I got a nasty shock yesterday when I cam to purchase a new disk drive. I've had a few in house failures recently, and a few weeks ago I purchased a new 2TB Western Digital drive from PC World. I was in a hurry for one so did not investigate much on price, but was happy with £79.99. Yesterday, I required another one, and checked on line with my normal supplier and it looked like the £79.99 was in fact a very good price. I drove back to PC World (about 10 miles away) only to discover that 2TB drives where now about £120. The best value I could see (GB per pound) was a 3TB WD Green drive for £169.99.
At check out I queried the price rise and was informed about floods in the Far East. A bit of Google research later in the day suggested that the Western Digital plant may be under water. There are press concerns about no availability, and price rises.
On drives, I personally like the WD Green range as they run very cool. Speed may not be as fast as some, but as much of my work still includes a USB2.0 connection, speed is not a major issue.
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