Hard disk purchase dilemma

[Sarath]

^Demand and supply.

There are fewer HDDs in the market now or so it should be for the price rise. Just think you were an exclusive HDD seller only. Now you get 100HDDs per month but floods have brought it to 25HDDs/month. You will rise the price as the supply is low. People will still buy them since it is an essential component of a PC.

Same thing happens to Onions, every now and then

 

[coderunknown]

and above all one can't install OS on external HDD(s).

possible

 

[d6bmg]

Yes, but installing & using OS from an external HDD specially connected with usb2.0 is nothing but madness.

 

[Skyh3ck]

The situation will be more worse after 2 months.... It is expected no new HDD will be produced from Thailand for at least 6 months.. And the market has only 2 months stock left.. So if you can't do without HDD.... Buy a cheap HDD for OS and other software installtion.....


As you wait for one more month.......

God knows what will happen............

 

[sukesh1090]

looks like companies should open 2-3 branches in different cities for production,so that if one is not able to produce HDD for any reason then the others will fulfill the needs.

 

[d6bmg]

^^ others will fulfill, but will increase their prices because of lack of competition in the market.

 

[Skyh3ck]

think if only one major comapny is there for each category of hardware.. what will happen

PC will be limited to lakhpatis.............

You will not get innovative products, betters services

and last we will not require any flood for this type of prices......

 

[Xbox]

Bought WD Elements 2.5" 500 Gb [Usb 3.0] for Rs 2980...
Earlier it was selling for Rs 2750..

I ordered it in ebay for Rs 2780[Diwali special price]..
but they returned the order after few days saying the product is out of stock..

 

[macho84]

Hmm HDD prices are going crazy and double the previous cost. As of now 1tb cost 7+k

 

[sukesh1090]

@xbox,
buddy you are lucky because you only paid 200 bucks more whare as the price of HDD now has got doubled.a 500GB internal costs around 4k and 1TB around 7-8k.

 

[Xbox]

We can get 1 Tb External HDD for Rs 5500 approx and 500Gb for Rs 3300 [USB2.0] respectively in online stores..

where as internal HDD 500GB selling for Rs 3600 approx..
320 GB also available..

By recent reports it will take 6 months for the situation to be optimum for HDD purchase..

 

[d6bmg]

Bought WD Elements 2.5" 500 Gb [Usb 3.0] for Rs 2980...
Earlier it was selling for Rs 2750..

I ordered it in ebay for Rs 2780[Diwali special price]..
but they returned the order after few days saying the product is out of stock..

Dude, you are a lucky one to get 500GB in ~3K. Congrats!! Enjoy that hdd till hdd prices come down again.