Have storage prices dropped back?

[sabot00]

Going to make a new build, and decided to look at the last Tom's builds, they mentioned skyrocketing HDD prices due to Thai flooding, so I hopped on Newegg, and the prices have indeed seemed higher than they used to be, but I don't keep a close tab on HDD prices.

So, how have the HDD prices dropped?

 

[kajabla]

Somewhat, but not a lot. They're still much higher than below the flood, when a terabyte was in the $60s. Right now one'll cost you around $120. The peak was somewhere around $160.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Really the only storage prices I have seen dropping are SSDs. Mechanical hard drives are still at least double their preflooding low prices. A good 120GB SSD can be had for ~$110-$120 on sale though. From what I have read HDD prices will still be inflated through the end of the year due to a shortage of drives.

 

[kajabla]

Right on the SSDs. If you don't have a bunch of media, you can probably survive on 128gb until prices drop some more.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Patriot Pyro 120GB SSD on sale for $110.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DSPIFG?t=slicinc-20&tag=slicinc-20&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Not the fastest SSD but light years faster than any mechanical hard drive.

Tom's SSDs chart. The whole article is worth reading if you are considering an SSD.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-review-benchmark,3139-6.html

Probably the best SSD on the market right now, the Samsung 830. $179 for the 128GB model.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147134

 

[sabot00]

Ouch, good thing I bought a 500GB drive as extra storage drive.

Will probably use that.

 

[kajabla]

Oh, in that case you're fine. You'd better have a backup, though.

 

[GI_JONES]

I am seeing some sales now and then on hard drives. Not as low as pre flood prices, but there for a while last fall the were hardly ever on sale