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Originally Posted by Arclight
It's because of the floods in Thailand a while ago. HD production dropped considerably and prices are still influenced by lack of supply today.
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Ah. I never would have thought of that.
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If you have a fancier connection, like FireWire or eSATA (or USB 3), you can use higher performance drives but cooling becomes a much bigger concern.
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The joke is on me. My 2TB WD has USB 3, but my seven-year-old rig only has USB 1 ports. Every time I plug something in I get a message: "This device can run faster if you plug it into a USB 2 port." Problem is, I get that no matter which port I plug it into. Maybe if I ever get the new computer I've been trying (and failing) to save for for two years I'll actually experience some heating problems.
