Anyone knows if Buffalo manufactures their own hard disk, or buys it from another manufacturer?

i usually send mine to viewnet, and they only charge RM30 per hdd, once rma return, they will sms u to inform, another good thing is that u dun even need to pack ur hdd at all.

How long are you prepare to wait? 6 months to 1 year?

i ask some pc shop in penang when the hd price will go down.. they said it will be jun next year..

I'm pretty sure that the manufacturers could recoup some of their losses by selling them in large volume and cheaper price as opposed to small volume and higher price. As long as there is a steady drop in price, I wouldn't mind if they want to keep the prices steady for a while. If it remains constant for the next year or more, then they are shooting themselves in the foot. With the current price, their profit margin is huge. If they could sell it at the price before the flood, that would mean that their manufacturing costs aren't that high as no company would sell their product for less than what it needs to produce them.