Wd20ears 2tb green was $70-80 before now over $140, so good dip is back to $80 IMHO. On Nov 6, 2011 11:37 AM, "Bino Gopal" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > So I just saw this now-how badly are prices affected so I can compare b/c > I wasn't tracking them before this so I don't know what a good price/price > dip is (cause I need to buy some drives to consolidate! :P). > Thanks for any info on that guys...looking at 2-3TB size depending on > what's a better value... > > BINO > > > Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:24:32 -0400 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [H] Ready for a shortage of hard drives? > > > > I wish I had the insight to buy in advance...I have two 3s, 1 2, and 5 1 > > TB drives here now....but I hate to build out with anything other than 3 > > TB drives... > > > > On 10/23/2011 11:25 AM, Greg Sevart wrote: > > > Saw that sign Friday when I went to pick up a GTX460 to replace my > suspected > > > failing 5770. They still had a lot of drives in stock, so they must be > > > preparing for an extended duration shortage. I'm glad I bulked up on > storage > > > earlier in the year - sitting around 60T now. > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > > >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > > >> Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 8:36 AM > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> Subject: Re: [H] Ready for a shortage of hard drives? > > >> > > >> Yep. Our local microcenter has up signs 'limit 2' I asked 'of a kind' > > > 'no, total' > > >> > > >> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: "Anthony Q. Martin"<[email protected]> > > >> Sender: [email protected] > > >> Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 06:58:36 > > >> To:<[email protected]> > > >> Reply-To: [email protected] > > >> Subject: [H] Ready for a shortage of hard drives? > > >> > > >> It's too late...HD prices are through the roof! > > >> > > >> http://allthingsd.com/20111021/ready-for-a-shortage-of-hard- > > >> drives/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews > > >> > > >> snipage: > > >> > > >> If you need to buy a hard drive or two, now might be a good time, > > >> because there's probably going to be a shortage soon. The floods in > > >> Thailand are disrupting the operations of both of the world's leading > > >> suppliers of hard drives, Seagate Technology and Western Digital. > > > > > > >
