# diskprices.com

12 Hacker News commenters recommended diskprices.com and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Shoppers praise its functional, plain catalogue of disk prices with no clutter. Critics say it lacks a brand filter and works poorly on mobile.

## Why people recommend it

- Functional, minimal, no-frills design (4 comments): "this is great UX because it's extremely functional, yet it has nearly no design to speak of" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49328839)) "I have a soft spot for these brutalist data catalogues" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46887074)) "no styling, no cookie banners, just pure information." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48828979))
- Inspires many similar price sites (4 comments): "sites like https://diskprices.com and https://lifepo4prices.com and all the other clones are so useful" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49568899)) "I love that site and always sat around thinking about building something like it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47049694)) "See also https://diskprices.com/ for inspiration." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47049927))
- Reliable and useful over years (2 comments): "sites like https://diskprices.com and https://lifepo4prices.com and all the other clones are so useful" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49568899)) "has always served me well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46712971))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [MiniPCs.zip](https://hackerapproved.com/p/minipcs-zip.md): 7 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://diskprices.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "diskprices.com", https://hackerapproved.com/p/diskprices-com/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).