The price trend of each brand hard disk: it is very difficult to reduce prices!

The price of solid-state hard disk is blew, what about mechanical hard disk? Thailand floods over the past six months more, production capacity is gradually restored, once the price of cabbage is back? Techreport recently to the various brands of hard disk price trends have done a meticulous comb, the result is disappointing. The following analysis uses data from Camelegg (Camel eggs), which collects the most representative electric quotient Newegg (new eggs) in the United States, from the beginning of 2011 to June 2012 (Thailand floods occurred in October 2011)--Of course, some models have not lived that long, So there will be a gap. Samsung Spinpoint F3, Ecogreen F4 series floods, F3 1TB, F4 2TB immediately prices soared, have doubled more. After the former price has been strong for a long time, this March only began to fall, and the latter soon after the flood began to slowly reduce prices, but until now, they are still more expensive than before the floods, especially the F3 1TB is also more than one times. But F3 500GB didn't start to raise prices until February this year, and the range was nearly one times, and then remained stable, basically not down. Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000. D, 7k3000 series 7k3000 2TB met with water that rose, also more than doubled, after the ups and downs, now still more than One-third. 7k1000. D 1TB floods just before the birth, catch a good time, nature can not lag behind. The 500GB model was released only February this year, up to the high price, and now is not much cheaper than 1TB. Seagate Barracuda Green Series 1TB, 2TB models in the flood occurred when the price of more than twice times, and 1TB after the never down, 2TB but cheaper! But March has not moved, still much more expensive than the original. Seagate Barracuda Series Although the data before the floods, but look at prices know how fierce the rise, and until March this year only began to show signs of decline, the extent is not. This time, the impact of Seagate is not big, the price is indeed the most fierce. You're a tough one. West Number Caviar Green Series flood occurred before the West number is slowly open and Seagate distance, sitting in the boss position, but the impact is the biggest. Green plate, the most popular 2TB direct price increase twice times, 1/3TB also have a times, but 2/3TB Price is quite close to the flood before, only 1TB is also more expensive, the new 500GB is not cheap. West number Caviar Blue Basket series 500GB models rose more than one times after the very reluctantly slowly down a little, 1TB model in the flood occurred nearly six months after the normal, to the 3-April and suddenly appeared a clear crest, nearly 200 U.S. dollar mark, fortunately, then quickly flowers fall, It is now stable at 100 dollars. West number Caviar Black Disk series Black disk is the favorite of high-end users, but also difficult to escape price trend, but it is now back to a more reasonable, though generally more than half. Oddly, the 500GB Model 2-March counter city rose one time, 1TB also in 3-5 months to the high, up to 330 U.S. dollars. If only the model before the flood, the west number of hard drives now average 74%. See these charts and figures, is not the feeling of pulling cool out of the cold? Want hard disk prices back to the original grade, according to this posture this year is not necessarily a. IHS Isuppli Even once said, wait until 2014. Alas, but no matter how the day must go on, really need hard disk users can only bite the bullet to eat stuffy loss. The following summary of the above hard disk current per GB unit capacity price, the lame inside pick general, to see who is slightly higher price ratio: it is obvious, 2/3TB this large capacity of the cost-effective more obvious, as long as 6 cents per GB, 500GB models are all in the end, Less than 0.15 dollars, more than 0.2 dollars, is three times times larger capacity. Take into account the trend of mass storage, to buy 2/3TB to go to it, of course, mainly those low speed green model, 7200 turn slightly more expensive.