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| Thread ID: 121439 | 2011-10-26 02:09:00 | Worldwide hard drive shortage | wratterus (105) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1239994 | 2011-10-26 04:00:00 | Yeah I haven't had the best run with either Toshiba or Hitachi drives either. Either. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1239995 | 2011-10-26 05:01:00 | Yea looks like 500GB HDDs have gone up about $30 already from the distributors. 1TB about $50. Looks like most of the suppliers have been hit hard, stock levels are showing 0 on just about everyone - All brands. Apart from one supplier who had a few yesterday, but now the "Internal HDD's" link wont work on their site so looks like they are toast as well. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1239996 | 2011-10-26 05:23:00 | Oh crap. I guess the big shops bought up all the stock from the wholesalers. Not good for my work - we usually only carry 4 or 5 of each type of drive & our stocks are looking a bit low right now. | Greven (91) | ||
| 1239997 | 2011-10-26 06:45:00 | You all probably know about this, but I thought I'd post it all the same. You didn't get an email from Arche today did you? |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1239998 | 2011-10-26 08:04:00 | Brought 12 2TB green drives for 130 each last week :) now 210 |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1239999 | 2011-10-26 10:16:00 | Why are all the hard drives manufacturers in one country ! It obviously not a good idea. Just like having one pipeline from Taranaki to the Central North Island. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1240000 | 2011-10-26 13:33:00 | SSDs are starting to look pretty good :D Not from where I'm standing. "NAND Flash memory quality is also beginning to drop. Chips manufactured using 90nm-generation technology in 2004-05, for example, were assured for about 100,000 rewrites and data retention of about a decade. As multi-level architecture and smaller geometry are introduced, quality is showing a sharp decline. The 30nm 2-bit/cell chips expected to enter volume production in 2009-10 may well end up with a rewrite assurance of no more than 3,000 cycles, and a data retention time of about a year. The first 3-bit/cell chips are hitting the market now, with only a few hundred rewrites." techon.nikkeibp.co.jp You can keep your Shonky State Drives. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1240001 | 2011-10-28 04:18:00 | :D 3324 |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 1240002 | 2011-10-28 06:12:00 | I can't believe how much the wholesalers are charging for their existing stock. I hate to think what they will charge for the ones they actually have to pay a premium for. | Greven (91) | ||
| 1240003 | 2011-10-28 06:57:00 | :D 3324I "had" one like that this morning --- :) Then I Needed it for a customers job in a hurry --- :crying ---- Now I found a place that has some stock ( but not much) :) Reordering Monday ( fingers and toes crossed) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
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