Wednesday, June 13, 2012

2012 Desktop HDD Prices Drop

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I'm not in the market for desktop HDDs (Hard Disk Drive) at the moment though I was curious about the prices. This made me start browsing the online local market for current prices again. I did the same 2 weeks ago. One thing is for sure today - desktop HDD prices are still relatively high though not as extreme as it were half a year ago, just after the Thailand floods. Right now, desktop HDDs prices have dropped around RM50-RM100.  

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The issue for some is that the current prices are still around RM100 more expensive than in early 2011. Some experts state that desktop HDD prices will never be as cheap as they were more than a year ago - at least not in the next couple of years to come. So here are some 1TB (terabyte) desktop HDD models that have had its price reduced very recently. Hopefully for us end consumers, other HDD models and brands will follow suite. Note that the prices below includes the courier service cost of around RM10. 

RM300 : SEAGATE Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA DESKTOP HDD (ST1000DM003)
RM300 : SEAGATE HDD DESKTOP SATA III 1TB 7200RPM 64MB (ST31000524AS)
RM300 : WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR BLUE 1TB 16MB 3.5' SATA DESKTOP HDD (WD10EALX) 

For your information, the best price for the exact model CAVIAR BLUE 1TB as above a year+ ago was o-n-l-y RM180! Oh, well, that was then, this is now.

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