Will CORONA VIRUS cause inflation of PC Hardware prices

[divito]

3 minutes ago, imreloadin said:

 

These are literally asking the same thing...

So the fact that he singled out one specific group of goods makes him bad somehow? What is the difference between asking about all of the products in China that might be affected and talking about a specific market that might be affected?

Shhh, the OP clearly wasn't supposed to ask about PC hardware, because we don't talk about those things on the LTT forums. /s

[Norwegiantweaker]

56 minutes ago, Arika S said:

...seriously?

 

There's a deadly virus spreading throughout China and filtering though to other countries, over a 1500 people have died in less than a month and almost 70,000 infected (probably more), and you're concerned about PC prices?

i'm sorry but do you seriously thing anyone thats not immediately affected will give a shit lol?.
jaøf the worlds population could be gone as long as i don't know anyone personally i don't care. 

i just hope prices will be the same as before........... 

[LogicalDrm]

@Lk09p

I have merged your two threads. Please keep posts about same subject in single thread. These two are very much about same subject, possible price changes and viruses spreading trough shipping services.

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I have removed couple of posts which were speculation about another member. Thats highly off topic, and overall not desired gossiping. If you have issue with member, contact moderation and def not shame them publicly.

[Roswell]

3 hours ago, Arika S said:

...seriously?

 

There's a deadly virus spreading throughout China and filtering though to other countries, over a 1500 people have died in less than a month and almost 70,000 infected (probably more), and you're concerned about PC prices?

Oh, simmer down with the bleeding heart.

 

It's a virus, people die and the world goes on. The flu kills 500,000+ worldwide each year and nobody gives a shit. Are you no longer concerned about economics related to your life after the flu season every year?

[Andreas Lilja]

7 minutes ago, Vitamanic said:

Oh, simmer down with the bleeding heart.

 

It's a virus, people die and the world goes on. The flu kills 500,000+ worldwide each year and nobody gives a shit. Are you no longer concerned about economics related to your life after the flu season every year?

It has a way higher death rate than the flu.

 

 

[Roswell]

7 minutes ago, Andreas Lilja said:

It has a way higher death rate than the flu.

 

 

Nobody knows that. You can't extrapolate mortality rates based mostly on reported cases. The vast majority of people infected likely aren't going to the hospital or exhibiting the more serious symptoms. We won't know the mortality rate for years.

 

What we do know, is that if you take the flu and extrapolate mortality rates based off of hospitalizations, the number would likely be just as sensational as what we're seeing in China right now.

[Bombastinator]

Sounds like tests should be done on virus viability in various outside the body situations.  My memory of maximum lime limit for many infections was hours to minutes outside the body.  This 4-5days thug seems unusually long.  This is why I think many organizations are talking about how merely slowing the advance of the virus helps.  It buys time to do testing like this.

[WolfLoverPro]

On 2/15/2020 at 9:18 PM, dizmo said:

...I really thought this was going to be a @WolfLoverPro question. Sadly, there are more uneducated people than I thought.

No. No you can't. Viruses last at most 7 days outside the host.

Lmfao. Well even I know that. No seriously I researched it because I was gonna order something off ali express and so looks like I found something out by myself HUH

[Bombastinator]

48 minutes ago, WolfLoverPro said:

Lmfao. Well even I know that. No seriously I researched it because I was gonna order something off ali express and so looks like I found something out by myself HUH

Depends on the situation I suspect.  There’s careful minimal crystal freezing which could change things I suspect.  Some last minutes or less.  The 7 days is an assumed slop number.

[dean.dagostini]

Since foxconn is shut down there will be a shortage

[greenmax]

Maybe possible

 

no one knows until inflation happens

[Letgomyleghoe]

On 2/15/2020 at 1:18 PM, dizmo said:

...I really thought this was going to be a @WolfLoverPro question. Sadly, there are more uneducated people than I thought.

No. No you can't. Viruses last at most 7 days outside the host.

I think he means since there’s so many factories in China and the surrounding areas producing the parts for our pc, will there be less production amidst the chaos, and will that in turn raise of prices

[greenmax]

Just now, scuff gang said:

less production

Its Chinese New Year or whatever it is, they take lots of time off.

[WkdPaul]

8 minutes ago, greenmax said:

Its Chinese New Year or whatever it is, they take lots of time off.

That was 3 weeks ago. China kinda stops for a week for the Chinese new year, but we're well past this now and there are still factories and stores closed.

[Letgomyleghoe]

Just now, wkdpaul said:

That was 3 weeks ago. China kinda stops for a week for the Chinese new year, but we're well past this now and there are still factories and stores closed.

Yeah exactly, and I wasn’t really asking what else will affect prices, but if this corona virus will.

[dizmo]

15 minutes ago, scuff gang said:

I think he means since there’s so many factories in China and the surrounding areas producing the parts for our pc, will there be less production amidst the chaos, and will that in turn raise of prices

He was pretty clear:

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can i get infected just from them

Also, this was a thread that was merged, so there are actually two topics in it.

[Master Disaster]

On 2/15/2020 at 9:18 PM, dizmo said:

...I really thought this was going to be a @WolfLoverPro question. Sadly, there are more uneducated people than I thought.

No. No you can't. Viruses last at most 7 days outside the host.

Not true, Norovirus can live up to 30 days outside a host. Theres another virus that can last 5 months on a hard surface.

[Master Disaster]

38 minutes ago, wkdpaul said:

That was 3 weeks ago. China kinda stops for a week for the Chinese new year, but we're well past this now and there are still factories and stores closed.

The government officially extended CNY until either this week or next to try and help stop the spread.

[Letgomyleghoe]

35 minutes ago, dizmo said:

He was pretty clear:

Also, this was a thread that was merged, so there are actually two topics in it.

Ah missed that, but still, the title is “will corona virus cause inflation of pc part prices”

[WkdPaul]

6 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

The government officially extended CNY until either this week or next to try and help stop the spread.

Isn't that in HK ?

 

Unless I missed some news on the Mainland side ?

[dizmo]

10 minutes ago, scuff gang said:

Ah missed that, but still, the title is “will corona virus cause inflation of pc part prices”

And yet, it wasn't when I made the comment, so

[Master Disaster]

6 minutes ago, wkdpaul said:

Isn't that in HK ?

 

Unless I missed some news on the Mainland side ?

Ahh, you could well be correct there.

[WkdPaul]

Just now, Master Disaster said:

Ahh, you could well be correct there.

totally possible I missed some news from Mainland, but for HK, I think everything is closed until next week, and schools are closed until the first or second week of March ?

[Master Disaster]

1 minute ago, wkdpaul said:

totally possible I missed some news from Mainland, but for HK, I think everything is closed until next week, and schools are closed until the first or second week of March ?

Yeah you're totally correct, China did extend it but only till Feb 2nd.

[Tech_Dreamer]

there are some other consumer items that are being affected already, can't say the production of certain components for PC could be affected. it is very possible depending on hthe intensity of the spread i guess.