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Hard Drive Prices Reach Stratospheric Heights, Not Coming Down Any Time Soon

The flood destroyed two entire floors of their production floor at the largest mechanical hard drive manufacturing plant, Nidec. They make roughly 80% of the motors for every major HDD maker. They are also responsible for a large percent of other components needed to make your standard hard drive. To keep a long story short, the price of a standard HDD will not be 200% to 300% higher than they were a few months back.