one other thing about Class Actions by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 03/08/2013, 6:19pm PST
Don't get him started DONT DO IT-ahhhh too late. You did that on purpose ICJ. NT by Eurotrash 03/08/2013, 10:31pm PST
Hard drive prices have finally come back! 2TB, $85, internal OR USB by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/03/2013, 2:44pm PDT
*vuvuzela orchestra of joy* NT by crowd of poor ass niggers 05/04/2013, 12:27pm PDT
Even better. Western Digital 2TB sata drive, $79.99; see link in posting by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/17/2013, 11:20am PDT
FUCK Western Dick-ital. Seagate all the way motherfuckERRR! NT by Eurotrash 06/17/2013, 12:29pm PDT
How are they doing these days, Tdarcos? NT by Mysterio Lollerson 01/20/2017, 10:41am PST
Is this automated Tdarcos? by Horus Truthteller 02/15/2020, 11:27am PST
rpm speeds? by Grebble 02/23/2020, 10:44am PST
This is definitely a TDARCOS question by Cretinous Reprobate 02/23/2020, 4:55pm PST
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