[Justin Thyme]

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.

 

[Justin Thyme]

Good only through August 18th (thursday).

Rebate deal on 300GB Seagates at Outpost: .33 per GB

$99 for 300GB

http://www.outpost.com/entry?site=op:mfe081205&sku=4280824

 

[Justin Thyme]

Reminder- $99 300GB Seagate deal at outpost.com ends today.

 

[filburt1]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[Justin Thyme]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

 

[parzec]

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

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

 

[Fl_Gulfer]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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