Acomdata 60GB External Firewire $49.99 Compusa After Rebates

[artieb]

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Compusa has the Acomdata 60 GB 7200 RPM External Firewire hard drive on sale for $49.99 after rebates. I don't know the integrity of the Acomdata drives but this seems to me like a good deal for an external drive at $0.83 / GB.
They also have a 60 GB 5400 RPM 2.0 External drive for the same price. I personally prefer the 7200 RPM,
Link 5400. Both deals are good until 10/18/03.

60 GB Firewire
Regular Retail Price: $129.99
-$15.00 Instant Saving

You Pay: $114.99 Price after instant rebates
-$30.00 Mfr. Mail-in Rebate
-$35.00 Mfr. Mail-in Rebate

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

60 GB 5400 RPM 2.0
Rebate Details:
Regular Retail Price: $129.99
-$15.00 Instant Saving

You Pay: $114.99 Price after instant rebates
-$30.00 Mfr. Mail-in Rebate
-$35.00 Mfr. Mail-in Rebate

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

Shipping is $5.00.

 

[uwannawhat]

This is a GREAT deal. I have an Acomdata 40gb from last year.

It's a generic drive. I pulled it out & put in a Seagate 80 gigger. I've got the firewire ver. haven't had any probs with it.

On the rebate. Last year they had 2 seperate forms as is this years. Both came about 3 months later.

I paid $50 a/r last year for the 40gb.

 

[Jindan]

what if i plug a 200gig drive in, will it recognize the full capacity?

 

[uwannawhat]

I think because it's treated as an external dirve it will take what ever you throw @ it.

 

[tbogstad]

good deal considering just the firewire external drive cases go for like $30 or $40.

 

[SleepyB]

Can someone describe the case for me? I got one today and want to know how well it works before I open it. It looks like it has a fan in it. Is the fan loud? How big is the case? Also how is it powered? Is the AC adapter big? Is it a 3.5" enclosure or is it a 5.25" size?
Thanks!

 

[wallsfd949]

It looks like the same one I got last year as a 40GB version. 5.25" case (no you can't put a CD drive in). Internal power supply so you just need a pc/monitor type cord. Works great, you can put any size drive in it you wish, I put the 40GB Deskstar in my webserver and it now has a 120GB WD.

***note, mine is the Acomdata 40GB they had last year for $50.00 - looks identical to the one pictured in Compusa's add