Lynn said:Does anyone know why the WD 4 TB USB
external is so much?
http://www.amazon.com/Book-External-Drive-Storage-Backup/dp/B008S94HXG/
Lynn said:Does anyone know why the WD 4 TB USB
external is so much?
http://www.amazon.com/Book-External-Drive-Storage-Backup/dp/B008S94HXG/
You thought top-of-the-line (in this case, top-of-the-capacity) products
would be linearly the equal cost per byte as the low-end higher-demand
products?
Their claimed "regular" price:
1 TB @ $170 = 17 cents/GB
2 TB @ $115 = 6 cents/GB
3 TB @ $150 = 5 cents/GB
4 TB @ $230 = 6 cents/GB
Their discounted prices:
1 TB @ $100 = 10 cents/GB
2 TB @ $89 = 4 cents/GB
3 TB @ $120 = 4 cents/GB
4 TB (no discounted price)
Prices are linear for their "regular" price (except for the high-deman
1TB unit for which they're getting a premium). They aren't discounting
the 4 TB unit as yet. *You never said which prices you were comparing*,
or even if you were comparing their product set of WDC externals against
some other brand or against some other online seller. Newegg sells the
same item for $200 (also with free shipping). No surprise there that
you have to shop around to different vendors (while limiting them to
those that are trustworthy and have a decent return policy) to find
different prices. Higher capacities usually incur a price premium, just
like buying the latest and fastest video cards with the most pipes and
biggest memory. This is no big secret. The biggest LCD monitors are
more than what would be the linear cost of the normal-sized ones that
have more sales.
Also, you aren't looking at just an internal hard disk. You are looking
at their *enclosed* external hard disk. A hard disk by itself would be
cheaper but then you'd still need the hardware interface for the
external device. I suspect there is a WDC green 4 TB inside the case (I
stay away from their green drives) and those sell for $190 at Newegg.
The difference of $40 is not unrealistic for the extra cost of the
external case with the interface PCB, and then add the cost for a USB3
cable that [I'm assuming] they're including.
Lynn said:Does anyone know why the WD 4 TB USB
external is so much?
http://www.amazon.com/Book-External-Drive-Storage-Backup/dp/B008S94HXG/
You thought top-of-the-line (in this case, top-of-the-capacity) products
would be linearly the equal cost per byte as the low-end higher-demand
products?
Their claimed "regular" price:
1 TB @ $170 = 17 cents/GB
2 TB @ $115 = 6 cents/GB
3 TB @ $150 = 5 cents/GB
4 TB @ $230 = 6 cents/GB
Their discounted prices:
1 TB @ $100 = 10 cents/GB
2 TB @ $89 = 4 cents/GB
3 TB @ $120 = 4 cents/GB
4 TB (no discounted price)
Prices are linear for their "regular" price (except for the high-deman
1TB unit for which they're getting a premium). They aren't discounting
the 4 TB unit as yet. *You never said which prices you were comparing*,
or even if you were comparing their product set of WDC externals against
some other brand or against some other online seller. Newegg sells the
same item for $200 (also with free shipping). No surprise there that
you have to shop around to different vendors (while limiting them to
those that are trustworthy and have a decent return policy) to find
different prices. Higher capacities usually incur a price premium, just
like buying the latest and fastest video cards with the most pipes and
biggest memory. This is no big secret. The biggest LCD monitors are
more than what would be the linear cost of the normal-sized ones that
have more sales.
Also, you aren't looking at just an internal hard disk. You are looking
at their *enclosed* external hard disk. A hard disk by itself would be
cheaper but then you'd still need the hardware interface for the
external device. I suspect there is a WDC green 4 TB inside the case (I
stay away from their green drives) and those sell for $190 at Newegg.
The difference of $40 is not unrealistic for the extra cost of the
external case with the interface PCB, and then add the cost for a USB3
cable that [I'm assuming] they're including.
Lynn said:Does anyone know why the WD 4 TB USB
external is so much?
http://www.amazon.com/Book-External-Drive-Storage-Backup/dp/B008S94HXG/
You thought top-of-the-line (in this case, top-of-the-capacity) products
would be linearly the equal cost per byte as the low-end higher-demand
products?
Their claimed "regular" price:
1 TB @ $170 = 17 cents/GB
2 TB @ $115 = 6 cents/GB
3 TB @ $150 = 5 cents/GB
4 TB @ $230 = 6 cents/GB
Their discounted prices:
1 TB @ $100 = 10 cents/GB
2 TB @ $89 = 4 cents/GB
3 TB @ $120 = 4 cents/GB
4 TB (no discounted price)
Prices are linear for their "regular" price (except for the high-deman
1TB unit for which they're getting a premium). They aren't discounting
the 4 TB unit as yet. *You never said which prices you were comparing*,
or even if you were comparing their product set of WDC externals against
some other brand or against some other online seller. Newegg sells the
same item for $200 (also with free shipping). No surprise there that
you have to shop around to different vendors (while limiting them to
those that are trustworthy and have a decent return policy) to find
different prices. Higher capacities usually incur a price premium, just
like buying the latest and fastest video cards with the most pipes and
biggest memory. This is no big secret. The biggest LCD monitors are
more than what would be the linear cost of the normal-sized ones that
have more sales.
Also, you aren't looking at just an internal hard disk. You are looking
at their *enclosed* external hard disk. A hard disk by itself would be
cheaper but then you'd still need the hardware interface for the
external device. I suspect there is a WDC green 4 TB inside the case (I
stay away from their green drives) and those sell for $190 at Newegg.
The difference of $40 is not unrealistic for the extra cost of the
external case with the interface PCB, and then add the cost for a USB3
cable that [I'm assuming] they're including.
Yes, this week I have watched the Amazon price
go from $215 with free shipping to $238 + $17
shipping. One wonders if the 4 TB external is
out of production for the moment.
Lynn McGuire wrote:
Does anyone know why the WD 4 TB USB
external is so much?
http://www.amazon.com/Book-External-Drive-Storage-Backup/dp/B008S94HXG/
You thought top-of-the-line (in this case, top-of-the-capacity) products
would be linearly the equal cost per byte as the low-end higher-demand
products?
Their claimed "regular" price:
1 TB @ $170 = 17 cents/GB
2 TB @ $115 = 6 cents/GB
3 TB @ $150 = 5 cents/GB
4 TB @ $230 = 6 cents/GB
Their discounted prices:
1 TB @ $100 = 10 cents/GB
2 TB @ $89 = 4 cents/GB
3 TB @ $120 = 4 cents/GB
4 TB (no discounted price)
Prices are linear for their "regular" price (except for the high-deman
1TB unit for which they're getting a premium). They aren't discounting
the 4 TB unit as yet. *You never said which prices you were comparing*,
or even if you were comparing their product set of WDC externals against
some other brand or against some other online seller. Newegg sells the
same item for $200 (also with free shipping). No surprise there that
you have to shop around to different vendors (while limiting them to
those that are trustworthy and have a decent return policy) to find
different prices. Higher capacities usually incur a price premium, just
like buying the latest and fastest video cards with the most pipes and
biggest memory. This is no big secret. The biggest LCD monitors are
more than what would be the linear cost of the normal-sized ones that
have more sales.
Also, you aren't looking at just an internal hard disk. You are looking
at their *enclosed* external hard disk. A hard disk by itself would be
cheaper but then you'd still need the hardware interface for the
external device. I suspect there is a WDC green 4 TB inside the case (I
stay away from their green drives) and those sell for $190 at Newegg.
The difference of $40 is not unrealistic for the extra cost of the
external case with the interface PCB, and then add the cost for a USB3
cable that [I'm assuming] they're including.
Yes, this week I have watched the Amazon price
go from $215 with free shipping to $238 + $17
shipping. One wonders if the 4 TB external is
out of production for the moment.
I read on one of the overseas news sites (BBC? Guardian?) a few days ago
that there is flooding in Thailand again.
Perce
Lynn said:What is the URL for the newegg price of $200? I
did not see it.
On 10/4/2013 10:48 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
Lynn McGuire wrote:
Does anyone know why the WD 4 TB USB
external is so much?
http://www.amazon.com/Book-External-Drive-Storage-Backup/dp/B008S94HXG/
You thought top-of-the-line (in this case, top-of-the-capacity) products
would be linearly the equal cost per byte as the low-end higher-demand
products?
Their claimed "regular" price:
1 TB @ $170 = 17 cents/GB
2 TB @ $115 = 6 cents/GB
3 TB @ $150 = 5 cents/GB
4 TB @ $230 = 6 cents/GB
Their discounted prices:
1 TB @ $100 = 10 cents/GB
2 TB @ $89 = 4 cents/GB
3 TB @ $120 = 4 cents/GB
4 TB (no discounted price)
Prices are linear for their "regular" price (except for the high-deman
1TB unit for which they're getting a premium). They aren't discounting
the 4 TB unit as yet. *You never said which prices you were comparing*,
or even if you were comparing their product set of WDC externals against
some other brand or against some other online seller. Newegg sells the
same item for $200 (also with free shipping). No surprise there that
you have to shop around to different vendors (while limiting them to
those that are trustworthy and have a decent return policy) to find
different prices. Higher capacities usually incur a price premium, just
like buying the latest and fastest video cards with the most pipes and
biggest memory. This is no big secret. The biggest LCD monitors are
more than what would be the linear cost of the normal-sized ones that
have more sales.
Also, you aren't looking at just an internal hard disk. You are looking
at their *enclosed* external hard disk. A hard disk by itself would be
cheaper but then you'd still need the hardware interface for the
external device. I suspect there is a WDC green 4 TB inside the case (I
stay away from their green drives) and those sell for $190 at Newegg.
The difference of $40 is not unrealistic for the extra cost of the
external case with the interface PCB, and then add the cost for a USB3
cable that [I'm assuming] they're including.
Yes, this week I have watched the Amazon price
go from $215 with free shipping to $238 + $17
shipping. One wonders if the 4 TB external is
out of production for the moment.
I read on one of the overseas news sites (BBC? Guardian?) a few days ago
that there is flooding in Thailand again.
Perce
I am wondering if this is the same thing:
http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Security-Local-Backup-WDBFJK0040HBK-NESN/dp/B00E3RH61W/
Lynn
Lynn said:On 10/05/13 01:37 pm, Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 10/4/2013 10:48 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
Lynn McGuire wrote:
Does anyone know why the WD 4 TB USB
external is so much?
http://www.amazon.com/Book-External-Drive-Storage-Backup/dp/B008S94HXG/
You thought top-of-the-line (in this case, top-of-the-capacity) products
would be linearly the equal cost per byte as the low-end higher-demand
products?
Their claimed "regular" price:
1 TB @ $170 = 17 cents/GB
2 TB @ $115 = 6 cents/GB
3 TB @ $150 = 5 cents/GB
4 TB @ $230 = 6 cents/GB
Their discounted prices:
1 TB @ $100 = 10 cents/GB
2 TB @ $89 = 4 cents/GB
3 TB @ $120 = 4 cents/GB
4 TB (no discounted price)
Prices are linear for their "regular" price (except for the high-deman
1TB unit for which they're getting a premium). They aren't discounting
the 4 TB unit as yet. *You never said which prices you were comparing*,
or even if you were comparing their product set of WDC externals against
some other brand or against some other online seller. Newegg sells the
same item for $200 (also with free shipping). No surprise there that
you have to shop around to different vendors (while limiting them to
those that are trustworthy and have a decent return policy) to find
different prices. Higher capacities usually incur a price premium, just
like buying the latest and fastest video cards with the most pipes and
biggest memory. This is no big secret. The biggest LCD monitors are
more than what would be the linear cost of the normal-sized ones that
have more sales.
Also, you aren't looking at just an internal hard disk. You are looking
at their *enclosed* external hard disk. A hard disk by itself would be
cheaper but then you'd still need the hardware interface for the
external device. I suspect there is a WDC green 4 TB inside the case (I
stay away from their green drives) and those sell for $190 at Newegg.
The difference of $40 is not unrealistic for the extra cost of the
external case with the interface PCB, and then add the cost for a USB3
cable that [I'm assuming] they're including.
Yes, this week I have watched the Amazon price
go from $215 with free shipping to $238 + $17
shipping. One wonders if the 4 TB external is
out of production for the moment.
I read on one of the overseas news sites (BBC? Guardian?) a few days ago
that there is flooding in Thailand again.
Perce
I am wondering if this is the same thing:
http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Security-Local-Backup-WDBFJK0040HBK-NESN/dp/B00E3RH61W/
Lynn
How strange. The original 4 TB external is back
down to $196 plus free shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/Book-External-Drive-Storage-Backup/dp/B008S94HXG/
Lynn
This is how I found it:
Go to newegg.com
Computer Hardware -> Hard Drives
External Hard Drives
Manufacturer = Western Digital
Newegg (not interested in buying from other vendors advertising through
Newegg)
Search within: 4TB (displays the only result)
That took me to:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236385
Even has the same WDC part number as shown in the Amazon ad. By the
way, have you rechecked Amazon's price using the link your provided?
It's down ... to $185. This time Amazon is pointing to Tiger Direct as
the vendor (I didn't bother to check last time). Tiger Direct is using
Amazon's site for advertising their wares. Maybe a few days from now
that same Amazon page might list another 3rd party vendor. So that you
"buy" from Amazon doesn't really mean they are the seller. They are an
auction site used by lots of vendors.
miso said:I don't think Amazon is an auction site,
ANYONE can create an account there and auction their wares just like
they can do over at eBay. Individuals and companies can use Amazon.
They never did erode eBay's marketshare so they discontinued the
auction-style sales (http://news.cnet.com/2009-1017-270723.html). Their
auctions.amazon.com URL now redirects to a help page. eBay tried to
chip away at Craigslist's free listing (ebayclassifieds.com) but that
failed as there is piddly little traffic over there.
Yes, Amazon is a front for other people to sell their wares just like
eBay is a front for individuals, companies, or those that want to setup
eBay "Stores". You don't have to use an auction-style ad at eBay,
either, but can set a fixed price (e.g., Buy It Now or fixed price).
miso said:But this is circa 2000! I thought the poster meant recently.
Ebay eventually "invested" in Craigslist. I haven't bothered to see how
independent they are these days.
VanguardLH said:miso wrote
ANYONE can create an account there and auction their wares just like
they can do over at eBay. Individuals and companies can use Amazon.
They never did erode eBay's marketshare so they discontinued the
auction-style sales (http://news.cnet.com/2009-1017-270723.html).
Their auctions.amazon.com URL now redirects to a help page.
eBay tried to chip away at Craigslist's free listing (ebayclassifieds.com)
but that failed as there is piddly little traffic over there.