Hi guys
Just wondering if anyone has seen a decent 3.5" sata 1tb at a reasonable price (around £40-50), just picked up my first Vu+ Duo and wanna get a hdd in asap.
Cheers for any info in advance!
SB
one here but its currently out of stockHTML Code:http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-seagate-st31000322cs-pipeline-hd-sata-3gb-s-5900rpm-8mb-cache-14ms-ncq
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blakie8 (05-11-11)
Because of the recent flooding, prices have shot up! Was talking to sicilian the other day about it. Beginning of Oct, I had a quote at work for a 2tb seagate at 49 quid ex vat. Monday this week, it'd shot up to 120 quid ex vat! Got it for 70 quid, as I'd bought loads in past from supplier, and that was goodwill gesture. But if u see one at that price, snap it up!
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Their seems to be loads of £40-50 offers, but all out of stock at the moment. I'll keep search, thanks guys!
SB
That's likely because they've sold out...Originally Posted by blakie8
Here's a copy/paste of one of my suppliers, regarding the major manufacturers'
Just looking at pcworld goes to show what I'm saying:Hitachi
Although Hitachi’s factories are not under water, access to them is very limited. Their main motor supplier is currently not producing any products in Thailand, but Hitachi is hoping to move production to the Philippines. They have limited finished goods, and are currently not shipping anything.
Toshiba
Toshiba’s mobile HDD factory is under water and not producing at the moment, and we do not know when this will improve. Enterprise drives are not significantly affected; however, they are experiencing increased demand due to shortages from other HDD manufacturers.
Western Digital
The Western Digital Thailand factory is under water and cannot produce drives. Their production estimate is currently at half their output capacity and this is unlikely to change for the foreseeable future. We have no visibility as to when we will receive any products at this stage.
Seagate
Seagate’s factories and suppliers seem to be the least affected; however, their output has been reduced by 25% this quarter, and this is coupled with increased demand due to shortages from other HDD manufacturers. Currently we have no visibility on the availability of some products, but very limited availability on others.
Best advice I can give if you want to save some money, is to wait until about Jan/Feb next year... That's likely to be the time that the cost starts falling again...Code:http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/3-5-inch-hard-drives/715_7052_70056_xx_BA00003046-BV00252001/xx-criteria.html
Wouldn't be beyond the realms of possiability that they are profiteering from the deluge in bangkok
Probably your best bet at the moment.
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as already said the stock of HDD's has been massively affected by the recent floods in Thailand, plus the prices were set to rise soon due to china hording all the precious metals needed in the manufacturing process.
so for some time to come the cheap HDD is a thing of the past.
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yeh thanks guys, will plug my wd 1tb external in for the time being (another plug lol)
blimey what aren't the chinese hoarding, I thought Gold was their project at the moment!
Result, found a WD Caviar Green instock somewhere! £60 which for the time I'll have to hang on for is a small premium I reckon.
yeah grab it while you can, as there wont be many more at that price for a good while.
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Where ?? I need 4 for a new NAS
todaytronics, although we'll see today if it turns up lol
They state 1-2 months ... but this could be a good bargain:
Depends whether they actually 1-2 months, or just have it written down, and can dispatch quicker (a lot of times they do)...Code:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST1500DL003-Barracuda-1-5TB-5900RPM/dp/B004C0UWZC/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1320836725&sr=1-2
silverfox0786 (09-11-11)
absolute bunch of t$ssers, no communication and won't answer their phone. Avoid todaytronics ppl!
Just to clarify, the one in my amazon link was sold by amazon directly, but state 1-2 months for delivery...
As for your situation, do a chargeback on your credit card (hope you used your credit card)...
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