HDD pricing falls to $25 per TB on Black Friday

TweakTown reports pricing of hard disk drives are falling as the supply situation is finally normalizing after the massive disruption after the Thai floods of 2011 that send a tidal wave of price hikes throughout the HDD market. The site notes HDD prices are dropping to the $25 per terabyte mark on Black Friday and expects many of these deals will be without the usual mail-in-rebate programs.

The floods in Thailand in 2011 sent a tidal wave of high prices through the HDD market. The ripples of the flood are just receding and HDD prices are finally rebounding. Black Friday sales are going to feature HDDs for roughly $25 a terabyte, and expect many of these great deals to come without the normal mail in rebate programs. External drives are also going to be exceptionally low priced and feature speedy USB 3.0 interfaces.