Christmas

[Djentleman]

Will the prices of Hdd's go down by December?

 

[WyomingKnott]

Well, there's always Black Friday. But don't expect a significant drop; there are still several feet of water in the factories that account for somewhere between a quarter and a half of the parts.

 

[nordlead]

Just read this from a news article - "Water levels in the three rivers should return to normal within 10 to 15 days, but it will take an additional three to four weeks for water to drain entirely from inundated areas, he said."

I wouldn't expect prices to start dropping for at least a month after the water is gone.

 

[chesteracorgi]

The informed articles I have read say that the shortage will be through 2nd Q 2012. They say that the shortage is about 20% of sales in absolute (worldwide) terms.

 

[Branden]

will hdd prices go down by december? you might "save" a few bucks on black friday or other sales, but hdd prices will certainly not drop back down to pre-flooding prices for some time, possibly not even until Q2 next year.

 

[jitpublisher]

I would say HDD's are going to demand a premium for 3 months, that is how long the supply chain is for overseas imports. You may get lucky and catch a few less desirable drives on sale, this would be a great opportunity for distributors and dealers to offload some outdated low demand models that have been sitting in inventory for a while.

 

[soulfringe]

With prices being what they are, this seems like a good reason (at lease excuse) to go the SSD route.

 

[Djentleman]

With prices being what they are, this seems like a good reason (at lease excuse) to go the SSD route.

I was thinking of doing crossfire. But this may be a better option for the time being! I think 120 gig ssd will do me some good for a few years...