80GB $9.99 AR, 160GB external $49.99 AR, 250GB SATA $59.99 AR

[wallsfd949]

I seem to remember several people suggesting that you mail in the rebate form and copy everything instead of doing it online. Not honoring something you sent in the mail *could* constitute ?mail fraud?, whereas if it something you filled out online - good luck.

Do they still let you mail in the rebate forms or have they forced you to erebate?

BTW, I intend to score a 250 today and possibly an 80 - you can never have too many 40-80 GB disks for family builds.

 

[acemcmac]

The Maxtor is listed as having a single $80 eRebate.

Can anyone vouch for them as being dependable?

 

[DaFOBulous1]

Hmmm....are the CD-R or DVD+RW a good deal?

 

[DAC21]

That's why paying $3 for Certified mail is worth it, especially for any kind of significant $ rebate. Keeps everyone honest.




You forgot step 4 (at least for me):

Never receive rebate, then when you call and ask why get told that they never received your submission and then tell you it's too late to send it in

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: acemcmac
The Maxtor is listed as having a single $80 eRebate.

Can anyone vouch for them as being dependable?

If it's an eRebate, it's thru CompUSA.

I'm not sure how folks have an issue w/ the eRebate thing. I'm 3 for 3 w/ eRebates. After you submit it, all you have to do is check it online to make sure everything is fine.

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
I'm not sure how folks have an issue w/ the eRebate thing. I'm 3 for 3 w/ eRebates. After you submit it, all you have to do is check it online to make sure everything is fine.

Same here.

 

[SilentRunning]

Originally posted by: allisolm

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
I'm not sure how folks have an issue w/ the eRebate thing. I'm 3 for 3 w/ eRebates. After you submit it, all you have to do is check it online to make sure everything is fine.

Same here.

Ditto. Within a few days it will say whether it is valid. I save the webpage to a pdf at that point. Then the only argument they have to deny it is whether it was returned.

 

[RideFree]

Originally posted by: DAC21
That's why paying $3 for Certified mail is worth it, especially for any kind of significant $ rebate. Keeps everyone honest.




You forgot step 4 (at least for me):

Never receive rebate, then when you call and ask why get told that they never received your submission and then tell you it's too late to send it in

I figure that using the new usps 24/7 Automated center is one notch off of certified mail but probably just as effective and certainly a lot cheaper.
It gives you a receipt for the destination zipcode and does the date and time thing on the receipt as well as the postage it issues.

 

[RideFree]

Originally posted by: LiquidImpulse
man, very hot! those rebates make them a little less hot though

A lot less hot imho.
$149.99
-$40.00 Instant Savings (Valid: 3/19/2006 - 3/25/2006)

You Pay: $109.99 Price after instant rebates, if any
-$10.00 Mfr. Mail-in Rebate (Valid: 3/19/2006 - 3/25/2006)
-$10.00 Mfr. Mail-in Rebate (Valid: 3/19/2006 - 3/25/2006)
-$30.00 Mfr. Mail-in Rebate (Valid: 3/19/2006 - 3/25/2006)
-$10.00 CompUSA eRebate (Valid: 3/19/2006 - 3/25/2006)

CompUSA Price: $49.99 Price after instant & mail-in rebates

I mean THREE separate MIRs for the manufacturer. Could it get any worse or risky?

 

[64ninjas]

The hard drive is a samsung SP0842N

mine says made in taiwan

 

[AkumaX]

Originally posted by: allisolm

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Those 3 rebates really make it tough to buy that 80gb.

They don't make it difficult for me.

:laugh:

these $10 hdds also have 3 year warranty

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: acemcmac
The Maxtor is listed as having a single $80 eRebate.

Can anyone vouch for them as being dependable?

So far so good on eRebates. I've got them all (4 to date).

 

[furballi]

So would it be better to do the e-rebate or mail in the rebate? If I do the e-rebate, then I cannot mail-in the form, correct?

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: furballi
So would it be better to do the e-rebate or mail in the rebate? If I do the e-rebate, then I cannot mail-in the form, correct?

To me, erebate is better. No upcs, no mailing, email confirmation. If you file online AND via mail both will be disqualified.

 

[furballi]

thanks.

 

[Biggerhammer]

Thank you for the info, OP.

The 250 looked good right up until I saw the one-year warrany... if they get a grown-up warranty on it I'll certainly buy one

 

[basurabin]

nice post op.

 

[Paladin3]

No problems here with the eRebates I've submitted online so far. The online process is pretty painless and I don't have to make copies of the forms or even go to the post office. Everything is confirmed by email so they can't claim they never got it.

If all rebates could be done online I wouldn't hate them so much.

 

[furballi]

If you factor in local sale tax, then the Connect 80GB is more expensive (cost/GB) than the Seagate 200GB. Note that the Seagate comes with 5 yr warranty. It is also much faster with read/write operations.

 

[ElFenix]

the connect should be way more quiet than the seagate though, if you're into the silence thing. good for an HTPC.

are they in stock anymore though? online seems to say preorder.

 

[furballi]

More quiet? Have data to backup your statement? I can't hear my 7200.7 Plus at 0.7 meter! Do you watch movies will one ear next to the HDD? HTPC is also about size. Video files eat up GBs of storage space. I would rather use one large 200 than three 80s (more heat, more noise).

Also note that a HTPC does not usually require rapid read/write seek operations from the HDD. Therefore, the most important noise variable is the idle tone of the HDD. The Seagate Cuda IV is #1 in quiet operation.

Sound pressure level intensity is a log function. Almost any HDD will be audible at 0.1 meter. However, I doubt that you will be able to hear ANY Seagate HDD in full operation at 2 meter. If you have to sit closer than 2 meter in front of the screen, then you need to invest in a larger display panel, instead of worrying about HDD noise.

 

[ParatoOptimal]

Does anyone have a link for the Seagate?

Thanks

 

[furballi]

Special last Friday at CompUSA. 200GB Seagate 7200.7 Plus (8MB cache) for $30 + tax after rebate.

 

[sfv]

seagate deal is dead. just wait for another madness sale this coming friday

 

[KF]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
the connect should be way more quiet than the seagate though, if you're into the silence thing. good for an HTPC.

are they in stock anymore though? online seems to say preorder.

They had them in-store. Early in the day I checked for stock at the local stores. All four had them in stock. But later, when I was about to go, CUSA had that "preorder" message and nothing about being available at the local stores. I went anyway. HDs are behind the counter at the store I went to, but the counter guy indicated they had more besides the one I got.

80G is a pretty useful size drive. You don't often see that for a new, dirt cheap HD. like this. They are usually too cheap because you can't find a use for them...other than a door stop.

Admittedly, the tax on the $70 of rebate cash (35+30+5) is significant on something this cheap. 6% tax in Michigan adds $4.20 more. Blame your state. If retailers could let you off the tax, they would in a heartbeat.

The drive itself is not rebadged. It is completely Samsung labeled. Only the box has the Connect brand on it.

Newbies need to take care they don't bang this drive around on the way home. It is not packaged to take it.

The drive pack is more like an OEM than a retail version as from Maxtor, etc. The Connect box is not much bigger than the HD. The HD inside is in a plastic snap-together pack, like retail memory often comes in. No standoff cushions isolate the HD from physical shock. The pack slid back and forth in the box. (I image the box was supposed to have a shim which somehow didn't make it.) No cable; no setup software. You do get screws and a jumper description sheet. The drive is not in a sealed bag as every drive I've seen for years and years has been.

I'm not complaining: just describing. I used to buy drives bare like this for many years. That was way back before insane rebates, if anyone remembers.

There is no mention of a warranty other than on the box. So if the warranty is import to you, you might check if it is by Samsung or Connect.