Huge price increase!?? Why has this item gone from approx. $189, just a month ago, to over $309 now?? WOW I know times are hard, but this just seems extreme. Did some nuclear reactor go off in China/Taiwan/Singapore?? Sheesh, maybe I should just save up for a SSD instead. Problem is, a 600GB SSD is over a thousand dollars! Really?? Exactly Why?! Having less precise moving parts, being essentially a giant RAM chip...shouldn't these things be exceedingly cheaper to manufacture!?? I love marketing. Huge price increase!?? Why has this item gone from approx. $189, just a month ago, to over $309 now?? WOW I know times are hard, but this just seems extreme. Did some nuclear reactor go off in... » Read More Huge price increase!?? Why has this item gone from approx. $189, just a month ago, to over $309 now?? WOW I know times are hard, but this just seems extreme. Did some nuclear reactor go off in China/Taiwan/Singapore?? Sheesh, maybe I should just save up for a SSD instead. Problem is, a 600GB SSD is over a thousand dollars! Really?? Exactly Why?! Having less precise moving parts, being essentially a giant RAM chip...shouldn't these things be exceedingly cheaper to manufacture!?? I love marketing. « Show Less
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Yeah, I figured as much....just like the price of gas eh? just strange that it only seems to be affecting these hard drives....not memory, smart phones or anything else!!
313989
And another way for consumers to get ripped off. Blaming the water floods in Taiwane is nonesense IMO. In 2012, we will have an overflood of harddrives, too many of them with not enough people wanting them. When this happends the prices should go down a lot.
2015782
I have no Idea, my supplier informs me that his price from the manufacturer/distributor has gone up for some reason.
1415154
Good question! the price is now 60$ not sure what is going on here. someone care to tell us why the price on this item keeps going up, I paid 25$ for it and that was too much.
1209851
Don't know why the price shot up....it doesn't make sense. The Z-2300 has been superceded by the Z-623; I don't imagine that the Z-2300 is still being manufactured.I bought the Z-2300 when it was on sale for $80 last fall.I'd say that unless you can find a set for $80 to $100 forget it and go for the Z-623 instead. It's currently, as of May 10th.'11. selling at Amazon for $130.The price for a new z2300 has gone up to $280 just two days after posting this. Totally absurd.
1696387
I was just about to buy a white one and the price jumped to $414! The strange thing is, if you go to the manufacturer's website, is sells for 350 euros. I hope amazon buys a new lot and sells them for a good price.
1703157
Keep in mind that original list prices do not necessarily go down after release. Video cards are notorious for huge price hikes after the initial reference cards sell out and the demand is well above the supply. I am not sure how often processors have the same thing happen, as my i7 920 from 2010 is more than adequate to this day, but with tech items you should always prepare for supply and demand to have a huge impact on frequent pricing shifts.
506379
OMG! I've just checked it on Amazon and you're right! That's outrageous. I have it in my Saved For Later file and I see that it says the item is no longer available from the selected seller. The price has changed. I won't be ordering it at that price! If you find out what the reason is, I'd love to know. Good luck finding a replacement.
1569720
Its strange...I bought this computer at Best Buy - 3 weeks ago (4/14) for $599...its now $749 there and at Amazon.com, the price has always been this high. Thought Amazon would be the less expensive route - guess I was wrong. The computer is great for my needs, though.
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I noticed the same thing. I don't think they are making them anymore and everyone is out of stock . The new LHB975 won't be out until May sometime. And may be until mid summer when you can get one. So it appears those vendors with this list $599 product jacked up the prices. Yesterday there were a couple refirb units and one used on Amazon for around $500. Today there were none. I just happened to look tonight late and a used unit came up for $518 shipped. Amazon Warehouse who guarantees it to work. So I snapped it up as I am ready to convert over and if the 975 is that much better can use it in my bedroom and get one of those. Very strange indeed. The used unit won't be available until Mar 20 so I'll keep looking and maybe things will open up again. Guess lots of others will too. Good luck or it might be awhile before we see something with this capability.
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I have this computer; the Lenovo S10. I enjoy it very much. But this is not a new machine, and shouldn't be something you are waiting to receive. I would suggest that you cancel your order and order again through another supplier. It's there on newegg.com for the same price and free shipping.If you can get by with a HDD of 80 Gb, you can even save some money. If you order the model with 512 Mb of RAM, or even 1Gb, it's easily upgraded to the maximum of 2 Gb by investing an additional $20 in a 2Gb RAM stick. Installing it takes under 5 minutes.Finally, if money is not an issue, and you would like something similar with a 6-cell battery, take a look at the Samsung NC-10. I have this computer; the Lenovo S10. I enjoy it very much. But this is not a new machine, and shouldn't be something you are waiting to receive. I would suggest that you cancel your order and order again through another supplier. It's there on newegg.com for the same price and free shipping.If you can get by with a HDD of 80 Gb, you can even save some money. If you order the model with 512 Mb of RAM, or even 1Gb, it's easily upgraded to the maximum of 2 Gb by investing an additional $20 in a 2Gb RAM stick. Installing it takes under 5 minutes.Finally, if money is not... » Read More I have this computer; the Lenovo S10. I enjoy it very much. But this is not a new machine, and shouldn't be something you are waiting to receive. I would suggest that you cancel your order and order again through another supplier. It's there on newegg.com for the same price and free shipping.If you can get by with a HDD of 80 Gb, you can even save some money. If you order the model with 512 Mb of RAM, or even 1Gb, it's easily upgraded to the maximum of 2 Gb by investing an additional $20 in a 2Gb RAM stick. Installing it takes under 5 minutes.Finally, if money is not an issue, and you would like something similar with a 6-cell battery, take a look at the Samsung NC-10. « Show Less
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I chatted with Amazon, and they said there was no definite date on when they'd actually receive this product. ExcaliberPC hasn't really been monkeying with the prices per say. At one point, they were informed by ASUS that the price was going to be $549.99, but the price was then announced back at $499.99. So they made that adjustment accordingly, only they still kept the list price at $549.99 and took the $50 off as a "discount". Yeah, shameful marketing move but the bottom line is that it's going at the MSRP and they do indeed have it in stock. I bit on ordering it from there rather than waiting on Amazon. The product has already shipped, so if you don't feel like waiting on Amazon or another more known vendor, I'd say that ExcaliberPC.com is the best source for this product.
701525
Thanks Bobster- I was also wondering where the link to the rebate had disappeared to. Why is the price of this item so labile? Yesterday, when I ordered it, it was $299 and today it's $364!
388328
Amazon just raised the price about $80. Must be because it's out of stock. I don't think I'll buy it now.
23355
I have been watching the price on amazon and it alwasy varied between 611 to 650. but all of sudden they raised it to $999, it doesnt make any sense to any one after looking at this. Are they trying to create a hype or just want to kill the product? whatever so it is not a wise decision in either way.
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Very good points. I noticed the 630 last night actually was in the $1400s. It seems to have been raised over night.I'm not in marketing, but it seems to me they adjusted the 630's price in order to make the 650 appear as if it is a good deal. Which don't get me wrong. $1550 is a great price for this TV based on other suppliers. However, it's illogical that they are raising the price unless they are simply trying to make more money or are getting low on stock. Either way, like you Stratixman, I won't buy it from amazon at this price. I had planned to use amazon but if they don't lower it back to where it was a week ago, I'll be using newegg. I'll give it a couple days but after that, newegg will have my business. Very good points. I noticed the 630 last night actually was in the $1400s. It seems to have been raised over night.I'm not in marketing, but it seems to me they adjusted the 630's price in order to make the 650 appear as if it is a good deal. Which don't get me wrong. $1550 is a great price for this TV based on other suppliers. However, it's illogical that they are raising the price unless they are simply trying to make more money or are getting low on stock. Either way, like you Stratixman, I won't buy it from amazon at this price. I had planned to use amazon but if... » Read More Very good points. I noticed the 630 last night actually was in the $1400s. It seems to have been raised over night.I'm not in marketing, but it seems to me they adjusted the 630's price in order to make the 650 appear as if it is a good deal. Which don't get me wrong. $1550 is a great price for this TV based on other suppliers. However, it's illogical that they are raising the price unless they are simply trying to make more money or are getting low on stock. Either way, like you Stratixman, I won't buy it from amazon at this price. I had planned to use amazon but if they don't lower it back to where it was a week ago, I'll be using newegg. I'll give it a couple days but after that, newegg will have my business. « Show Less
1524622
Feb 7th.....the price just jumped $300 bucks....what in the world is going on??
1003020
The price of RAM ramp up at least double since last year due to the fact DDR4 is coming out. It won't drop until the DDR4 is actually on the market.