As some of you may have noticed in recent months computer and hard drive prices have skyrocketed.   You may be wondering why all of the sudden the same computer that was $500 four months ago is now $700.  Well here at dmi we have an answer.  In the summer of 2011 there was devastating flooding in Thailand and many hard drive companies outsource their labor to Thailand.  Because of this, many companies couldn’t produce enough drives compared to the demand and prices skyrocketed.

Why Computer Prices Have Risen