I delayed buying a TB hard drive cause i wanted to catch it on sale for $50

Slime · 11-03-2011, 01:46 AM

now due to thai floods they have doubled in price.

FUCK

Phil Williamson · 11-03-2011, 01:55 AM

buy american

Evil Ash · 11-03-2011, 01:57 AM

What double in price? Still look cheap as ever to me...

Stefan · 11-03-2011, 03:53 AM

Do you have a Micro Center near you? When prices first started rising I was able to get a Samsung 2tb drive there for $80 while everywhere else was above $140 for the same drive.

Though this was a week ago, so I'm not sure if they have adjusted to the current market prices. I wish you luck on your search, everything I've heard about the price of hard drives is not looking good. And even once the supply chain is sorted out, you know it'll be awhile until prices are where they were.

I may have a 640gb drive I could clear out if you are completely out of space. Just let me know.

Slime · 11-03-2011, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evil Ash

What double in price? Still look cheap as ever to me...

I was going to order on Newegg, but could be OK with Amazon. Every TB drive on Newegg is now over $100, while a week or two ago the same drives were $60 or so.
I even made this face when I looked at the prices page today:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefan

Do you have a Micro Center near you? When prices first started rising I was able to get a Samsung 2tb drive there for $80 while everywhere else was above $140 for the same drive.

Though this was a week ago, so I'm not sure if they have adjusted to the current market prices. I wish you luck on your search, everything I've heard about the price of hard drives is not looking good. And even once the supply chain is sorted out, you know it'll be awhile until prices are where they were.

I may have a 640gb drive I could clear out if you are completely out of space. Just let me know.

Cool, thanks for the Micro Center tip, I'll check if there's one I can get to tomorrow. If not I'll just wait it out, maybe Christmas deals will help bring the price back to where it was or something

Air Rick · 11-03-2011, 04:35 AM

If it's any consolation I just participated in that Amazon deal where you buy two games and get one free, with Uncharted 3, Arkham City, and Gears of War 3, and I bet in about a week they'll run the promo again and have Saints Row 3, which I would have GLADLY taken over Gears 3 any day of the week...

Slime · 05:53 AM

YEAH, WELL, LAST YEAR I ORDERED MY CURRENT PC AND THE NEXT DAY NEWEGG ADDED A DEAL THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME $200 STORE CREDIT FOR THE SAME ORDER

I could have cancelled the order I guess, but they already had some parts in shipment.
edit: that was dumb. i should have gotten the $200

Evil Ash · 11-03-2011, 05:38 AM

NCIX prices actually reflect this now too... daaaamn son. $120 for a 1TB? Snap.

Beast · 11-03-2011, 08:56 AM

I would probably wait for Black Friday.

Shawn McGravy · 11-03-2011, 09:48 AM

I haven't been to one in a while but I remember being very impressed by MicroCenter

11-03-2011, 01:46 AM	#1
Slime Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 24,891	I delayed buying a TB hard drive cause i wanted to catch it on sale for $50 now due to thai floods they have doubled in price. FUCK
Slime Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 24,891

11-03-2011, 01:57 AM	#3
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534	What double in price? Still look cheap as ever to me...
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534

11-03-2011, 03:53 AM	#4
Stefan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,190	Do you have a Micro Center near you? When prices first started rising I was able to get a Samsung 2tb drive there for $80 while everywhere else was above $140 for the same drive. Though this was a week ago, so I'm not sure if they have adjusted to the current market prices. I wish you luck on your search, everything I've heard about the price of hard drives is not looking good. And even once the supply chain is sorted out, you know it'll be awhile until prices are where they were. I may have a 640gb drive I could clear out if you are completely out of space. Just let me know.
Stefan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,190

11-03-2011, 04:35 AM	#6
Air Rick Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,733	If it's any consolation I just participated in that Amazon deal where you buy two games and get one free, with Uncharted 3, Arkham City, and Gears of War 3, and I bet in about a week they'll run the promo again and have Saints Row 3, which I would have GLADLY taken over Gears 3 any day of the week...
Air Rick Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,733

11-03-2011, 04:51 AM	#7
Slime Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 24,891	YEAH, WELL, LAST YEAR I ORDERED MY CURRENT PC AND THE NEXT DAY NEWEGG ADDED A DEAL THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME $200 STORE CREDIT FOR THE SAME ORDER I could have cancelled the order I guess, but they already had some parts in shipment. edit: that was dumb. i should have gotten the $200
Slime Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 24,891	Last edited by Slime : 11-03-2011 at 05:53 AM.

11-03-2011, 01:55 AM	#2
Phil Williamson Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 16,900	buy american

11-03-2011, 05:38 AM	#8
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534	NCIX prices actually reflect this now too... daaaamn son. $120 for a 1TB? Snap.
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534

11-03-2011, 08:56 AM	#9
Beast Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 7,998	I would probably wait for Black Friday.
Beast Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 7,998

11-03-2011, 09:48 AM	#10
Shawn McGravy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,787	I haven't been to one in a while but I remember being very impressed by MicroCenter