60 GB WD Passport External Drive $99.86

[stuman74]

Go to samsclub.com and in the search, enter PASSPORT

The 40, 60, and 80 GB units come up. The 60 is the only one you can't order for shipment, but you can order it for click-and-pull at the store. I did it last night and it was ready in the afternoon for pickup. My store doesn't have it on the shelves, just the click-and-pull. Funny how the 40 GB costs $5 more than the 60 GB.

 

[josh0099]

looks to be dead....or atleast I don't see the 60 gig one....

 

[Blorg]

Its still showing up at some stores. I opened up the search range to 100 miles from my Orlando location and saw them at Clearwater and Gainsville FL.

goto This Link put "passport" in the "search for" field, select "any club within 100 miles" and pop your zip code in.

 

[aphex]

saw a whole pallet of em at the Sarasota, FL store this afternoon.

 

[superflysocal]

is this 2.5 in? can it be usb powered?

 

[stuman74]

Originally posted by: superflysocal
is this 2.5 in? can it be usb powered?

Yes, it is powered by the 22" USB cable that it comes with. The package says there is a separate AC adapter available if your laptop limits the power of the USB ports, but I have had no issues with the included USB cable that came with it (on both my PC and my laptop).

 

[dp004i]

The drive itself is not that great, it's the one with a 2 meg cache instead of 8.

 

[stuman74]

Originally posted by: dp004i
The drive itself is not that great, it's the one with a 2 meg cache instead of 8.

Is there a Passport drive thta has 8 MB cache? From the specs, I see all of them having only 2 GB.

 

[Mr Bob]

Spend less money, get more space, and save another $40 after MIR > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822218002

80GB External drive for $50 + shipping after MIR

 

[stuman74]

Originally posted by: Mr Bob
Spend less money, get more space, and save another $40 after MIR > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822218002

80GB External drive for $50 + shipping after MIR

For a 3.5" that's a good deal. Especially if it's a stationary backup drive. But to take it with you, it's a lot bulkier plus you need to drag around the huge power source.