Paul_HDLover
Prominent Member
I couldn't believe it when my friend pointed out to me the enormous increase in the price of internal and external storage devices.
Take a look at Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII.. | Ebuyer.com for an example of what I mean. A 1tb HD had come down to just over £30 a few months ago. I have never seen increases like it.
All caused by the flooding in Thailand as detailed in the following article.
Hard disk shortage to last six months after Thai floods | thinq_
The word on the street is that this is only the start, Hard Drive prices are to continue increasing into next year and expected to double on the prices we are seeing just now.
This will also impact prices for off the shelf PC's at major retailers, not to mention big computer manufacturers bracing themselves for dire Q4 results due to this unavoidable scenario.
Its just not the kind of thing you expect to see.
Take a look at Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII.. | Ebuyer.com for an example of what I mean. A 1tb HD had come down to just over £30 a few months ago. I have never seen increases like it.
All caused by the flooding in Thailand as detailed in the following article.
Hard disk shortage to last six months after Thai floods | thinq_
The word on the street is that this is only the start, Hard Drive prices are to continue increasing into next year and expected to double on the prices we are seeing just now.
This will also impact prices for off the shelf PC's at major retailers, not to mention big computer manufacturers bracing themselves for dire Q4 results due to this unavoidable scenario.
Its just not the kind of thing you expect to see.