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14-11-2011, 05:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gauravs90 geek........ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Meerut Posts: 458	Need clarification for HDD prices.. Hi... I live in meerut, U.P. Dealers here are saying that prices of HDD has gone up for 3 times the original price because of flood in Thailand. Is it true in any respect? __________________ FB TDF group - http://www.facebook.com/groups/238391049519480 http://www.gauravs90.in

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14-11-2011, 05:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
sam1 Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 96	Re: Need clarification for HDD prices.. yes, that's true. and it will be that way for some time....

14-11-2011, 05:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
whitestar_999 Alpha Geek Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NCR Posts: 769	Re: Need clarification for HDD prices.. it's true.to be more accurate prices are gone up by ~2.5 times at places where you get the lowest price like nehru place,online shops etc.so in places like meerut increase will be more than this.

14-11-2011, 05:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Charan Rubik's Uncle!! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (Bengaluru) Posts: 3,783	Re: Need clarification for HDD prices.. Yep, its gone up .. I remember that my friend had bought a 500GB HDD for 2K in October, but now its about 3.4K __________________ i5 2400 \| DH67BL \| G.Skill Ripjaw 4 GB \| FSP SAGA II 500W \| CM 430 Black Elite \| MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC \| XBox 360 Controller \| 21.5" Samsung Sync Master 2233 \| 4 Mbps @75GB FUP :) Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Discussion \| Battlefield 3 Low Latency Servers List

14-11-2011, 05:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
sam1 Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 96	Re: Need clarification for HDD prices.. check out this link - 1TB hard drive prices skyrocket 180 percent due to Thailand floods - Yahoo! News

14-11-2011, 09:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
d6bmg BMG ftw!! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Kolkata Posts: 3,806	Re: Need clarification for HDD prices.. Wait for 5-6 months before buying if it isn't absolutely necessary.

14-11-2011, 09:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Gauravs90 geek........ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Meerut Posts: 458	Re: Need clarification for HDD prices.. are all hdd of many companies like toshiba, samsung, WD, seagate are made only in thailand? __________________ FB TDF group - http://www.facebook.com/groups/238391049519480 http://www.gauravs90.in

14-11-2011, 09:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
krishnandu.sarkar Simply a DIGITian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 2,940	Re: Need clarification for HDD prices.. Guys, how about this?? TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!Seagate Barracuda LP ST32000542AS 2TB 5900 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Looks like cheapest. What are your views?? __________________ Read The Forum RULES First. Before PM'ing Or Asking Any Questions To Any Mod Read The FAQ's Before Starting A New Thread Read The STICKY THREADS First Before Participating In Bazaar Section Read The BAZAAR RULES

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14-11-2011, 09:52 PM

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Guys, how about this??

TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!Seagate Barracuda LP ST32000542AS 2TB 5900 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Looks like cheapest. What are your views??

Failure rate is too high.

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14-11-2011, 09:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
krishnandu.sarkar Simply a DIGITian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 2,940	Re: Need clarification for HDD prices.. Ohh..!! Didn't knew. Thanks for the information __________________ Read The Forum RULES First. Before PM'ing Or Asking Any Questions To Any Mod Read The FAQ's Before Starting A New Thread Read The STICKY THREADS First Before Participating In Bazaar Section Read The BAZAAR RULES

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14-11-2011, 10:23 PM

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are all hdd of many companies like toshiba, samsung, WD, seagate are made only in thailand?

mostly. maybe that's why we get them so cheap.

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