Hard Drive prices - need to get back in the loop

[smb3]

hi there guys

I need assistance because I am out of the loop with hard drive prices these days ... what's considered a "good price" for a:

* 2TB 3.5"
* 3TB 3.5"

* 2TB 2.5"
* 1TB 2.5"

I have a bunch of these externals plugged into my pc (1x500Gb, 1x320Gb, had a 1Tb but took the HDD out and moved that into the PC) and I am starting to dislike the cables and stuff like that, so I want to consolidate them into one hdd.

I did my own searching and prices are like ~1300-1500 for a 3TB 3.5" and 2TB 2.5", ... the point is whether to wait for specials and how low do they drop?

The last time I bought anything hard drive related was in 2010.

 

[MickZA]

... the point is whether to wait for specials and how low do they drop?

Don't think you’re going to see any amazing specials on internals any time soon, if anything prices will go up due to the rands stellar performance

 

[Rickster]

I got my SG 3TB for R1400.

 

[MickZA]

I got my SG 3TB for R1400.

Haven't shopped around but I see Sybaritic have it @ R1469 incl atm - http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/product_info.php?products_id=66416

 

[Rickster]

Haven't shopped around but I see Sybaritic have it @ R1469 incl atm - http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/product_info.php?products_id=66416

Yep, thats were I bought it.

 

[Rickster]

Esquire this week's special.

 

[RyanPCMR]

It would seem the flooding of the some HDD manufacturing plants are still affecting the HDD prices. It feels like it is increasing instead of decreasing atm.