Hard Drive specials [Text View]

filburt1

08-19-2005, 08:26 AM

From time to time, there are great deals on Hard drives that are great for upgrading one's Tivo or your server. This thread is dedicated not to discussing hard drive upgrades or best HD but simply alerting folks to such deals.
160 GB for $20 after rebate/coupon: http://www.fatwallet.com/t/18/510093/

HDTiVo

08-19-2005, 03:14 PM

The 300GB Seagate I ordered, along with $29 USB 2.0 conversion kit arrived today. $185 up front less $50 rebate =$135 with shipping.

I'd been looking for about 250GB for $150 USB2.0 so this was a good deal, and nice nice little project with the USB kit.

Thanks.

dagap

08-21-2005, 02:16 PM

outpost.com has the Seagate 400GB ST3400832A for $170 AR.

Purchase must be made by 8/25/2005.

http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4303145

HomieG

08-21-2005, 02:20 PM

Fry's has a Seagate 200GB for $50 after rebate.

Justin Thyme

08-21-2005, 05:46 PM

BTW- the 160GB deal expired yesterday. You really have to jump on these fast. At 12.5 cents per GB (maybe as much as .19 depending on your state taxes), that was a record.

.40/ per GB in these others looks like a more typical good deal these days, while the .33 deal on the 300 that HD got are much more rare- especially for the higher quality Seagates.

filburt1

08-21-2005, 06:00 PM

BTW- the 160GB deal expired yesterday. You really have to jump on these fast. At 12.5 cents per GB (maybe as much as .19 depending on your state taxes), that was a record.
Actually 160 GB for $5 is a recurring theme: http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?catid=18&threadid=511168 . However, the pricematching deals require more work. Then again, it's 3 cents per GB.

HDTiVo

08-21-2005, 09:19 PM

It blew my mind to see the 5 year parts and labor warranty when I got the Seagate. I've had two WD drives fail on me, one after two months, the other less than a year. No other HD has ever failed on me, but both the WDs I've had failed.

ref_karl

08-22-2005, 12:26 PM

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=316138&pfp=BROWSE

Ultra16 250GB, 7200RPM, Internal ATA/133 Hard Drive
Manufacturer: Maxtor
Mfg Part #: L01R250
Product Number: 316138

Was: $159.99
$99.99 (37% Off)

Justin Thyme

09-01-2005, 01:56 PM

Last day today- 300GB Seagate is back on sale for $99. (.33 per GB- good price though once a month you can do better on lower capacity drives). Today is the last day for this rebated offer from Outpost.com but this seems to be a regular offer- so if you miss this one, check back periodically in the future.
http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4280824#rebate

Not exactly a hard drive special, but a decent deal on a portable media player. Note- IRiver has a lower play time than Creative Zen, and there are liable to be some more inventory clearances of first generation PVP's in advance of release of new models for the christmas season.

$289 for a new 20GB IRiver that can be sync'd to Tivo files with Media player 10. You can do a little better on the net, but this is backed by Costco's liberal return policy.

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?ec=BC-EC3-Cat79&pos=1&whse=&topnav=&prodid=11068695

dylanemcgregor

09-03-2005, 11:46 AM

320 GB WD drive for $135 with no rebates. Not the lowest price you will ever find, but I figured some people would appreciate the lack of hassle associated with no rebates. Free shipping.

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=150439&*******pg&NR=1

Justin Thyme

09-11-2005, 05:53 AM

parzec

09-12-2005, 03:44 PM

300GB Refurb Maxtor -- $99 -- NO REBATE

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=4A3000J0-R&cat=HDD

Fl_Gulfer

09-12-2005, 06:01 PM

Office Max has a 320g Western Digital 7200 rpm 8 mg cache in store for 120$ on sale this week. after 80$ instant rebate and a 30$ mail in.

dylanemcgregor

09-12-2005, 06:30 PM

300GB Refurb Maxtor -- $99 -- NO REBATE

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=4A3000J0-R&cat=HDD

Just a quick note for anyone who doesnt usually read the fine print. This is a refurbed drive with only a 0 day warranty. Still might be a good deal, but buyer beware. I myself am a little hesitant to buy a refurbed hard drive for a TiVo since it will be getting such continuous use.

Dylan

parzec

09-12-2005, 11:53 PM

Just a quick note for anyone who doesnt usually read the fine print. This is a refurbed drive with only a 0 day warranty. Still might be a good deal, but buyer beware. I myself am a little hesitant to buy a refurbed hard drive for a TiVo since it will be getting such continuous use.

Dylan

Actually, it comes with a 90 day waranty - perhaps a typo in your post, but it says 90 on the computer geeks site.

nigebj

09-13-2005, 01:29 AM

Nigebj noted that this deal is back on again at Outpost.com

http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4280824?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

Offer good until 9/15/2005.

That's .33 per gb. Much cheaper than DVDs- with divx, you can get a feature length film on disk for less than 40 cents.
And as you'll note the Outpost front page was a little enthusiastic, it's actually 159.00 - 50 - 109.99 - but a great drive, and a good price.

dylanemcgregor

09-13-2005, 06:11 AM

Actually, it comes with a 90 day waranty - perhaps a typo in your post, but it says 90 on the computer geeks site.

Oops, sorry. :o The # nine key does not work on my keyboard and sometimes I forget to copy and paste it in. Thanks for catching my mistake.

Justin Thyme

09-23-2005, 06:10 PM

.24 per gig: Compusa 160GB for $39 with rebate
.34 per gig Outpost 200GB for $69

orome

09-25-2005, 04:33 AM

I dropped $80 on a 200gb Maxtor ATA100 drive at Staples a few days ago, no rebates or other silliness to deal with.

nigebj

10-03-2005, 03:26 PM

Outpost again ...

http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4280824

betz

10-03-2005, 05:00 PM

Thank you so much! I have been waiting for these to go on sale!

Justin Thyme

10-31-2005, 04:44 PM

rainwater

10-31-2005, 04:49 PM

Fry's again- Seagate 300GB. This time it's not the usual $100, (.33/GB), but $79 (.26/GB). Also, the deal ad claims free shipping.

Yeehawwww. Moore's law.

http://www.outpost.com/entry?site=op:mfe102805&sku=4280824

thru 11/30

I'm not a big fan of the newer Seagates since they disabled AAC. They are much too loud for my tastes.

11-01-2005, 03:30 AM

Fry's again- Seagate 300GB. This time it's not the usual $100, (.33/GB), but $79 (.26/GB). Also, the deal ad claims free shipping.

Yeehawwww. Moore's law.

http://www.outpost.com/entry?site=op:mfe102805&sku=4280824

thru 11/30

The rebate is valid through 11/3 (see the rebate form), not 11/30. Also, the pre-rebate price of $130 is very likely to go up on Wed 11/2, since Fry's sale cycles are Fri-Tue and Wed-Thu.

Justin Thyme

11-01-2005, 11:12 AM

Whoa. My BS detector should have gone off on that one- they always make them short. Corrected my note- thanks.

Folks better hurry. $26/GB for this capacity has been rare up to now. If you are disciplined and send in the dang Rebate, you will have a decent deal.

JasonD

11-01-2005, 11:55 AM

Fry's again- Seagate 300GB. This time it's not the usual $100, (.33/GB), but $79 (.26/GB). Also, the deal ad claims free shipping.

Yeehawwww. Moore's law.

http://www.outpost.com/entry?site=op:mfe102805&sku=4280824

thru 11/3

Great deal I just ordered one. But I had to pay for shipping. I didn't see where shipping was free.

jason

Dan203

11-01-2005, 02:05 PM

$26/GB for this capacity has been rare up to now.

At $26/GB this drive would cost $7,800! :eek: But at $0.26/GB it's quite a steal. ;)

Dan

petew

11-01-2005, 04:05 PM

Great deal I just ordered one. But I had to pay for shipping. I didn't see where shipping was free.

jason

The drive is $139 in store at Frys. So at $129 + <$10 for shipping, shipping is effectively free.

dylanemcgregor

11-20-2005, 12:35 PM

Sorry, no deal alerts, but I thought I'd bump this thread in case anyone had seen any good Black Friday sales on drives?

PaulaBerge

11-20-2005, 11:15 PM

bfads.net has CompUSA's sale ad, begins at 11:59 pm Thanksgiving night to midnight Friday. 200 gb 7200 rpm 8 mb cache, $29.99 after rebates. Also a Series 2 40-hour TiVo for $19.99 after rebates.

jlb

11-21-2005, 10:49 AM

Are the deals at CompUSA for the whole sale, including starting at midnight?

xnevergiveinx

11-21-2005, 12:40 PM

same goes for a 200 gig drive at staples. i'd try that before trying out compusa, staples might have a better chance because of less people

11-21-2005, 12:48 PM

If you buy a Maxtor drive for TiVo, make sure the store does not charge restocking fee for returns.

dylanemcgregor

11-21-2005, 09:43 PM

bfads.net has CompUSA's sale ad, begins at 11:59 pm Thanksgiving night to midnight Friday. 200 gb 7200 rpm 8 mb cache, $29.99 after rebates. Also a Series 2 40-hour TiVo for $19.99 after rebates.

Thanks Paula, that's just about perfect. :)

kls1891

11-25-2005, 07:46 AM

dylanemcgregor

11-25-2005, 09:18 AM

I just got in on the $30 200GB drive at Staples. The next step is actually setting it up and putting it in the tivo. Can someone point me to detailed instructions on how to do this? I've got a Humax DRT800.

Thanks.

You beat me. Trains were running pretty late this morning and I didn't get to Staples until a little after 7:00, by that time all the drives were gone. :(

Follow the link in this (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=141538) thread for really good and easy instructions for doing it yourself.

miadlor

11-25-2005, 09:38 AM

300 GB Seagate.......$69 at Outpost.com

kls1891

11-25-2005, 09:40 AM

No need to go to the actual store (I didn't). Same deals are available online, including free shpping. I ordered this morning and it scheduled to be delivered on Tuesday.

I just checked now online, and it's still available.

xnevergiveinx

11-25-2005, 10:07 AM

You beat me. Trains were running pretty late this morning and I didn't get to Staples until a little after 7:00, by that time all the drives were gone. :(

Follow the link in this (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=141538) thread for really good and easy instructions for doing it yourself.

i got mine this morning, i got to staples at 5:30, i was customer # 50 or so in line. i was first at checkout though, thats all i wanted. now to install this thing

uTivo

11-25-2005, 11:12 PM

It was nice to roll out of bed at 0800 this morning and order that 200 gig'er in my PJs from Staples. The funny thing is that I was prepared to pay shipping, but it was free to ship!

GusMan

11-25-2005, 11:53 PM

I picked up a 250 GB Western Digital drive for $149 - $90 in rebates at Circuit City today. I think the deal ends Tomorrow (Sat). The drive was marked $150 but then I found a tag with the sale price and rebate info.

dylanemcgregor

11-26-2005, 07:53 AM

i got mine this morning, i got to staples at 5:30, i was customer # 50 or so in line. i was first at checkout though, thats all i wanted. now to install this thing

Argh...you guys are killing me here. I checked Staples website in the morning but saw no mention of this deal with the rebates. I'd read that many of these deals were in store only, and since I have a Staples a cople of blocks from my office, I thought it would be no big deal to pick up in store. When the sales guy told me they were all out of the drives I asked if they were available online, he checked the circular and then came back and said in store only. :(

I picked up a 250 GB Western Digital drive for $149 - $90 in rebates at Circuit City today. I think the deal ends Tomorrow (Sat). The drive was marked $150 but then I found a tag with the sale price and rebate info.

This was the drive I ended up getting as well, maybe not quite as good of price per GB, but the extra 50 GB will be nice. :cool:

Gregor

11-26-2005, 08:14 AM

Not quite as sweet, but there's a 300 gig Maxtor at newegg for $109, 5 yr warranty, no rebate needed.

DocNo

11-26-2005, 04:50 PM

300 GB Seagate.......$69 at Outpost.com

Thanks! After three dead maxtor and WD hard drives, I decided to go with Seagate.

That and Seagate has a 5 year warranty. That way if it dies within 5 years like the last three hard drives I have upgraded my Tivo's with, I can at least get my money back or a new drive :p

xnevergiveinx

11-27-2005, 02:12 AM

Argh...you guys are killing me here. I checked Staples website in the morning but saw no mention of this deal with the rebates. I'd read that many of these deals were in store only, and since I have a Staples a cople of blocks from my office, I thought it would be no big deal to pick up in store. When the sales guy told me they were all out of the drives I asked if they were available online, he checked the circular and then came back and said in store only. :(

yeah, i wait for a half hour outside. the sale was only 6-10am, snooze and ya lose i guess. i'm sure there will be some sweet deals closer to x-mas

Resist

11-27-2005, 10:08 AM

So how do you get these drives to work with Tivo?

dylanemcgregor

11-27-2005, 10:36 AM

So how do you get these drives to work with Tivo?

Go to the Upgrade section of this forum, there are a bunch of posts at the top with instructions.

cajo

11-27-2005, 06:15 PM

Sorry for posting this after the fact. The day after Thanksgiving is my favorite day to stand in the cold outside Staples for their annual sale.

This year they offered a Maxtor 200 GB 7200RPM, Internal ATA/133 Hard Drive for $29.00 after rebate. That works out to 14.5 cents / GB...that has to be a record!

11-27-2005, 06:21 PM

For people buying these Maxtor drives for TiVo, don't get too excited until you actually get them working properly (no stuttering) in the TiVo.

Gregor

11-27-2005, 06:23 PM

For people buying these Maxtor drives for TiVo, don't get too excited until you actually get them working properly (no stuttering) in the TiVo.

Never had a problem with a Maxtor drive (or Seagate or WD either) in a TiVo.

In fact some of my Tivos wer shipped with Maxtor drives, IIRC.

11-27-2005, 06:31 PM

Read about the Maxtor stuttering problem in the Upgrade Center. Maxtor changed the firmware on some models early this year, and that caused those models to be incompatible with TiVo.

xnevergiveinx

11-27-2005, 08:22 PM

if it doesn't work well, i will just sell it on ebay, any money i make over $30 is all profit, or i will use it in my computer or as an external

PaulaBerge

11-28-2005, 03:34 AM

I jinxed myself by replying to this thread. I had no need for a hard drive on Friday, but last night, our beloved 3 year old lifetime sub weaknees upgraded stand alone series 2 decided to die.

Seconds before CompUSA closed tonight, I sent my husband to get the 250 gb on sale for $59.99 after rebate (Maxtor - don't even go there lol). I somehow had the bright idea that we could replace the two drives with the new one together and be recording Curb Your Enthusiasm by 9 p.m.

So 7 hours later we have a working 282 hour TiVo. I think the process took 7 years off my life.

Flyinace2000

11-28-2005, 12:34 PM

PaulaBerge

11-28-2005, 12:52 PM

CompUSA 250gb 7200prm 16mb cache (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=316138&pfp=cat3)

Normal Price: $159.99
Price after Rebates: $59.99
$20.00 instant savings
$80.00 mail-in rebate(s)

That's the one I got yesterday.

After replacing the duals with that, the TiVo is still freezing for a few seconds so either it's the Maxtor problem, a digital cable problem, or some other TiVo hardware problem.

buddhawood

11-28-2005, 04:53 PM

That's the one I got yesterday.

After replacing the duals with that, the TiVo is still freezing for a few seconds so either it's the Maxtor problem, a digital cable problem, or some other TiVo hardware problem.

If your drive is a DiamondMax 10 it's 99.8% a Maxtor problem.

alyssa

11-28-2005, 06:28 PM

So 7 hours later we have a working 282 hour TiVo. I think the process took 7 years off my life.

Dito;
Personally the GSOD was the last straw.....

PaulaBerge

11-28-2005, 10:09 PM

If your drive is a DiamondMax 10 it's 99.8% a Maxtor problem.

It says Ultra16 on the box and DiamondMax / Buffer Size: 16 mb on the side sticker. What does the 10 denote?

It hasn't froze since I've reset the cable box so I still have a feeling (rather hope) it could be the digital cable.

xnevergiveinx

11-28-2005, 11:13 PM

my series 1 came with a maxtor drive...it worked fine for a couple of years. maxtor quickview.

PaulaBerge

11-28-2005, 11:23 PM

I think the 80 hr. Humax we have has a Maxtor.

davezatz

12-12-2005, 09:54 AM

From SlickDeals.net today:

Western Digital 300GB Hard Drive $70 after $90MIR
Best Buy (http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=30991737&siteid=41458027&bfpid=1099395865274&bfmtype=4&http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?categoryid=pcmcat33200050001&id=1099395865274&skuid=7035095&type=product&ref=&loc=) has the Western Digital 300GB Hard Drive for $160 - $90MIR = $70. Thanks hqh51.

xnevergiveinx

12-12-2005, 11:20 AM

http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4596277?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

300 gig seagate for $85 after rebate, i'd rather have that than a western digital just because of the 5 yr warranty

Justin Thyme

03-05-2006, 06:06 PM

davezatz

03-05-2006, 06:07 PM

Twins born naturally, perfect health for the two-Thymers and Mrs. Thyme. but Mr. and Mrs. Thyme are not getting much sleep....

Nice thyming... KidZone will be here shortly. :D

PaulaBerge

03-05-2006, 10:01 PM

250GB Seagate Drive $69 After Rebate at Outpost.com, 28 cents per gig not bad.

Until 3/7 (Tuesday)

http://www.outpost.com/entry?site=op:mfe030306&sku=4596257

Twins born naturally, perfect health for the two-Thymers and Mrs. Thyme. but Mr. and Mrs. Thyme are not getting much sleep....

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !!!!

How exciting - I hope your wife is doing well, I always wanted twins until a friend had them and I found out that it really was double the work and then some.

xnevergiveinx

03-06-2006, 12:32 AM

dang, i'd buy another 250 gig drive, but i would have to have someone else buy it for me and ship it somewhere else, because i just bought that 250 gig seagate and i can only do one rebate.

goony

03-06-2006, 02:54 AM

I use http://www.salescircular.com/ whenever I want to see what local stores have hard-drive deals.

jerobi

03-06-2006, 05:25 PM

This week:

CompUSA has this Seagate 300GB ST3300631A Hard Drive (http://www.niftyness.com/nndd/cusa.php?a=335866) on sale for $149.99 - $50 rebates (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=335866&pfp=external&tabtype=rb ) [Exp 3/11] = $100.

Alternatively, CircuitCity has this Western Digital 250GB Hard Drive (http://www.niftyness.com/nndd/cc.asp?70860) on sale for $140 - $70 rebates (http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/70860/rpem/ccd/RebateDetailsPopup.do) [Exp 3/11] = $70.

xnevergiveinx

03-12-2006, 02:11 AM

300 gig seagate drive on outpost $80 AR
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4280824

i love seagates and thats the only hard drive i will use from now on!
this kinda sucks because i ordered the 250 gig seagate drive from outpost.com for $70 AR (still have to send the rebate in.)
i love outpost.com i can order with ground shipping and i get it next day if i order before 4pm the previous day...because the nearest outpost place is about 2 hours from me.

FREE GROUND SHIPPING TOO!
(when you get past the credit card page and get to the review page, make sure you select ground shipping there, it defaults to select second day...i guess thats how they make a little money off of people not paying attention!)

03-12-2006, 05:36 AM

xnevergiveinx

03-12-2006, 09:38 AM

That 300GB Seagate is $70AR at Fry's. Both that one and the 250GB one are too noisy for my TiVos. Hope they will clear out the 7200.8 drives and get the supposedly much quieter 7200.9 drives in retail channels.

outpost is fry's electronic online store...sure about that price? i think the seagate is pretty quiet

HDTiVo

03-12-2006, 11:27 AM

That 300GB Seagate is $70AR at Fry's. Both that one and the 250GB one are too noisy for my TiVos. Hope they will clear out the 7200.8 drives and get the supposedly much quieter 7200.9 drives in retail channels.
If that's the 300GB Seagate with the 5 year warranty, its great for video server purposes.

Put those babies into USB enclosures and hang 'em off your TiVoServer PC.

Then see if you ever care if TiVo offers an FSI. :D :D

03-12-2006, 04:34 PM

outpost is fry's electronic online store...sure about that price? i think the seagate is pretty quiet

Outpost and Fry's often have different prices. I bought both 250GB and 300GB drives and tested them in my TiVo. 250GB is going back, and 300GB will be used in PC. 7200.8 Seagate is noisier than Maxtor/WD/Hitachi/Samsung.

PaulaBerge

03-15-2006, 09:07 PM

200 gb Seagate at CompUSA, $29.99, #309209

FRIDAY, 3-17-06, 6 pm to midnight

$10 instant savings
$40 mfr. mail-in
$20 mail-in
$40 eRebate

xnevergiveinx

03-15-2006, 10:15 PM

200 gb Seagate at CompUSA, $29.99, #309209

FRIDAY, 3-17-06, 6 pm to midnight

$10 instant savings
$40 mfr. mail-in
$20 mail-in
$40 eRebate

thats a good deal, but 2 rebates kinda sucks. can i get that online?

03-15-2006, 10:17 PM

thats a good deal, but 2 rebates kinda sucks. can i get that online?

THREE rebates. B&M only.

xnevergiveinx

03-15-2006, 10:22 PM

go big and get the hitachi 500 gb hard drive.
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4669918?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
it's got a 3 year warranty
not bad for $250 after a $40 rebate.

if you and a friend got together, you could build a terabyte tivo...well, a 1000 gig tivo.

ducker

03-16-2006, 05:57 PM

xnevergiveinx

03-16-2006, 08:11 PM

maxtor probably only has a 1 year warranty, but will run quieter with acoustic management. however, it's most likely a diamond max 10 drive, which the newer ones don't work well with tivos.
seagate has a 5 year warranty, the one you will get is a 7200.8. they are a little louder, but not bad..also, seagate got rid of acoustic management.

i'd go with seagate

03-16-2006, 08:20 PM

The current Maxtor DM10 should work fine. Most of the problems were reported for drives manufactured in 2005.

I just bought a Seagate 7200.9 250GB drive, which is supposed to be quiet. I'll try it in my TiVo within the next few days.

HDTiVo

03-16-2006, 09:15 PM

man.. I don't know what to do.. I just recently picked up a Maxtor 200gb @ ~$52 (or .25/gig) not bad.. but I'm tempted to return that and get that Seagate 300gb @ .26/gig. Soooo tempting.

I might just wait for now, upgrade with the Maxtor I already have and work with that for the time being... upgrade to a full 1/2 a tera later.
The Seagate 300GB does have the 5 year warranty. I bought one a few months ago because of this thread and just bought another. Excellent performance.

Stylin

03-16-2006, 10:30 PM

The Seagate 300GB does have the 5 year warranty. I bought one a few months ago because of this thread and just bought another. Excellent performance.
Is the noise as bad as ppl claim? My apt is small, and my bedroom is beside the living room. I can handle a hum of an indoor heater, is this louder? tia

rainwater

03-16-2006, 10:35 PM

Is the noise as bad as ppl claim? My apt is small, and my bedroom is beside the living room. I can handle a hum of an indoor heater, is this louder? tia

Depends on which one you get. The problem with Seagate is they don't enable acoustic management so you can't set it to quiet mode. Thats why I tend to stick with Hitachi or WD.

rsnaider

03-16-2006, 10:42 PM

I have the 7200.8 300GB drive in my bedroom RX-20. I have another 7200.8 300GB that I have prepped for my TiVo box that has a failing drive. I cannot say they will both be load since I have not yet installed it.

I can hear the seeks but they are not that loud. If you are very sensitive to noise you will hear it.

xnevergiveinx

03-16-2006, 10:50 PM

really, you won't hear the 7200.8 seagate drive, unless the room is completely silent.
if you concentrate, you can her little clicks every once in a while...nothing bad.
my maxtor diamond max 10 drive is actually louder, even though i turned it to silent with acoustic management. it kinda makes a scraping noise every once in a while...who knows.

uclakidd

03-17-2006, 03:54 AM

Seagate drives are the best. I get them from newegg OEM. I have a 300 GB 7200.8 and a 7200.9 in one TiVo and while it's not whisper quiet, it's quiet.

03-17-2006, 04:10 AM

Noise is a very subjective matter. What's quiet for one person may be noisy for another. Sometimes not being able to hear well is a good thing.

BTW, Seagate has changed the specs for 7200.9 300GB recently. It used to be 25db idle and 28db seek, but it's now 28db idle and 32db seek. I was looking forward to buying that 300GB drive, but I had to settle with the 250GB instead.

Stylin

03-17-2006, 06:40 PM

TY all for the opinions. I was able to jump on the 300gb seagate deal. I figure if I can sleep through old radiator pipes clanking, I'll be able to sleep through the seeks - plus, I'm sure my dogs snoring will dull the sound lol.

03-18-2006, 03:55 AM

DCIFRTHS

03-18-2006, 04:04 AM

Tried two Seagate 7200.9 250GB drives, and I'm not impressed. The seek noise is quieter than 7200.7 200GB and 7200.8 250GB/300GB, but not as quiet as my Maxtor DM10 200GB drives. Both of those 7200.9 drives have a higher pitch rotational noise that I have not heard from my other Seagate drives. They're going back.

That's very dissapointing becasue I wanted to use the new 7200.9 Seagates in a new PC I'm building. While head seeking noise is okay, high pitched squeal is something I can't deal with. Even though this is a subjective question, how bad would you say it was (using a 1-5 scale with 5 being the worst)?

Thanks

DCIFRTHS

03-18-2006, 04:06 AM

Seagate drives are the best. I get them from newegg OEM. I have a 300 GB 7200.8 and a 7200.9 in one TiVo and while it's not whisper quiet, it's quiet.

Do you notice a high pitched noise from either of the drives? Is one worse than the other?

Thanks

03-18-2006, 04:31 AM

That's very dissapointing becasue I wanted to use the new 7200.9 Seagates in a new PC I'm building. While head seeking noise is okay, high pitched squeal is something I can't deal with. Even though this is a subjective question, how bad would you say it was (using a 1-5 scale with 5 being the worst)?

Thanks

I would rate it 3-4, but I want 1-2. It sounded like my 2.5-year old WD (silver top, not the current black top) with slightly worn bearings.

The 7200.9 300GB is likely to have quite different acoustic characteristics.

DCIFRTHS

03-18-2006, 05:17 AM

.... The 7200.9 300GB is likely to have quite different acoustic characteristics.

Why do you say that?

03-18-2006, 05:39 AM

Why do you say that?

If you look at the data sheet, 250GB has idle noise of 25db, and 300GB has idle noise of 28db. That suggests different number of platters and/or different motor. The decibel number may be higher, but the frequency profile may be more acceptable to the ears. I have not tried the 7200.9 300GB, so that's just a guess.

DCIFRTHS

03-18-2006, 06:18 AM

If you look at the data sheet, 250GB has idle noise of 25db, and 300GB has idle noise of 28db. That suggests different number of platters and/or different motor. The decibel number may be higher, but the frequency profile may be more acceptable to the ears. I have not tried the 7200.9 300GB, so that's just a guess.

I know they increased the platter density on these new models, but I have been unable to determine how many platters are in each model. I believe the 500GB model uses the less dense 125Gb platters. I'm not sure about the others...if anyone has a chart or link, to the number of platters/heads in the 7200.9 drives, I would appreciate it.

03-18-2006, 06:50 AM

http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/personal/family/0,1085,704,00.html

ST3SSSCPGA, as in ST3300622A

SSS: drive size
C: cache size, 8=8MB, 6=16MB
P: number of platters
G: generation/version number

Based on this model number scheme, the 300GB is supposed to have 2 platters, same as the 250GB. However, the acoustic numbers (which was recently changed for the 300GB) are different.

davezatz

03-18-2006, 08:11 AM

So what *is* the quietest drive generally speaking? I want to upgrade my fairly recent Humax burner addition which is in the bedroom...

xnevergiveinx

03-18-2006, 01:43 PM

So what *is* the quietest drive generally speaking? I want to upgrade my fairly recent Humax burner addition which is in the bedroom...

i have a hitachi deskstar that is dead quiet. it was quiet coming out of the box, after using the hitachi acoustic management program, it's hard to hear it at all, unless you have your ear on the drive.

personally, i couldn't care less about noisy drives. now that they are all FDB (fluid dynamic bearing) they don't make that annoying whining noise.

as for the clicking noise when seeking...it doesn't bother me. my tivos are not in the room where i sleep. in the room, I also have my desktop computer and a mini fridge.

Stylin

03-26-2006, 04:05 AM

Crapusa has:
Seagate 300GB INTERNAL HARD DRIVE sku#335866
99.99 after savings & rebates thru Apr 1
$189.99 - $30 Instant Savings - $40 Mfr. Mail-In Rebate - $10 Mail-In Rebate - $10 eRebate

HDTiVo

03-26-2006, 09:18 AM

Fry's has the 250GB Seagate for $69.99 post rebate until 3/28.
http://www.outpost.com/entry?site=op:mfe031706&sku=4596257

xnevergiveinx

03-26-2006, 01:55 PM

Fry's has the 250GB Seagate for $69.99 post rebate until 3/28.
http://www.outpost.com/entry?site=op:mfe031706&sku=4596257

bought that a few weeks ago. great deal

xnevergiveinx

03-31-2006, 01:13 PM

300 gig seagate drive for $90...no rebate required. free shipping, just make sure you have ground shipping selected (outpost always switches it to 2 day shipping on the confirm screen, they tricked me once before)
http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4596277?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

i got the same drive for $80 after rebate a few weeks ago

Sirshagg

03-31-2006, 01:43 PM

JasonD

03-31-2006, 01:57 PM

I just looked at the circular for frys today and it looks like you can get a rebate on the 300GB so it comes out to $79.00 in the store.

Jason

Sirshagg

03-31-2006, 02:03 PM

I just looked at the circular for frys today and it looks like you can get a rebate on the 300GB so it comes out to $79.00 in the store.

Jason

What is it out of pocket? I'm always skeptical of rebates - especially from Fry's.

Sirshagg

03-31-2006, 05:30 PM

answered my own question

http://www.netaffilia.com/ad/electronics/frys/i/2006/03/31/16087.html

04-01-2006, 12:08 AM

If you bought the Seagate 300GB from Fry's about 3 weeks ago, you may be able to get $40 back. For the 8MB version: $79.99 + tax - $50 rebate. Easy PM for me. YMMV.

xnevergiveinx

04-05-2006, 04:20 PM

jaybird13

04-05-2006, 04:30 PM

Hitachi 160GB UATA100 8MB Buffer Retail Hard Drive Kit
$65.00 Rebate
comes to $25 after you mail in the 2 rebates...ugh
http://shop3.outpost.com/product/3885187

thinking about getting it, just as extra storage on my media server

Oddly enough I just sacrificed one of my backup storage drives to upgrade my DRT800 this weekend and it was this exact same model. I think I'll order this to replace the backup.

04-05-2006, 04:41 PM

xnevergiveinx

04-05-2006, 10:38 PM

If you bought the Seagate 300GB from Fry's/Outpost in the past few days, there is a $50 rebate available at seagaterebates.com, offer number 06-44746. I believe the rebate is really a mistake, so YMMV.

funny thing is that i bought a 250 gig seagate drive and a 300 gig seagate drive. i bought the 250 gig about a month and a half ago and the 300 gig about 3 weeks ago. both had $50 rebates.
just yesterday, the $50 rebate for the 300 gig showed up at seagaterebates.com but not the 250 gig one....i don't get it, the 250 gig one was mailed about 3 weeks earlier than the 300 gig one.

sounds like it got lost. i have copies of everything i sent in. i'm going to wait another month before calling to see if it shows up

04-06-2006, 06:14 PM

If you bought the Seagate 300GB from Fry's/Outpost in the past few days, there is a $50 rebate available at seagaterebates.com, offer number 06-44746. I believe the rebate is really a mistake, so YMMV.

In the San Francisco Bay Area, Fry's has the 16MB version for $100 without rebate, today only. The $50 rebate is still available at the website.

HTH

04-06-2006, 08:13 PM

Best hard drive deal I'd ever seen was 8 GB/dollar (160 GB for $20), until I saw one at 10 GB/dollar (200 GB for $20). But of course, as you can imagine, by the time I'd discovered the deals they were out of stock.

Sirshagg

04-22-2006, 08:57 AM

Frys has a 300gb maxtor for $89

http://www.netaffilia.com/ad/electronics/frys/i/2006/04/21/16483.html

dcahoe

04-22-2006, 09:52 AM

Frys has a 300gb maxtor for $89

http://www.netaffilia.com/ad/electronics/frys/i/2006/04/21/16483.htmlThat link shows an add for a Serial-ATA (SATA) drive which may work in a PC but not in a TiVo yet.

The new Series 3 machines I believe will support SATA when they become available.

Sirshagg

04-22-2006, 11:48 AM

I'm fairly certain it's a PATA drive, it's the text someone wrote above the ad which states serial, not the ad itself. Plus they have another 300gb maxtor drive on sale which states serial ata in the Ad.

peteypete

04-22-2006, 03:06 PM

That link shows an add for a Serial-ATA (SATA) drive which may work in a PC but not in a TiVo yet.

The new Series 3 machines I believe will support SATA when they become available.

Is SATA better than the other?

tca32123

04-22-2006, 06:08 PM

BlackBetty

04-22-2006, 08:35 PM

Been searching a bit and came accross this deal *maybe*

Circuit City: 300GB Seagate for 89.99 after rebate

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Seagate-Internal-Hard-Drive-ST3300831A-RK-/sem/rpsm/oid/118287/catOid/-12976/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

I'm doing searches since I want to get a new HD to place in a spare Tivo .. It states Ultra ATA/100 ... thats compatable for Tivo, correct?

I heard there were a lot of problems with the 300GB seagate drives. I heard the 400gb seagates work great. I am waiting to score one of those for around $100 to slap into my DT TiVo :p

lessd

04-22-2006, 11:41 PM

I heard there were a lot of problems with the 300GB seagate drives. I heard the 400gb seagates work great. I am waiting to score one of those for around $100 to slap into my DT TiVo :p

Have you seen a 400G hard drive that was a PATA most are SATA which for now will not work in a TiVo.

04-22-2006, 11:49 PM

Huh? There are definitely 400GB and 500GB PATA drives. People have already put two 500GB drives in TiVos.

BlackBetty

04-26-2006, 03:16 PM

I want a 500GB for my new dual tuner unit :D

MikeMar

04-26-2006, 03:20 PM

Dual unit has just 1 hard drive in it right?

BlackBetty

04-26-2006, 03:23 PM

Dual unit has just 1 hard drive in it right?

correct my fellow Bostonian.

MikeMar

04-26-2006, 03:33 PM

Woooo Boston

Where you hale from?

BlackBetty

04-26-2006, 03:45 PM

Woooo Boston

Where you hale from?

right around the corner from you in Watertown.

MikeMar

04-26-2006, 03:46 PM

right around the corner from you in Watertown.

Cool, good time. I love watertown. Some good restaurants and Armenian bakery's :)

rawlic

04-26-2006, 07:36 PM

Maxtor 250GB at CompUSA (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=316138&pfp=hpf4)

tomm1079

04-26-2006, 07:50 PM

does the buffer matter to a tivo..i know speed doesnt

rsnaider

04-26-2006, 08:15 PM

does the buffer matter to a tivo..i know speed doesnt

No, the buffer size has little to no measureable impact.

jlb

04-27-2006, 09:10 AM

Heard on the radio yesterday that Seagate is releasing a 750Gb HD. Supposedly, they are targeting DVR makes/owners.

SMWinnie

04-27-2006, 09:36 AM

Slightly OT: Has anybody seen a US source for Samsung's HA250JC? (This is the 250GB 5400rpm drive.) I think I'll want to put one in a DT in a couple of months.

MikeMar

04-27-2006, 10:25 AM

Heard on the radio yesterday that Seagate is releasing a 750Gb HD. Supposedly, they are targeting DVR makes/owners.

Here you go

http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,125556,00.asp

Einselen

04-27-2006, 12:56 PM

Here you go

http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,125556,00.asp

The review says it is a SATA drive. Won't work in today's TiVos but maybe in future ones.

cassiusdrow

04-27-2006, 07:01 PM

The review says it is a SATA drive. Won't work in today's TiVos but maybe in future ones.

According to Seagate's website (http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/marketing/detail/0,1081,742,00.html), there will be a 750gb PATA (IDE) version as well.

Einselen

04-27-2006, 07:18 PM

According to Seagate's website (http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/marketing/detail/0,1081,742,00.html), there will be a 750gb PATA (IDE) version as well.

Thanks for that link. I stand corrected. Wow... 750 GB... That is just way too much TV to watch I think.

jfh3

04-27-2006, 09:44 PM

Thanks for that link. I stand corrected. Wow... 750 GB... That is just way too much TV to watch I think.

Not if you put in in a Series 3 and record HD programming ...

getpfunky

05-01-2006, 05:28 PM

I found a Hard Drive 200GB for 49.99 at Outpost.

getpfunky

05-01-2006, 05:29 PM

Western Digital 200GB WD2000JBRTL UATA100

$49.99 No Rebates Free Shipping

http://shop3.outpost.com/product/3483523

Einselen

05-01-2006, 05:39 PM

Western Digital 200GB WD2000JBRTL UATA100

$49.99 No Rebates Free Shipping

http://shop3.outpost.com/product/3483523

Product currently unavailable...

getpfunky

05-01-2006, 06:16 PM

Product currently unavailable...

That wasn't very nice. :( Guess they're out.

Einselen

05-01-2006, 06:19 PM

That wasn't very nice. :( Guess they're out.

And now the link isn't working and it is no longer listed on the site. I was thinking about buying this one too, perfect size and perfect price. Thanks for the try though my guess is those deal sites, which I do visit myself, got to the drive first.

rainwater

05-01-2006, 06:22 PM

Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144309)
$80 - No rebates

BlackBetty

05-02-2006, 12:08 PM

500GB Seagate drive at Outpost for $220.
http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4697778

xnevergiveinx

05-02-2006, 12:18 PM

500GB Seagate drive at Outpost for $220.
http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4697778

i saw that last night, i swear it had free shipping also...oh well, hell of a deal. but i'll wait till 750 gb drives are more common so that these come down in price to equal what we are paying for 300 gb drives now

(you'd have to use tpip for a bigger swap file if you installed a 500 gb drive right?)

BlackBetty

05-02-2006, 04:56 PM

Its now listed at $199.99!!! For 500GB Seagate drive. wow
http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4697778

xnevergiveinx

05-02-2006, 11:11 PM

Its now listed at $199.99!!! For 500GB Seagate drive. wow
http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4697778

wow, thats a darn good deal...i wish i could splurge on that!

xnevergiveinx

05-03-2006, 08:05 AM

back up to $220 now...but still a decent deal, for 500 gigs

Einselen

05-03-2006, 03:33 PM

Outpost has a 250 GB WD HD for $69.99. I keep noticing this drive on outpost is channing price between $69.99 and $79.99. Not a bad deal for the drive especially since it is OTD with no rebates. What makes it even better for me is no sales tax or shipping, so the price is just that, $69.99. I think I may take the plunge...

http://shop3.outpost.com/product/3620115

Edit: Limit one per household today and tomorrow, said the same thing yesterday with 5/1 and 5/2 being the dates, esentially you could of bought one yesterday and then one today and still be within the rule.

05-03-2006, 04:26 PM

Keep in mind that most retail WD and Maxtor drives have 1-year warranty only, whereas the OEM versions have 3-year warranty. Compare the prices between the two.

Einselen

05-03-2006, 04:31 PM

Keep in mind that most retail WD and Maxtor drives have 1-year warranty only, whereas the OEM versions have 3-year warranty. Compare the prices between the two.

Extended warrenty to make it 3 years is an extra $14.95. Just for those who were interested. It can be done here:

http://websupport.wdc.com/store/extwarranty/index.asp?lang=en

JimR

05-03-2006, 11:36 PM

Seagate ST3500841A-RK 500GB RTL Ultra DMA/100 Retal Kit Hard Drive, 8MB Buffer.

Seagate:
Outpost #: 4697778
7200RPM
8MB Buffer
11ms Seek Time

Limit 1 per Household.
(when purchased between 05/03/2006 and 05/04/2006)

(I think they had this special yesterday... but it expired... and now it is on again for two more days).

Jim

Einselen

05-08-2006, 01:07 AM

Outpost has the 250 GB Seagate drive for $79.99 + free shipping. Limit one per household until 5/9.

http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4596257?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

CloudsBreak

05-08-2006, 01:43 AM

I'm DEF gonna buy the 750gb when it hits... it will be the largest drive ill ever need... in other threads i said the lagest ill ever need is 500 but heck ill just shoot for the 750 and call it quits for HD shopping after I buy this puppie lol...

Edit : I may have missed it but did anyone catch a suspected release date on the 750 ? Also making this thread sticky might not be such a bad idea seein as how alot of people wana upgrade their HD's regardless of size and are lookin for a deal...

05-08-2006, 02:08 AM

Newegg is already selling the 750GB drive. Plenty of other stores as well.

AquaX

05-08-2006, 02:08 AM

Edit : I may have missed it but did anyone catch a suspected release date on the 750 ? Also making this thread sticky might not be such a bad idea seein as how alot of people wana upgrade their HD's regardless of size and are lookin for a deal...

It's already out: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148133

$534 at newegg.com

I hope all these increases in PATA/SATA 3.5" drives hits the 2.5" drive market soon. My recent switch to a laptop as my primary machine feels a little cramped.

CloudsBreak

05-08-2006, 02:12 AM

It's already out: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148133

$534 at newegg.com

I hope all these increases in PATA/SATA 3.5" drives hits the 2.5" drive market soon. My recent switch to a laptop as my primary machine feels a little cramped.
I hear ya on that heh...

jfh3

05-08-2006, 02:46 AM

I'm DEF gonna buy the 750gb when it hits... it will be the largest drive ill ever need...

LOL! I said that when I bought a 40MB drive for $249 at Fry's for my PC/AT. many moons ago. :)

nuncles

05-10-2006, 09:56 AM

Outpost has the 250 GB Seagate drive for $79.99 + free shipping. Limit one per household until 5/9.

http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4596257?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
Ah man. You know I saw that one and completely forgot about it. I ordered one (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148100) from Newegg for $95 (w/shipping) yesterday about 20 minutes before I saw this post.

$15 wasted, but oh well, I've wasted more for less in my past.

DCIFRTHS

05-11-2006, 03:33 AM

.... $15 wasted, but oh well, I've wasted more for less in my past.

;)

VOLFAN

05-19-2006, 02:26 PM

Found this today...

ST3400632A-RK 400GB PATA
Seagate 3.5" PATA Internal Hard Drive:
Outpost #: 4596287

* 7200 RPM
* 16Mb Buffer
* Regular Price: $249.99

NOW $129.99

FREE SHIPPING TOO!

MikeMar

05-19-2006, 02:29 PM

Do PATA work in tivos??

Dan203

05-19-2006, 02:46 PM

PATA = Parallel ATA, which is what TiVo uses.

VOLFAN you don't say where you found that deal at. I thought maybe Outpost.com based on the "Outpost #", but I couldn't find it on there.

Dan

Einselen

05-19-2006, 02:59 PM

PATA = Parallel ATA, which is what TiVo uses.

VOLFAN you don't say where you found that deal at. I thought maybe Outpost.com based on the "Outpost #", but I couldn't find it on there.

Dan

I think it is this one (http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4596287)

Einselen

05-19-2006, 03:02 PM

Outpost has a 300 GB Maxtor Drive for 79.99 plus free shipping.

* Capacity: 300GB
* Seek Time: <9.0ms
* 7200RPM
* 16MB Buffer
* Parallel ATA (PATA) Interface
* Up to 133MB/sec Data Transfer Rate
* 1 Year Limited Manufacturer Warranty
* Limit 1 per customer

Link (http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4187703)

Dan203

05-19-2006, 03:08 PM

Thanks for the links.

Dan

Einselen

05-19-2006, 03:10 PM

Thanks for the links.

Dan

Not a problem. Outpost page is very odd and seems to almost change by the second. If any of those deals disappear I am sure another will be right around the corner.

VOLFAN

05-19-2006, 04:03 PM

PATA = Parallel ATA, which is what TiVo uses.

VOLFAN you don't say where you found that deal at. I thought maybe Outpost.com based on the "Outpost #", but I couldn't find it on there.

Dan

Actually, I found it here (http://www.fatwallet.com/t/18/614759)

Sorry about that! I'm at work and just remembered this thread.

Einselen

05-19-2006, 05:24 PM

Actually, I found it here (http://www.fatwallet.com/t/18/614759)

Sorry about that! I'm at work and just remembered this thread.

Oh no my secret is out! Another FWer! Due scum die! Ok I am done being very odd and nerdy. That FW thread though is the same thing I found when doing the search on Outpost. The 8 MB and 16 MB are the same price and both have free shipping. Not too bad a deal for 400 GB, but if you want dollar/gig value then the 300 is the way to go. Different brand and warranty however so do your own research and choose what is best for you. Thanks vol for the link.

VOLFAN

05-19-2006, 05:29 PM

Oh no my secret is out! Another FWer! Due scum die! Ok I am done being very odd and nerdy. That FW thread though is the same thing I found when doing the search on Outpost. The 8 MB and 16 MB are the same price and both have free shipping. Not too bad a deal for 400 GB, but if you want dollar/gig value then the 300 is the way to go. Different brand and warranty however so do your own research and choose what is best for you. Thanks vol for the link.

Your secret is safe with me. :)

I like the site and check it via RSS / FF / Sage / Greasemonkey script (color codes for Hot or not). Check userscripts.org for the FW script.

Have a great weekend!

VolFan

MasterOfPuppets

05-21-2006, 11:36 PM

OfficeMax (http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/main/search/search.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&searchType=product&searchString=WD3200JBRTL&searchBtn.x=0&searchBtn.y=0) has this 320gb WD PATA Drive for $99.98

Shawn95GT

05-22-2006, 12:19 PM

At Fry's yesterday I picked up a 400 Gig Seagate (ST3400832A-RK) for $129. Retail boxed, 5yr warranty.

For $10 more they had the 16M buffer version.

Sale is good until 5/23.

Only posted because the Outpost deal seems to have died.

buddhawood

05-23-2006, 08:00 PM

The deal is back on @ outpost and even a little better $119.99 w/ free shipping!
Seagate 400GB 16MB cache
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4596287

mrjam2jab

05-23-2006, 08:55 PM

I dont see any "good thru" dates....

and i thought the $80 300GB Seagate was a good deal....

Greenwing

05-23-2006, 09:28 PM

The deal is back on @ outpost and even a little better $119.99 w/ free shipping! Seagate 400GB 16MB cache
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4596287

Just ordered two of these...Thanks for the lead...Great deal...I hate rebates so this is nice!

Shawn95GT

05-23-2006, 09:58 PM

wow - $119 is a smoking deal. I installed one of the $129 drives (8M cache) in one of my S2s... 456 hours @basic and the drive is DEAD silent.

I'm very happy even if it is cheaper now :).

spankspank

05-24-2006, 01:27 AM

wow - $119 is a smoking deal. I installed one of the $129 drives (8M cache) in one of my S2s... 456 hours @basic and the drive is DEAD silent.

I'm very happy even if it is cheaper now :).

Also in favor of this Outpost deal is the delivered drive is reportedly a 7200.9 series, not the advertised 7200.8 series which has had some trouble packing 133GB per platter reliably.

A fantastic deal, (I bought one). Newegg price for this drive is $201.99 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148098)

DCIFRTHS

05-24-2006, 01:34 AM

Also in favor of this Outpost deal is the delivered drive is reportedly a 7200.9 series, not the advertised 7200.8 series which has had some trouble packing 133GB per platter reliably.

A fantastic deal, (I bought one). Newegg price for this drive is $201.99 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148098)

I heard that about the Seagate drives, but couldn't find any information on it. Do you possibly have a link or any additional information on this?

spankspank

05-24-2006, 01:41 AM

I heard that about the Seagate drives, but couldn't find any information on it. Do you possibly have a link or any additional information on this?

I saw multiple folks on Fatwallet (http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?start=60&catid=18&threadid=614759) reporting they've received 7200.9 drives from this deal.

DCIFRTHS

05-24-2006, 01:56 AM

I saw multiple folks on Fatwallet (http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?start=60&catid=18&threadid=614759) reporting they've received 7200.9 drives from this deal.

I meant the problems with ehe Seagate drives. The 7200.8 series.

spankspank

05-24-2006, 02:17 AM

I meant the problems with ehe Seagate drives. The 7200.8 series.

See storagereview.com. Their reliability database ranks it 11 percentile.

"A percentile score of 70 means according to filtered and analyzed results from readers, the given drive is more reliable than 70% of the other drives reviewed by StorageReview.com."

bluedakar

05-24-2006, 02:24 AM

I see the 119.99 price but when I add it to my cart it says 229.99! What a tease! At least I was able to get one yesterday for 129.99...

05-24-2006, 02:35 AM

Greenwing

05-24-2006, 01:55 PM

I see the 119.99 price but when I add it to my cart it says 229.99! What a tease! At least I was able to get one yesterday for 129.99...

Looks like it is back to 129.99 right now...

http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4596287

mrjam2jab

05-24-2006, 04:31 PM

Fry's and Outpost's sales cycles are usually Friday-Tuesday and Wednesday-Thursday, so this one is over. Outpost tends to drop the price toward the end of a sale cycle, if the item is still available. $100 400GB should not be too far away.

so if i wait til Friday it might go down again???

Hoping so....$10 more right now still aint bad...tho.

NYHeel

05-24-2006, 04:44 PM

Can I use an ultra ATA hard drive in my tivo? I bought a 200gb maxtor from staples for $50 after rebate. It's the L01P200. I know you can use the PATA but I wasn't sure about a Ultra ATA

Shawn95GT

05-24-2006, 04:45 PM

Ultra ATA is PATA. PATA = IDE

Yes it'll work :). Hopefully it's a quiet drive!

NYHeel

05-24-2006, 04:53 PM

Ultra ATA is PATA. PATA = IDE

Yes it'll work :). Hopefully it's a quiet drive!

I hope so too. I plan on putting it in my bedroom. The current drive in there is a 160 gb I put in about 1.5 years ago. I started noticing some recordings that were split into 2 pieces. I have it on a ups so I figured the hard drive was having issues.

rainwater

05-24-2006, 04:58 PM

I hope so too. I plan on putting it in my bedroom. The current drive in there is a 160 gb I put in about 1.5 years ago. I started noticing some recordings that were split into 2 pieces. I have it on a ups so I figured the hard drive was having issues.

Actually, it sounds more like your TiVo is randomly rebooting. Some of the latest TiVo software updates seems to be causing this.

Regarding the sounds, since its a Maxtor, you should definately use a acoustic management tool to make sure the drive it set to its quietest setting.

buddhawood

05-24-2006, 05:13 PM

Boy, I ordered 2 seperate orders about 9PM EDST last night and they were on my doorstep by 3PM today via the FREE shipping! Gotta love that service!

Greenwing

05-24-2006, 06:28 PM

I ordered 2 last night at 9:18pm EST and included 2 day delivery for an extra 12 bucks...Haven't gotten so much as an email confirming the order or shipping...Online status says "in process" as the status...

WHEW! What a joke...Called them up...Was on hold for 15 minutes...Finally got some guy that sounded like he was stoned out of his mind...:-)...He said the order was only 1/2 in the system...I said "HUH?"...He said it must have been lost on the web...I said, hey I am looking right at it on your web site and gave him the order number and the whole bit...He finally had to re-do the order...Before he could finish, he said I'd have to go through customer service to get the 119.99 price and guess what!...Yep...He disconnected me...Had to call again...This time I went to sales and told the lady that answered the whole story...Finally got it all re-entered, but it was not a trivial task...I told the girl about the day that was lost and that they should pay for them to be here tomorrow since I originally ordered them 2-day delivery...Ended up that they will ship them ground (the free delivery)...Maybe I will get lucky and have them by Friday...

Not sure how such a company could have "lost the order on the WEB"??? But they did...

nuncles

05-24-2006, 09:25 PM

Looks like it is back to 129.99 right now...

http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4596287
It states product currently not available at this time.

8:25 CST
05-24-06

dstoffa

05-25-2006, 09:20 AM

It states product currently not available at this time.

8:25 CST
05-24-06

The 400 GB 8 MB Cache model is in stock for $140. The 8MB Cache drives work wonderfully in my ReplayTVs. I have read of problems with 16 MB Cahce models. Not sure how these things work in Tivo-land. Here's the URL to the item in stock:

http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4303145

Don't expedite shipping from Outpost.com. Use the cheapest they have. I order from them all the time, use the cheap-ass shipping, and have my stuff in two days. (I live in NYC).

I use Seagates all the time. The 5 year warranty makes this purchase a no-brainer.

-Doug

NYHeel

05-25-2006, 02:39 PM

Actually, it sounds more like your TiVo is randomly rebooting. Some of the latest TiVo software updates seems to be causing this.

Regarding the sounds, since its a Maxtor, you should definately use a acoustic management tool to make sure the drive it set to its quietest setting.

Actually it's a Directv Tivo and is hacked at 4.01b, so it has never had a software update. Therefore I assumed it was the hard drive that was causing the random reboots. They really aren't so common though. Just enough to make me nervous that I'm going to lose my recordings.

How do I run the acoustic management tools? Should I do it before or after I set the drive up for Tivo?

rainwater

05-25-2006, 02:43 PM

How do I run the acoustic management tools? Should I do it before or after I set the drive up for Tivo?

I always use the Hitachi Feature Tool (http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm). There are other utilities out there but they all change the same setting so it doesn't really matter which you use. It doesn't matter when you run it, but since you have to hook the drive up to your PC to set it up anyway, I usually run the feature tool boot disk and change the setting right before I boot up the mfstools cd.

Redux

05-25-2006, 03:27 PM

I ordered 2 last night at 9:18pm EST and included 2 day delivery for an extra 12 bucks..WHEW! What a joke...Called them up...Was on hold for 15 minutes...Finally got some guy that sounded like he was stoned out of his mind...:-)...He said the order was only 1/2 in the system...I said "HUH?"...He said it must have been lost on the web...I said, hey I am looking right at it on your web site and gave him the order number and the whole bit...He finally had to re-do the order...Before he could finish, he said I'd have to go through customer service to get the 119.99 price and guess what!...Yep...He disconnected me...Had to call again...This time I went to sales and told the lady that answered the whole story...Finally got it all re-entered, but it was not a trivial taskYou did better than I did with Frys / Outpost. My order for two of the 400GB drives was a few hours earlier than yours on Tuesday. I got a cancellation email today (Thursday).

When I just called, their story to me was that there was a quantity limit of one drive per order, and my order was cancelled, two days later, because I had ordered two drives. But in the meantime they're out of stock so I'm out of luck. BUT, I can have the same drives (with an 8K buffer instead of 16) for $139 each.

So: Frys / Outpost advertises drives for $119. They accept my online order. Two days later I'm asked to pay $139. For the same drives wiith a smaller buffer. Was this Bait and Switch on the part of Frys / Outpost?

Greenwing

05-26-2006, 10:14 AM

I got the same story about only one per customer, etc...I told the girl I was actually looking at their web site at the same time I was talking to her, and there was no wording what so ever about a limit of one per customer...

They should have at least given you the other drives for the $119 price...I guess I got lucky since the original drives were still in stock...

blue79

05-26-2006, 11:03 AM

Einselen

05-26-2006, 11:26 AM

I found this deal for a 160GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 bundled with eTrust Internet Security Suite 2006 at TigerDirect for $29.99 after rebates:

Can't post links so go to tigerdirect and search for "THD-160A2 ISS".

Do you guys know if this drive will work? Also, I plan on installing this in a Tivo with lifetime service, will this void my service? Finally, do you guys recommend this deal or wait for a larger drive/better deal?

Thanks

p.s. Drive is a 7200 rpm, 8MB Ultra-ATA with 160 GB
I would be careful with TigerDirect and rebates. I have heard many complaints about them. I saw this same deal but did research and found too many bad comments to take the risk. With any company, Staples, CompUSA, Best Buy, Circuit City, Tiget Driect, etc. you should see who the rebate company is behind it and do a search. BBB works out nice as well.

Drive will work in your Tivo. Your service will not be voided, but your warranty will (30 day parts and labor, 90 day parts) but as many said the parts that fail you can easily fix probably cheaper and faster then sending to Tivo.

I would wait for some other deal to come around. Outpost has a 200 GB Maxtor for 59.99 no rebate free shipping now. Not the best price, but no need for rebates. Link (http://shop2.outpost.com/product/3492233)

MikeMar

05-26-2006, 11:29 AM

I would be careful with TigerDirect and rebates. I have heard many complaints about them. I saw this same deal but did research and found too many bad comments to take the risk. With any company, Staples, CompUSA, Best Buy, Circuit City, Tiget Driect, etc. you should see who the rebate company is behind it and do a search. BBB works out nice as well.

Drive will work in your Tivo. Your service will not be voided, but your warranty will (30 day parts and labor, 90 day parts) but as many said the parts that fail you can easily fix probably cheaper and faster then sending to Tivo.

I would wait for some other deal to come around. Outpost has a 200 GB Maxtor for 59.99 no rebate free shipping now. Not the best price, but no need for rebates. Link (http://shop2.outpost.com/product/3492233)

I will never buy anything rebate related from Tiger again, I did everything perfect and they rejected it for no apparent reason.

Einselen

05-26-2006, 11:29 AM

200 GB Maxtor Drive $59.99 Free Ship from Outpost

* Capacity: 200GB
* Seek Time: <9ms
* 7200RPM
* 8MB Buffer
* Ultra ATA 133 Interface
* Ultra Quiet Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) Motor
* 1 Year Limited Manufacturer Warranty
* MXT-L01P200
* No Rebate Required!
* Limit One Per Customer

http://shop2.outpost.com/product/3492233

Not the best price for this drive, but no need to worry about rebates. Also not a bad deal with free ship and no tax (as long as you don't live in AZ, CA, GA, OH, TX, NV,WA, IL or IN)

mrjam2jab

05-26-2006, 11:36 AM

Seagate 320GB...7200.10....$130...Perpendicular Recording Technology...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148140

Einselen

05-26-2006, 11:39 AM

Seagate 320GB...7200.10....$130...Perpendicular Recording Technology...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148140

SATA drive. It won't work in the Tivo.

Einselen

05-26-2006, 11:40 AM

160 GB US Logic 7200 RPM ATA100 8 MB $39.99 A/R online order only at CompUSA

Link (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=314392&pfp=hpf4)

Anyone know about this drive? Noise? Quality? Within the price range for most, if it is a bad drive though then tell people so they won't buy it.

blue79

05-26-2006, 12:19 PM

200 GB Maxtor Drive $59.99 Free Ship from Outpost
......
Not the best price for this drive, but no need to worry about rebates. Also not a bad deal with free ship and no tax (as long as you don't live in AZ, CA, GA, OH, TX, NV,WA, IL or IN)
This will equate to a 200 Hour tivo I suppose...sounds pretty good to me although it's Maxtor, not Seagate :(.

mrjam2jab

05-26-2006, 12:26 PM

SATA drive. It won't work in the Tivo.

Dang...im having this same "conversation" across 3 boards...forgot where i was...but i guess i could say i was just pointing out the 7200.10...yeah, thats it....

the new technology has already allowed Seagate to create a 750GB harddrive...with the 1T "not to far off"....

Einselen

05-26-2006, 12:49 PM

This will equate to a 200 Hour tivo I suppose...sounds pretty good to me although it's Maxtor, not Seagate :(.

I have to say out of all the Maxtor hard drives I have had I have not had a complaint yet. Everyone has their personal prefs and to me getting a Maxtor is not that bad.

Also 200 GB will give you more then 200 hours basic. Not sure what the numbers would be, but not a bad size. A few weeks ago it was $49.99 A/R from staples but factor in tax and gas it would probably be the same as the one from Outpost, maybe a bit cheaper.

GoAWest

05-26-2006, 01:05 PM

In addition to the 400G Seagate PATA for $130 at Outpost, there's a 500G Seagate PATA for $190 (no rebate needed, Outpost #: 4795159; also on sale in Fry's 5/26 ad).

Ladd Morse

05-26-2006, 01:31 PM

I put a 250 GB Maxtor in my Series One TiVo a couple of years ago. It has worked fine and the System Information screen shows 89.5 hours at Best Quality.

buddhawood

05-26-2006, 09:32 PM

WOW! Seagate 400GB $99.99 Free Ship I thought $119.99 was good!
If you want more than one be sure to place seperate orders!
http://shop1.outpost.com/template/harddrives/

lorick

05-26-2006, 09:55 PM

WOW! Seagate 400GB $99.99 Free Ship I thought $119.99 was good!
If you want more than one be sure to place seperate orders!
http://shop1.outpost.com/template/harddrives/

And they still have them at $99

JasonD

05-28-2006, 02:57 AM

I have a seagate 400 drive in my living room Tivo. Only problem is that it is a little noisey. Also one of my coworkers purchased a 400 GB seagate a little noisey also. Other then that great drive. Would not recommend for bedroom tivo.

For some reason the 400 gb drive sets up a hum that sounds like the forbidden planet generators.

Jason

buddhawood

05-30-2006, 05:29 PM

If anyone missed out on the 400GB specials @ Outpost this weekend I have my 2 original 400GB 16MB cache units that I ordered earlier in the week. I picked up a couple 8MB cache units @ fry's yesterday and I was going to call for a RMA to return these. I will sell them for my cost + $10 shipping. $119.99+$7.20tax+$10.00 shipping = $137.19 These are still sealed. I will include the original Outpost packing slip as well. I will request the RMA on 6-1-06 if there are no takers. These are still a good deal since they have now gone back up at Outpost.
Mods please delete if this posting is out of line.

buddhawood

05-31-2006, 11:01 PM

nuncles

06-01-2006, 02:49 PM

Maxtor 200GB Ultra 133 8MB Cache...$60 no rebates.

http://shop2.outpost.com/product/3492233

Y-ASK

06-01-2006, 02:52 PM

When you see descriptions like this:

Ultra Quiet Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) Motor

Does that really make a difference in how much sound is produced by the drive? Does any one have any recommendations for the drive that is the most quiet?

Y-ASK

funtoupgrade

06-01-2006, 02:55 PM

Does any one have any recommendations for the drive that is the most quiet?

Y-ASK

Samsung

rainwater

06-01-2006, 03:13 PM

Samsung

Thats a bit naive. It really depends on the model. Every major hard drive manufacturer has different models that perform differently. I suggest you read the reviews for drives you are looking at. Most good reviews will analyze the noise produced by the drive so you can compare it to others.

Also, you will probably want to make sure your drive supports AAC (acoustic management). Most drives are not set to their quietest mode from the factory. But if it supports AAC, you can easily adjust this once you get the drive. AFAIK, most manufactureres except Seagate support AAC.

vman41

06-01-2006, 03:49 PM

Maxtor 200GB Ultra 133 8MB Cache...$60 no rebates.

I have that drive, it spin real quiet but seeks make signficant noise. I haven't tried setting accoustic manage mode on it yet.

nuncles

06-01-2006, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by funtoupgrade
Samsung

Thats a bit naive. It really depends on the model. Every major hard drive manufacturer has different models that perform differently. I suggest you read the reviews for drives you are looking at. Most good reviews will analyze the noise produced by the drive so you can compare it to others.
Also, you will probably want to make sure your drive supports AAC (acoustic management). Most drives are not set to their quietest mode from the factory. But if it supports AAC, you can easily adjust this once you get the drive. AFAIK, most manufactureres except Seagate support AAC.
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It definitely depends on the model and not specifically the brand.
Ive got a maxtor, WD, and seagate in my computer and the seagate is DEFINITELY the most quiet. However, it is a 7200.9 model. I've heard some of the earlier seagate models were quite noisy.

nuncles

06-02-2006, 06:37 PM

Maxtor 200GB Ultra 133 8MB Cache...$60 no rebates.

http://shop2.outpost.com/product/3492233
This one is gone. Back up to $110 so I thought I would put a replacement.
Seagate (which I personally like better) 300GB 16MB Cache for $90. Both are 30 cents a gig so I guess it evens out.

http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4596277

VOLFAN

06-23-2006, 11:39 AM

Seagate 250gb - $74.99

Seagate 400gb - $109.99 PREORDER

Rebate and additional info in the following thread -

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?catid=18&threadid=626160

EDIT: Just tried adding HDD to my cart and incorrect price (129.00) is showing. Sorry guys and gals! I'll update this post if anything changes.

petew

06-23-2006, 12:14 PM

Go to outpost.com and click on harddrives http://shop4.outpost.com/template/harddrives
clickj purchase from the specials page and you get the 109 price

peteypete

06-23-2006, 12:37 PM

Geez 400 GB for 109? I'm there!

rainwater

06-23-2006, 12:51 PM

Geez 400 GB for 109? I'm there!

I always worry about Seagates though because it doesn't support AAC so you can't adjust the noise level.

VOLFAN

06-23-2006, 01:38 PM

I've always assumed Seagate HDD were better too. (I think they were at one time?) But lately I have been reading that the larger Seagate HDD's are pretty loud.

I've heard about Mfg. HDD's that have acoustic adjustments to quiet the drives but I can't remember which brands - Samsung, Maxtor, WD ? Anyone?

Anyone have a a current "flavor / brand" they prefer - 250gb-400gb range?

VOLFAN

06-23-2006, 01:41 PM

Here's a link for the rebate form mentioned earlier (Seagate Drives) ...

http://ast.seagatestorage.com/?elqPURLPage=1188

Read carefully, YMMV

rainwater

06-23-2006, 01:59 PM

I've heard about Mfg. HDD's that have acoustic adjustments to quiet the drives but I can't remember which brands - Samsung, Maxtor, WD ? Anyone?

All 3 of those brands support AAC so you can easily change the setting with a the hitachi feature tool boot disk. Of course that doesn't mean they will be quiet, but will run at their quietest level. Where as the Seagate drives set their acoustic level at the factory and can't be changed. So you don't know if its set for performance or sound.

VOLFAN

06-28-2006, 11:14 PM

Found this sweet deal here...

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?start=20&catid=18&threadid=628132

More specifics - Rebate form, Eligible Drive, etc. at above site.

SATA Details:

* SATA/300
* 500GB
* 7200RPM
* 16MB Buffer
* Regular Price :$309.99
* One per customer
* Product Available To Ship 6/30/06
*$156.00

PATA details:

* 500GB
* 7200RPM
* 16MB BUFFER
* RETAIL BOXED HARD DRIVE (INSTALLATION KIT INCLUDED)
* 5 YEAR WARRANTY
* Limit 1 Per Customer
* Regular Price:$299.99
* Product Available To Ship 6/30/06
*$146.00

Do ground shipping when in cart and get free shipping!

Volfan
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hoopsbwc34

06-28-2006, 11:22 PM

Found this sweet deal here...

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?start=20&catid=18&threadid=628132

FYI, dealwatcher.biz (http://www.dealwatcher.biz) will send you an alert when posts on a bunch of these sites match your keywords...

06-28-2006, 11:33 PM

PATA ..... $146.00

Just a warning: that rebate is questionable.

VOLFAN

06-28-2006, 11:49 PM

FYI, dealwatcher.biz will send you an alert when posts on a bunch of these sites match your keywords...

Thanks for the info Hoops! Just added it to my RSS feed.

VOLFAN

06-28-2006, 11:56 PM

Just a warning: that rebate is questionable.

Hmmm? From reading the rebate form and eligible model(s) (see links from original thread) the listed HDD appear as valid for the rebate. Not sure why you mention questionable?

However, I would caution about the rebate if you have received one from Seagate within the last year. Other than that, I don't see how they could deny a rebate if the model matches and the original UPC and copy of sales / invoice were sent per instructions?

I think I'm in for one...

Volfan
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06-29-2006, 12:09 AM

Hmmm? From reading the rebate form and eligible model(s) (see links from original thread) the listed HDD appear as valid for the rebate. Not sure why you mention questionable?

That is NOT the complete rebate form. The original rebate form was given to people as part of the Seagate Active Tour. Don't count on receiving the rebate if you decide to buy this drive.

EDIT: The "top" of the rebate form is on page two.

VOLFAN

06-29-2006, 10:31 AM

That is NOT the complete rebate form. The original rebate form was given to people as part of the Seagate Active Tour. Don't count on receiving the rebate if you decide to buy this drive.

EDIT: The "top" of the rebate form is on page two.

C3 - For some odd reason I can't get to the download (rebate form) this morning (@work). Does the second page state you must attend the Storage Tour to qualify? If so, I find that odd because how are they going to know you attended. The rebate form doesn't mention sending proof of attendance. ??

Thanks.

Volfan
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06-29-2006, 02:51 PM

This rebate has been discussed in many FW threads. It's better to read about it over there.

Welshdog

06-29-2006, 08:04 PM

Please excuse my ignorance.

So a Series 2 can use either a SATA or PATA drive?

Also, any value in using a 10,000 rpm drive? Just for fun. Like pimping the Tivo! :D

Sorry to post in this thread, but I figured I could get a quick answer here.

Thanks folks.

Scott in CO

06-29-2006, 08:15 PM

The Series 2 units all use parallel drives; they don't support SATA.

I don't think that any speed over 5400 will give you a performance improvement, just potentially more heat. That said, all of the drives I've used to upgrade my DirecTivos have been 7200, just because that's what most of the cheaper IDE drives seem to be nowadays, and I've not had any heat issues.

VOLFAN

06-29-2006, 09:25 PM

This rebate has been discussed in many FW threads. It's better to read about it over there.

What?

I did read about it over there and thus posted links to the thread where the rebate form and eligible model's - all of which meet the rebate criteria - are located. I read the thread(s) / rebate form / eligible models before posting here and saw no reason for a person to question the rebate.

However, you brought the "questionable" comment into this thread. If you have new information along the lines to my last post - (where I directly requested information from you regarding the attendance of the "storage tour") or that is contradictory to what's been posted - either here or at FW - then by all means please share it with us. That way all of the members here can make an informed purchasing decision. "Questionable" does not tell us anything.

The intention of my post was to help those looking for a new HDD save some hard earned money. With or without the rebate it still appears to be a decent deal.

Volfan
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06-29-2006, 09:44 PM

VOLFAN

06-29-2006, 10:22 PM

The validity of that rebate has been debated in many FW threads. There is no point in having another debate in this thread. The rebate is intended only for people who have the original form from the tour. It is not advertised by Seagate nor Outpost. If you get the rebate, great. If they decide to deny it, don't be too disappointed.

Then maybe the entire thread entitled "Hard Drive Specials" needs to be removed too so questions concerning rebates, HDD specials, etc. will not be debated in the future. :)

"The rebate is intended only for people who have the original form from the tour"
Where did this come from? Seriously, I would like to forward to a couple of friends about to purchase too. Link?

Thanks for the info.

SuperK

07-07-2006, 11:34 AM

Just wanted to share

Seagate 300GB ST3300631A-RK Parallel ATA Retail Hard Drive for $89.99

On Outpost. Sorry can't post a link, I don't have enough posts for that.

Check out under Hard Drives.

Dan203

07-07-2006, 01:43 PM

Here is the link....

http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4596277

Very good deal with no rebate.

Dan

jaybird13

07-07-2006, 04:09 PM

750GB Seagate for $390 NO REBATE.
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101447&prodlist=bizrate

That's SATA - Tivos use PATA.

Scott in CO

07-07-2006, 05:46 PM

One more deal from Outpost: 160MB Hitachi drive for $79.99, $39.99 after rebate; limit one per household.

http://shop4.outpost.com/product/3885187

Comes with a three-year warranty, and Hitachi drives support accoustic management.

Not a bad deal if this is enough storage for you. I may just order one to replace a 120GB drive I have this is failing in one of my Directivos.