Why aren't hard drive prices coming down?

What is up with HD prices? Why haven’t they come down? I got a 12gb drive for a hair under $200 last fall but since then it’s been darn near 20$/TB. What am I missing here?

Joe

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The last good deal that I got was on 03/15/2022 from Best Buy, on their USB, 18 TB, easystore drives, for $299.99

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Just bought some 18TB drives a weeks ago for $220.00 each all running good so far with warranty.

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Usual case as with lots of other goods and commodities.

The prices rise quickly but don’t come down much, if ever. This might be the new norm.

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Exos 14TBs are cheap ($200) because everyone wants the 18TBs instead lol.

The inflation bump we just had, it cancelled out much of price drop the supply chain catching up would have had. It’s a wash.

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20tb seagate refurbs are avail, got a couple for $279 w/2yr warranty, not too bad. Gonna start repurposing venerable 14tb drives. Shows the market is moving in some areas.

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thanks for the link to the exos 14tb drives :slight_smile:

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