Is it me or have HDD prices been spiralling downwards over the last 3 months?

I remember looking into the 1Tb Samsung (HD103UJ) which was pretty much around the 190-200 mark at the begining of the year, and now Teks have it up for 112 quid!?!

Wont be long before theyre sub 100 inc VAT.

yeah this is true, it is the same across everything, DDR2 memory is a good example, 4gb 6400 kit under £50 wasnt that long ago when that would cost you over £200

Quote from: Kris - Tekheadsyeah this is true, it is the same across everything, DDR2 memory is a good example, 4gb 6400 kit under £50 wasnt that long ago when that would cost you over £200

Whats the warranty like on the Samsungs Kris?

3 years manufacturer warranty i believe

Memory is set to shoot back up soon though so get them while they are cheap

looks like that samsung spinpoint has hit 100 notes on ebuyer over night.

Matt

Quote from: bytejunkielooks like that samsung spinpoint has hit 100 notes on ebuyer over night.

Matt

Bloody hell is the sky falling or something? Doesnt appear to be dropping that fast for other brands... not sure why the Samsungs are dropping this fast, theyve got the best spec and have had great reviews.

Most 1Tb drives are 4 platter while these are 3x333Gb!

Think Ill jump on 2-3 of these when I get paid at the end of the month

wouldnt 4 platters be better? more heads to read so quicker delivery of data and can write more at the same time.

or is there a massive flaw in my understanding of disks.

Matt

You could be right, but with higher density platters and the same head speed youd read more data per platter per second. Also less platters = less weight = less power use and faster platter acceleration, so seek times may also be smaller (this is all guesswork).

Quote from: ShakeyYou could be right, but with higher density platters and the same head speed youd read more data per platter per second. Also less platters = less weight = less power use and faster platter acceleration, so seek times may also be smaller (this is all guesswork).

Higher density = lower tolerances = higher likelyhood of failure.

Id go for 4 platters ahead of 3.

Quote from: bytejunkiewouldnt 4 platters be better? more heads to read so quicker delivery of data and can write more at the same time.

or is there a massive flaw in my understanding of disks.

Matt

IIRC only one head reads or writes at a time so no. The higher density gives a higher read speed at a given rpm.

More mechanical complexity equals higher likely failure rate. Higher density doesnt mean a higher failure rate at all. The tolerances in the disk are higher, but that doesnt change anything else.

So should i buy my 1T samsung drive now at these prices or should i wait the 2 months i had planned?

HDD will only get cheaper right? or is my thinking flawed?

Unless something drastic happens then they will always be cheaper in the future. If you have enough space now then it might be worth waiting.

Hard drive & RAM prices are sooo cheap these days, at most places for a 500GB hard drive isnt it something like around £50 now? Ram has been stupidly cheap for the past couple of years now.

Liam

My 1T drive arrives tomorrow (£99 and free delivery from ebuyer).