December 2, 201114 yr I need to get a new drive (amazing how quickly 2TB disappears with BluRay tv series) and the basic question is do I get another 2TB drive or get a 3TB, make it my parity, and use my current parity as the another normal drive. Currently on newegg most of the 3TBs are ~$50-$60 more than a 2TB, which considering a 2TB is ~$200 seems like a pretty reasonable difference in price. Will 3TB come down much more in the next 6 months or so? thank
December 2, 201114 yr Author err...so I thought something was wrong ($200 seemed really high for a 2TB drive, so I went and checked by old receipts form newegg) apparently it's just a terrible time to buy HDDs? B/c drives I paid $80 for are now marked at $200
December 2, 201114 yr err...so I thought something was wrong ($200 seemed really high for a 2TB drive, so I went and checked by old receipts form newegg) apparently it's just a terrible time to buy HDDs? B/c drives I paid $80 for are now marked at $200 see the thread below yours
December 2, 201114 yr Author yeah i just did a quick googling and found the same thing...are there any companies who haven't seen a giant leap in hdd price?
December 2, 201114 yr yeah i just did a quick googling and found the same thing...are there any companies who haven't seen a giant leap in hdd price? Not really
December 2, 201114 yr Author hmm, ok...looks like I'll be storing things on various externals in the mean time
December 2, 201114 yr there are only two companies now... seagate now owns Samsung and should complete the absorption this month.. WD now owns Hitachi.. that one is taking a little longer. can you say monopoly? the price wars of the last year or so will become a thing of the past are my fears... i do not think we will see $55 2TB drives and $105 3TB drives again for a while... to answer your question. go with what ever sale (rare right now) you can find and buy the best Gigabyte per dollar you can get. if they are close, go bigger for long run savings.
December 10, 201114 yr I've been pretty lucky. Since I had all "Black" drives (which have a 5 year warranty) I have been able to return them to WD for drive replacements if I thought any of my drives were going bad. This is where spending a little more money prior is helping me while HD times are bad right now. At least I'm able enough to keep my pool of drives good and running smooth. I'll still be in the same boat if I need to ADD a drive, but luckily I have about 5TB available. I also have a 2TB drive coming to me on Monday as a replacement from last week.
December 10, 201114 yr Prices should come down by Spring as they get the factories in Thailand back in operation. That flooding really did a number on the country and the industrial output.
December 23, 201114 yr You would think we would learn by now about putting all ours eggs in one basket. Sheesh!
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