A very good article over at techspot.com details the last 3 months of hard drive prices as a result of the Thailand flooding.
http://www.techspot.com/guides/494-hard-drive-pricewatch-thai-floods/
A very good read for those interested.
The meat & potatoes of the article..
Desktop Drives:
| Before | Peak | Current | Price Increase % (before vs. current) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB | $179.99 | $429.99 | $429.99 | 138.90% |
| Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB | $129.99 | $329.99 | $239.99 | 84.62% |
| Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB | $79.99 | $229.99 | $129.99 | 62.51% |
| Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB | $139.99 | $279.99 | $249.99 | 78.58% |
| Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB | $134.99 | $299.99 | $219.99 | 62.97% |
| Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB | $78.99 | $229.99 | $129.99 | 64.57% |
| Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB | $179.99 | $399.99 | $329.99 | 83.34% |
| Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 2TB | $109.99 | $299.99 | $219.99 | 100.01% |
Laptop Drives:
| Before | Peak | Current | Price Increase % (before vs. current) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate Momentus XT 500GB | $99.99 | $159.99 | $149.99 | 50.01% |
| Seagate Momentus XT 320GB | $94.99 | $149.99 | $149.99 | 57.90% |
| Western Digital Scorpio Blue 1TB | $134.99 | $239.99 | $199.99 | 48.15% |
| Western Digital Scorpio Black 750GB | $89.99 | $229.99 | $229.99 | 155.57% |
| Western Digital Scorpio Black 500GB | $69.99 | $149.99 | $139.99 | 100.01% |
| Western Digital Scorpio Black 320GB | $54.99 | $129.99 | $99.99 | 81.83% |
| Samsung Spinpoint M8 1TB | $89.99 | $219.99 | $114.99 | 27.78% |
| Samsung Spinpoint M8 750GB | $59.99 | $114.99 | $114.99 | 91.68% |
| Samsung Spinpoint M8 500GB | $49.99 | $129.99 | $89.99 | 80.02% |
David P. Roberts