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(Bad News) Seagate: HDD production wont normalize till end of 2012

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guru_urug
guru_urug Original post #1
Nov 20, 2011 at 11:35 AM
Seagate: HDD Production Won't Return to Normal For 1 Year

This sucks...I was hoping to get a new HDD by next Feb atleast. :-x Well I guess theres no point in waiting anymore
J
Jripper #2
Nov 20, 2011 at 11:43 AM
Gaaah >_< Catastrophic
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #3
Nov 20, 2011 at 2:17 PM
I think HDD's will be obsolete by then. SSD's are coming down on price quite fast. So I wont be surprised if HDD become obsolete.
d6bmg
d6bmg #4
Nov 20, 2011 at 3:01 PM
Good bye Seagate.

thetechfreak said:
I think HDD's will be obsolete by then. SSD's are coming down on price quite fast. So I wont be surprised if HDD become obsolete.
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This is another concerning factor. But I don't think SSDs can ever replace HDDs.
mitraark
mitraark #5
Nov 20, 2011 at 4:28 PM
NOOOOOOO T_T

I was hoping to get a 2TB in July :(

Maybe i'll try to get one 2nd hand from a friend of mine.
avinandan012
avinandan012 #6
Nov 20, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Sad :-( i was thinking of buying 1 TB
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fz8975 #7
Nov 20, 2011 at 5:20 PM
one can opt for WD ....right ??
Skyh3ck
Skyh3ck #8
Nov 20, 2011 at 5:51 PM
What I can say....

Thailand flood...
Bulldozer disaster.....
Product launch delays...
Harddisk price rise....

It is technical apocalypse.....
d6bmg
d6bmg #9
Nov 20, 2011 at 5:52 PM
fz8975 said:
one can opt for WD ....right ??
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No. They are facing 'exactly' same problem for 'exactly' same reason. (i.e. flood in Thailand)
ranjitsd
ranjitsd #10
Nov 20, 2011 at 6:16 PM
Wt abt other hdd company
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fz8975 #11
Nov 20, 2011 at 6:41 PM
SuperH3art said:
What I can say....

Thailand flood...
Bulldozer disaster.....
Product launch delays...
Harddisk price rise....

It is technical apocalypse.....
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also you don't have a PC ...(No offence)
ranjitsd
ranjitsd #13
Nov 20, 2011 at 7:24 PM
Good bye trinity and ivy just wait for haswell
V
vizkid2005 #14
Nov 20, 2011 at 9:33 PM
thetechfreak said:
I think HDD's will be obsolete by then. SSD's are coming down on price quite fast. So I wont be surprised if HDD become obsolete.
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I dont feel SSD is goin 2 replace HDD coz cost/bit of HDD is very less ... SSD is speed but not dat much capacity ....

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Zangetsu
Zangetsu #15
Nov 21, 2011 at 11:17 AM
this is really bad for us...
can't buy external HDD now :(
MyGeekTips
MyGeekTips #16
Nov 21, 2011 at 11:18 AM
Thank God My Old 7200.12 320GB is working good.
coderunknown
coderunknown #17
Nov 21, 2011 at 12:04 PM
this will affect laptop prices too.
d6bmg
d6bmg #18
Nov 21, 2011 at 8:09 PM
^^ Yes, very much valid point. But from the present market prices, it seems that except for the price increase due to dollar-money value fluctuation, anything yet to change.
But in long run, yes, it will obviously affect laptop's prices.
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fz8975 #19
Nov 21, 2011 at 9:42 PM
Today I went to sony service centre...two guys came to upgrade sony vaio's HDD....
They visited the service centre 2-3 weeks back
when they were told the price they got shocked due to huge increase of 1.5k(approx)..from last visit

Hope the prices come down ASAP..atleast for desktop HDDs
d6bmg
d6bmg #20
Nov 21, 2011 at 9:57 PM
fz8975 said:
Hope the prices come down ASAP..atleast for desktop HDDs
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All HDDs are made at the same place. So, when prices increase, both laptop & desktop HDDs price will increase. They are not independent.
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vizkid2005 #21
Nov 21, 2011 at 9:57 PM
2day I asked price of 1TB WD green ... u wont believe wat he qouted ... 5.35k !!!! I mean WTF! !!! I got it 4 1.9k exactly 1 yr bak! !!! are they selin HDDs or gold! !!!

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skeletor
skeletor #22
Nov 22, 2011 at 2:41 AM
Questions about configurations go here. Strictly Buying Advice - No troubleshooting here. Go through each and every sticky thread of this section and other sections before posting.
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Moved to Tech News. :)
Vyom
Vyom #23
Nov 22, 2011 at 3:05 PM
Oh man! This is really bad. HDD of one of my system has already crashed. And another is just 80 GB, and definitely won't suffice for next one year! :(

Btw, I am assuming that this would also affect External HDD's and Pen Drives also. Will it?
d6bmg
d6bmg #24
Nov 22, 2011 at 3:39 PM
^^ Not the pen drives. But it will affect external HDDs in the same way.
coderunknown
coderunknown #26
Nov 22, 2011 at 7:34 PM
vineet369 said:
Btw, I am assuming that this would also affect External HDD's and Pen Drives also. Will it?
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simply visit flipkart. go to computers, laptop accessories, external hard drive price. a few months ago i brought a 500Gb 2.5" HDD for 2.5k. now price of similar HDD is 4k or more. and this will just get worst.
sygeek
sygeek #27
Nov 23, 2011 at 12:58 AM
We should start investing in HDDs :lol:
axes2t2
axes2t2 #28
Nov 23, 2011 at 10:50 AM
Bad news.
Vyom
Vyom #29
Dec 6, 2011 at 10:56 PM
A drop of relief everyone.
Western Digital partially restores Thailand operations - TechSpot News
Skud
Skud #30
Dec 6, 2011 at 11:05 PM
Time to trim the fat. ;) Forget about the price coming back to July-August level anytime soon.
thanseer
thanseer #31
Dec 14, 2011 at 8:07 PM
too sad

:cry::cry:

i' thinking to buy a HDD next month
reniarahim1
reniarahim1 #32
Dec 15, 2011 at 1:21 PM
hhmm..was planning to setup my AMD fusion HTPC. will wait for few more months now.
Terabyte
Terabyte #33
Dec 22, 2011 at 8:33 AM
Hard drive prices recede for first time since Thai floods
axes2t2
axes2t2 #34
Dec 22, 2011 at 9:29 AM
Nice but by how much ??
sujoyp
sujoyp #35
Dec 22, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Now that seagate took over samsungs HDD business...the news is even worse
The Sorcerer
The Sorcerer #36
Dec 22, 2011 at 11:08 AM
...and Western Digital taken over Hitachi.

WD guys pinged me yesterday and bringing an official price of a review I was done and about to put at the day when they were going to announce it and then the floods happened. 9.5mm thick 2.5" 1TB WD Scorpio Blue WD10JPVT is quoted for 10k approx MRP. I think its safe to say that WD is limping- atleast judging purely by how it looks from my end and atleast from notebook drive's POV. Or else WD India wouldn't have been in the position to release a press notification and official price for this.