Why is wanting $250 for a one-time fee option of a 2nd 250gb drive? This is just a standard SATA drive (3060 config), isn't it? The 500gb for $450 is even more outrageous. I just bought a 500gb seagate 7200 rpm 32mb cache for $80...
Some profit on the sale of the hard drive is understandable, but asking over 5x the price? Am I missing something?
Full Version: Why are some things so expensive?
Location, location, location.
Your off-the-shelf drive isn't located in a datacenter, and it would cost you millions of dollars to build the datacenter, so can't blame them for wanting to make a profit in exchange for the work they've put in. They're in business to make money so the market (what customers are willing to pay) dictates the price they charge for add-ons. Also they have to pay for the power and cooling the drive will require over its lifetime. And while the drive itself is probably covered by a 3-5 year manufacturer warranty, they have to have someone ready 24/7 to replace if it fails, and every piece of hardware you add increases the probability that emergency labor will be required at sometime in the future to replace it immediately.
If it makes you feel better I paid $600 one-time for a 146 GB 10k drive which retails for $130 now -- but it will still save me over paying monthly for the same drive.
See if there's a promo going right now for 50% off add-ons.
Your off-the-shelf drive isn't located in a datacenter, and it would cost you millions of dollars to build the datacenter, so can't blame them for wanting to make a profit in exchange for the work they've put in. They're in business to make money so the market (what customers are willing to pay) dictates the price they charge for add-ons. Also they have to pay for the power and cooling the drive will require over its lifetime. And while the drive itself is probably covered by a 3-5 year manufacturer warranty, they have to have someone ready 24/7 to replace if it fails, and every piece of hardware you add increases the probability that emergency labor will be required at sometime in the future to replace it immediately.
If it makes you feel better I paid $600 one-time for a 146 GB 10k drive which retails for $130 now -- but it will still save me over paying monthly for the same drive.
See if there's a promo going right now for 50% off add-ons.
QUOTE (Jeff @ Jun 16 2008, 05:02 PM) 
If it makes you feel better I paid $600 one-time for a 146 GB 10k drive which retails for $130 now -- but it will still save me over paying monthly for the same drive.
That does make me feel better
thanks hehe
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