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HDD Price Update: How the Thai Floods Have Affected Prices, 3 Months Later
New submitter jjslash writes "The hard disk drive supply chain was hit hard late last year when a series of floods struck Thailand. The Asian country accounts for about a quarter of the world's hard drive production, but thousands of factories had to close shop for weeks as facilities were under water, in what is considered the world's fourth costliest natural disaster according to World Bank estimates. That's on top of the human cost of over 800 lives. TechSpot has monitored a number of mobile and desktop HDDs to get a better overview of how the situation has developed in the last three months."
OMFG that means for the same price I will only be able to stash half the garbage I will never consume!!!!
It is not wise to keep all your eggs in one basket. But it is probably too much to expect common sense from the hard drive industry.
25% isn't "all the eggs". Not even close.
Redundant Array Of Inexpensive Asians ? :)
It's about buying smart. Instead of buying recertified drives, go for drives that really like the water like Barracudas and Caviar.
If I buy one of those two models my data will be eaten alive, and boy will I have egg on my face then.
"Besides, arent hard disk prices saner in Australia?"
Yes but their drives wont work here. the platters spin the other direction.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
So I suppose a Quantum Fireball is out of the question then?
For all intensive porpoises your a bunch of rediculous loosers
Did you get a happy ending?
Seagate had almost record profits this Quarter. WD did VERY good despite the flood.
Looks like the only one hurt was consumers, Corporations made out like bandits.
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