Anyone know the price of a 2TB drive in Chiang Mai? I shall be up there tomorrow and am looking for recommendations. I know that prices are going up but a mate of mine who lives there very recently bought a 1TB for 2200bt which is less than half the price that's being asked in the UK at the moment.

I bought a 2TB drive in the UK about 2 months ago for 59 quid. The same supplier now wants £250 for the same thing!

This will probably give you an estimate http://www.jib.co.th/web/index.php/product/listCategory/2/1101/0/index.php

http://www.hwhinter.com/price_show2.php

And now leave me alone as I'm busy setting up a website solely to sell Harddisks in the UK at dumping prices of 200 pounds.

This will probably give you an estimate http://www.jib.co.th/web/index.php/product/listCategory/2/1101/0/index.php

http://www.hwhinter.com/price_show2.php

And now leave me alone as I'm busy setting up a website solely to sell Harddisks in the UK at dumping prices of 200 pounds.

I'll be your local representative

Prices have gone through the roof since 25% of world manufacturing capacity was wiped out in the Thai floods. There is loads about it on the web, for example: http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/11/3/hdd-shortage-continue/

Saw an external USB3.0 2TB drive at IT City on 3rd Flr of Central Airport plaza the other day for about 3850 Baht. I think that it was a Western Digital MyBook, though I'm not sure about that.

We priced them at Computer City and Panthip for a 1 TB. Best price was near 3k baht for a 1 TB at Panthip...until we thought to go to Big C.

Got an Acer with a 3-year warranty, 1 TB, for 2,299 baht total yesterday. Hadn't considered that it might be marked up due to the floods, but we're pretty happy with our purchase.

I didn't look for 2 TB, but I reckon it is cheaper, here, even with the flooding.

I bought a 2 TB Western Digital internal 3.5'' SATA-3 (64MB.Green) harddisk for just 2550 baht on the 15th of October this year - just 3 weeks ago.

I don't remember the name of the shop, but it was in the little mall called CM Computer - marked on the map in the attachment.

The price might have gone up since then, though...

I bought a 2 TB Western Digital internal 3.5'' SATA-3 (64MB.Green) harddisk for just 2550 baht on the 15th of October this year - just 3 weeks ago.

I don't remember the name of the shop, but it was in the little mall called CM Computer - marked on the map in the attachment.

The price might have gone up since then, though...

Wow! Is it USB 3.0? And is the power supply USB?

He said Sata 3,isn't the same as usb 3

Wow! Is it USB 3.0? And is the power supply USB?

It's an internal harddrive, not an external one, so the power supply is a wire that is connected to the power supply inside the computer (tower).

I've had a look round Icon Square and I can get a WD 2TB for 4000bt or a Seagate for 6000bt. Minimum price for either in the UK at the minute is 10,000Bt. WD here I come :jap:

A useful resource to check "ballpark lowball" price figures for various computer hardware is thanni dot com (English available); they are in Bangkok.

In considering an HD purchase, to be used in Thailand, I'd think seriously if it were worth an extra 2k baht or so to have a model that has a 5 year warranty, rather 3, or 2.

~o:37;

my suggestion is you look for a Synnex . WD / ( BLACK ) is much more expensive . but trust me when your HDD die on you and all your data lost . the 300- 500b you save will mean nothing .

I sure hope the OP purchased his hard drive already, since at Tukcom in Pattaya, yesterday 8/11 , not one shop would sell me a Hard drive unless I had them build me a complete system

Banana IT had both Seagate and Western Digital's in their display case but would not part with them at any price

ta22.

re .. when your HDD die on you and all your data lost

you only have one ? .... nahhh !

4 ... all exact copies of each other ; )

dave2

ta22.

re .. when your HDD die on you and all your data lost

you only have one ? .... nahhh !

4 ... all exact copies of each other ; )

dave2

And all four safely stored in the one place?

I sure hope the OP purchased his hard drive already, since at Tukcom in Pattaya, yesterday 8/11 , not one shop would sell me a Hard drive unless I had them build me a complete system

Banana IT had both Seagate and Western Digital's in their display case but would not part with them at any price

Took your advice and went buying today. Only Banana had any in stock at all and they sold me a 2TB WD for £100 (5000bt). If I'd waited till I got back to the UK and bought it the cost would have been £215!