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03-02-2012, 12:18
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Absinthe
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Best brand for a 2 or 3tb drive?
Its been years since I bought a HDD (last was a samsung 1tb F1 I think) but this morning I've picked up a pretty sweet deal on www.ibood.com/uk/en/
So, for that nice little media box I need a beast of a (reliable) drive but no idea what to look at. Looks like its between WD & Seagate though; http://www.zyxel.com/products_services/nsa310.shtml?t=p |
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03-02-2012, 12:41
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A cat wearing a wet suit
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If your not desperate, wait. Flooding in Thailand or Vietnam knocked out 2 or 3 HDD factories so prices are hugely inflated. Should return to 'normal' in the next month or so.
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03-02-2012, 12:59
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Absinthe
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Yeah no rush, but I did read the other day that problem wasn't due to subside any time soon so *fingers crossed*!
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03-02-2012, 13:28
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Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN!
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Last I read, the supply problems were unlikely to be resolved this year.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/tech...-2012/?olo=rss
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03-02-2012, 15:30
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All year!?
 *deletes stuff*
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03-02-2012, 15:36
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Absinthe
Join Date: Jan 2007
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I blame Apple. They're probably buying everything that gets produced!
I can get a 2Tb disk for £95 though which doesn't seem too bad. When I bought my 1Tb years ago it was certainly well over £100. http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=45894 |
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03-02-2012, 23:32
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Absinthe
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Not too bad compared to a few years but but compared to a year ago :-( I filled my NAS with 2TB disks for £50 a pop IIRC |
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04-02-2012, 20:36
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Desperately need to expand again, but HDD prices are still too high. Although, I suspect they manufacturers are enjoying the high prices a little too much.
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