Anyone feel as they’re gaining popularity they’re increasing prices along with it?
I hesitated to buy the 20tb exos from Newegg due to poor shipping protection but SPD has 6 refurb-only items on sale while most items stayed the same price.
Does anyone remember their pre-sale Seagate Exos X20 ST20000NM007D 20TB SATA price? I knew I should have written it down…
I noticed some of their manufacture recertified drives were more than some of the Newegg Black Friday prices were for the same drive new.
There’s a bit of a clusterfuck around hdds atm it seems. Prices are just stubbornly high and nobody is willing to move. But we all keep buying….
I would rather by NEW from Newegg or NEW OEM.
Had some manufacturer recertified drives that lasted a bit over a year. ST6000 and ST8000 something.
“free 2 day shipping and best in class packaging”
2-day shipping is nothing special.
Best-in-class packaging… I mean, it’s packaging. It either protects the drive or it doesn’t. Neither of those are something to use as a marketing tool.
Also, looked at some Seagates and it’s actually higher than the typical price I’ve seen the entire last several months. Can get a new X20 for $269 currently from Newegg; it’s $319 on SPD… even a recertified is $220. If you’re buying like 10 of them, sure, the recertified might be worthwhile. But 1-2, I’d pay the $49 extra to get a brand new one.
Disappointing is an understatement. There aren’t any deals, it’s just trying to sell stuff at a higher price than it usually is.
Does Black Friday for SPD started?
I just got a 22tb red pro new from WD for $330