Thursday, July 7, 2016

DV Shop 15th Anniversary Throwback Thursday


The DV Shop celebrated its 15th Anniversary in May, and just to give some perspective on how much things have changed in those 15 years, here's some comparative pricing.

Hard Drives
In 2001, the biggest hard drive you could get was 75GB, and a LaCie Firewire 75GB cost over $500.
In 2006, the biggest external hard drive was 600GB, and the LaCie Firewire 600GB cost $529.
In 2016, the LaCie Firewire 5TB costs $419.

Memory Cards
In 2006, the SanDisk Ultra 8GB Compact Flash card cost $1199.
In 2016, that same card costs $30.

DVD Burners
In 2001, the internal Pioneer A03 DVD Burner cost $1499.
In 2016, the internal Pioneer BluRay Burner sets you back $99.

What are we going to be saying in 2026?