HDD Prices Not Expected to Decline Until 2014

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[citation][nom]jlopezst20[/nom]hah!! with the SSD threat looming in the horizon... they dare pull some bullshit trick like this one?? @VetteDude I bet it is a collusion, they must've seen some good profits from squeezing every dollar out of those HDDs... sigh... price fixing, anyone?[/citation]

There's one thing that SSDs can't compete against HDDs with, very low price per gigabyte of storage. And let's not forget about the average consumer not knowing the difference between an SSD or HDD or only cares about the price per gigabyte.
 
[citation][nom]jaquith[/nom]Considering that the World economy is in technically a 'Depression' they can dream on or swim in their HDDs. Over the past few months the Spinpoint F3 has dropped from a peak of $165 down to $80 from it's $65 low or pre-flood pricing. The reports that I brought to TH attention stated early 2013 for Supply and Demand to level-out. Last Global PC Sales showed negative year-over-year growth. Further, as SSD approach parity of HDD costs the HDD's are going the way of the Dodo Bird.[/citation]

hdds still have storage space over ssds, and will for a long time, even if we hit the 6nm range on ssd tech (may be impossible) a hdd will STILL store more for less money,

 
While I do believe there is some kind of price fixing going on, I have to take this report with a grain of salt too. Prices are dropping, although not as fast was I would like. IHS is just interpreting the data they have and crunching the numbers to look into their crystal ball and attempt to forecast what might happen in the future. They are after all analysts and researchers, that's what they do. They try to forecast the future by what has happened in past quarters. I have been watching SSD prices steadily dropping but until the price per GB comes down they are still out of reach for the average consumer, who might not even know what a SSD is, or how it can improve their performance.

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dark_knight33 before you start throwing those labels around you might actually want to look up the terms. I am a Conservative Libertarian, I suggest you read the first paragraph here: . I enjoy talking to others who have different view points other than my own, but only if they can do so in an intelligent, and civil way, and also have an open mind.
 
It reminds me somewhat of the 15-20% raising of the price of Brent crude at the onset of the Libyan civil war... and the very apparent lack of a price decrease following the end of it. I know that's not the only factor, but still, it's very excessive.

Those "SSDs have no future" doomsayers should be a little quieter for now.
 
price fixing perhaps? i got my 2TB last year for $75, now i see the same capacity and model of HDD on stores with a price ranging from $100 - $110.. see how greedy this manufacturers.
 
[citation][nom]jaquith[/nom]Considering that the World economy is in technically a 'Depression' they can dream on or swim in their HDDs...[/citation]
This point cannot be emphasized enough, but the real double whammy is that, goaded on by banksters and other game-players, the parasites are trying to "fix" this by printing money, which does nothing but devalue existing currency. This will maintain a very high upward pressure on prices; in a year or two I suspect people will long for today's prices, of just about anything. I am so glad I bought all the drive space I'm likely to need for years just before the floods.
Another thing, I am fed up with the steady decrease in quality of the products we buy. It seems that rather than build solid reputations for excellent, durable products, companies just want to keep people spending, and spending, and spending. If you find something that lasts, it is absolutely worth the extra money it may cost now; e.g. I'm sure my $190 Asus will outlast a dozen (or more) $60 Biostars.


 
Banks are functionally insolvent from leveraging single dollars 40-50 times (with their fancy financial weapons of mass destruction). Central banks have no other choice but to prop them up by expanding the money supply -- if the banks fail we are living in the dark ages, again.

HDD manufacturers are morally insolvent. The consolidation of the industry has eliminated any healthy competition.

Notice the 'return to normal' in the channel "...but price decline will only follow with a substantial delay." Right.

The "...two top suppliers held 85 percent of HDD market share in the first quarter 2012. This was up from 62 percent in the third quarter of 2011, before the mergers."

That's up 37% in 2 quarters -- most likely to continue expansion.






 
Odd as the 500GB sold for $100 just 2 months ago is now going for around $64.99. This sounds more like an attempt to get people to buy now before the priced go into free fall. Low consumer sales due mostly to SSD's is making an impact. By 2014 the 480GB SSD's will sale near $100 so if it lasts that long HD makers are doomed. Maybe this is old news or using outdated information but no matter as it seems very wrong.

Seagate 750GB with promo code for 79.99. I am not allowed to post promo codes but it only takes sign up for their news letter.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148599&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL060812&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL060812-_-EMC-060812-Index-_-LaptopHardDrives-_-22148599-L028B

1TB for $89.99 with the promo code right on the page. Prices have come down a good deal so this makes no sense.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL060712A&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL060712A-_-EMC-060712-Index-_-InternalHardDrives-_-22148840-L06B

WD 500GB for $64.99 with promo code.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL060712A&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL060712A-_-EMC-060712-Index-_-InternalHardDrives-_-22136769-L06C

2TB external Samsung for $89.99 with promo on page.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152313&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL060712A&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL060712A-_-EMC-060712-Index-_-ExternalHardDrives-_-22152313-L0C

2TB Hitachi but rally a western digital drive for $109.99 with promo code.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145369&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL060712A&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL060712A-_-EMC-060712-Index-_-InternalHardDrives-_-22145369-L0A
 
[citation][nom]zingam_duo[/nom]Please, delete some porn and you'll have a few new empty HDDs.[/citation]
HDDs are there to store things, saying to delete things so you could store more just makes no sense. If I could just delete stuff then there is no need for the large HDD in the first place 😛
 
mmmm....where does this come from - I too purchased an external 2TB a few days ago and the price drop from a couple months ago was noticeable...they better not get any scum bag ideas...
 
You guys who think SSDs are going to replace HDDs are dreaming. SSDs are great for boot drives and for putting your most used data on (another cache layer) but as far as storing all your stuff on, get real. SSD prices are still around $1 per GB. To replace that 3 TB HDD with a 3 TB SSD would cost...$3000 instead of $150 (assuming you could even buy one that big).

SSD has a long, long way to go before it is a viable threat to REPLACE HDD instead of just supplementing one.
 
How is this article not true? What are you guys talking about... Top of the line (size-wise) 2TB disk went for less than 80euros a year ago in my country. What is the price for top of the line disk today (which is now 3TB)? 160+ euros? more? Still twice as high.

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People comparing HDD and SSD capacities need to remember most SSD's use the 2.5" form factor while 3.5" is much more common for HDDs. 2.5" HDD's have lower capacities and are more expensive per GB than 3.5" HDDs.
 
Listen, the price inflation is just bs. External hard drives are cheaper than the internal ones. How does that make sense?

Just compare the Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 3TB 7200 RPM with it's external version. I bought the external one, poped open the case and threw it away, it's an ST3000DM001 inside. Saved myself 40$. Compare the MSRP. It's higher on the internal than the external. Several models, several companies.

Why doesn't any lawyer get on this? It's obvious that with the extra case, plus work to assemble it... it can't be cheaper. But it is. By a big difference (20-25%).

These companies will all be dead in a couple of years anyway.
 
[citation][nom]SuperVeloce[/nom]How is this article not true? What are you guys talking about... Top of the line (size-wise) 2TB disk went for less than 80euros a year ago in my country. What is the price for top of the line disk today (which is now 3TB)? 160+ euros? more? Still twice as high.edit: typos[/citation]
This is a bit different issue. The 2TB was the highest capacity for a while as the 3TB is a new high end capacity. For an apples to apples compare you would have to get pricing on the 2TB when it first came out.

About 2 months ago any HD 500GB's or more was over $100 here and now we see prices going down. The lowest I can remember the WD 500GB was $49 so its not there yet but is near half way between its highest price a few months ago.
 
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