VN Boards Archive

[VN Boards Archive]

Welcome to the Vault Network forum archive.

This is not a complete archive, time didn't allot us the opportunity to properly backup the majority of the boards deemed "expendable". Most boards on this list have at least 20-40 pages archived (non-logged in pages, 15 topics per page).

Popular boards may have as many as 250 pages archived at 50 topics per page, while others deemed of historical signifigance may be archived in their entirety.

We may not agree with how the board shutdown was managed, but we've done what we could to preserve some of its history in lieu of that.

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Topic: Thailand flooding causes hard drive prices to soar.

Ravynmagi Title: Moderator Posts: 29,978 Registered: Dec 23, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 29,452 User ID: 572,278	Subject: Thailand flooding causes hard drive prices to soar.
	Prices of hard drives are soaring after a huge flood in Thailand has put thousands of factories under water, including Western Digital. Even now factories are still flooded and workers are using boats and jet skis to carry out parts that were stored in the upper levels of the factories. Seagate's factory was not flooded, but the overall supply shortage means everyone is raising their prices due to the demand. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/business/global/07iht-floods07.html?_r=1 This article below charts the price of a Samsung 1TB hard drive from a low of $50 up to $140 today. http://www.slashgear.com/computer-prices-likely-to-soar-as-hdd-costs-rocket-07193570/ I just looked up the 3TB WD hard drive I bought for $140 in July. It now costs $280. -----signature----- (none)
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_Kewk_ Title: Sith Lord Posts: 10,167 Registered: Dec 17, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 9,952 User ID: 749,729	Subject: Thailand flooding causes hard drive prices to soar.
	HDD's are up... but SSD's are not -----signature----- (none)
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