FreeFall Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 http://www.crazyengineers.com/hdd-prices-rise-owing-to-thailand-floods-1194/ According to sources, the floods will have a direct influence on the market of Taiwan PC manufacturers, as well as Asustek and Acer. Lenovo, Western Digital, Seagate will all see a hard disk constraint as Thailand shuts down.If a solution is not found soon, a 10-20% hike in Hard Disk prices is expected in the coming months.I think it could be some 50%? http://m.ibtimes.com/thailand-floods-flooding-western-digital-samsung-apple-seagate-hard-drive-shortages-pc-shortage-chri-238701.html Floods in Thailand will cause PC and hard drive shortages in the run-up to Christmas, with industry leader Western Digital warning that stock levels will not return to normal until 2012. Technology researcher Gartner believes that a shortfall in hard drive supply is "inevitable", according to a report by The Register, after flooding shut down 14,000 factories across Thailand. :(
hassata Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 Also, our thoughts and prayers are with the people suffering through this :chair:. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
hassata Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 WD Factory: http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2011/11/1/photo-horrific-images-of-flooded-western-digital-factory.aspx [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
diveplane Posted November 16, 2011 Posted November 16, 2011 i just grabbed up a new hd , before they go high in price. https://www.youtube.com/user/diveplane11 DCS Audio Modding.
sobek Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 i just grabbed up a new hd , before they go high in price. ??? Prices at austrian retailers are between 200-300%, even more in some extreme cases. Is this not the case in the US? Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
Luse Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 Not. Even. Close, Sobek. O.o That's just way to much. STT Radar issue is leftover code.
Conure Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 I bet a few smart people stockpiled a whole load of HDDs when that happened. Best wishes to those suffering, which is definitely more important than our HDD prices :) Intel i7 6700k, Asus GTX1070, 16gb DDR4 @ 3200mhz, CH Fighterstick, CH Pro Throttle, CH Pro Rudder Pedals, Samsung Evo 850 SSD @ 500GB * 2, TrackIR 5 and 27" monitor running at 2560 * 1440, Windows 10.
PlainSight Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 Talk about putting all eggs in one basket... Are there really no other factories in China, Taiwan or anywhere else on this world??? [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Viper101 Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 I bought two WD750GB's for $69.99 each in a 12-hour deal from Newegg in 2010. The price of my drives just went up to $149.99 each!:blink: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
manfrez01 Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 ??? Prices at austrian retailers are between 200-300%, Same here in Argentina:shocking: These markets are finished and any country that attempts to develop domestic industrial policies, may end up locked or in economic warfare with these giants. [sIGPIC]http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/7877/72368977.jpg[/sIGPIC]
hassata Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 End of shortage in sight: http://www.pcper.com/news/Storage/SSD-and-HDD-Price-Analysis-End-Shortage-Sight [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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