Where can one find the cheapest hard drives?

Answer 1

This is not an easy question to answer.

If I put down the brand name and model number of a hard drive that I know is the cheapest per Gigabyte on the market, by the time I hit the save button the information is extremely likely be outdated and will definitely be outdated after 24 hours.

Due to competition, and availability of stock the price per GB of various brands and models of drives go up and down every time a new model is released, the last of a shipment is sold or a new deal is reached between a supplier and a customer.

During 2011 Hard drive prices went up due to natural disasters such as the floods in Thailand sutting down most of the factories that produce about 45 percent of the world's hard drives.

As of the start of June 2012 the best deal on hard drives per GB seams to be on some of the 2 and 3 Terabyte models. As more 4 Terabyte drives come on the market their per GB price will slowly improve till their cost per GB will most likely be similar or cheaper than the 2 and 3 Terabyte models.

But with Solid State Drive technology rapidly improving the hard drive might soon become a relic of the past.

Answer 2

There are a number of retail locations and online stores that are known to sell hard drives for cheap prices. Walmart, Staples, and Amazon, for example, are great places to find this item for cheap.