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Where to buy cheapest 2-4TB SDD Hard Disk

WSB
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Where to buy cheapest 2-4TB SDD Hard Disk?
Am flying within Europe for Gatwick in a few weeks. Is it also worth trying to get a deal at the airport electronics shop?

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  • IvanOpinion
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    You might be able to compare prices before you go.
    Try firing up country specific Amazon or other European electronics sites such as https://geizhals.eu/ (which has sites for several countries). Best bet though is know the prices in the UK and then simply compare while you are away.

    SSD's have gone up by about 50% since last Sep, although I notice the Crucial MX500 2tb has come back down to £114 (lowest was about £80 but it was £152 a few days ago).

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  • WSB
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    You might be able to compare prices before you go.
    Try firing up country specific Amazon or other European electronics sites such as https://geizhals.eu/ (which has sites for several countries). Best bet though is know the prices in the UK and then simply compare while you are away.

    SSD's have gone up by about 50% since last Sep, although I notice the Crucial MX500 2tb has come back down to £114 (lowest was about £80 but it was £152 a few days ago).

    Thanks, surprised the prices are going up though. Thought these things usually go down in price. I'm in no hurry though
  • IvanOpinion
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    edited 25 May at 5:07AM
    In Q3 last year Samsung announced that it was intending to push the prices of NAND chips up.
    I had read some connection with the rate of pace of AI but can't remember the full details.
    Past caring about first world problems.
  • 35har1old
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    WSB said:
    Where to buy cheapest 2-4TB SDD Hard Disk?
    Am flying within Europe for Gatwick in a few weeks. Is it also worth trying to get a deal at the airport electronics shop?
    Internal or external 
  • poppellerant
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    edited 25 May at 4:39PM
    Be careful what you buy if you value your data and make sure that you enable Bitlocker on the drive in case it gets lost.

  • WSB
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    35har1old said:
    WSB said:
    Where to buy cheapest 2-4TB SDD Hard Disk?
    Am flying within Europe for Gatwick in a few weeks. Is it also worth trying to get a deal at the airport electronics shop?
    Internal or external 
    External SDD
  • Paradigm
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    If it's for external use what about a 2TB nvme drive paired with an enclosure? Just plug into a USB port & away you go. Small, lightweight, no external power source & the advantage that you can fit the drive into your computer if you so wish.

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