Hitachi 250GB IDE HD $92.49 w/free ship

[rasputinj]

Buy has the Hitachi 250GB HD for $92.49 with free ship

no MIRs to worry about, no tax in most states, tax in CA though

3yr warr on HD.

 

[MonkeyK]

To make this an even better deal: if you are buying two, you should be able to find a $10 off coupon one of the many coupon sites.

 

[BlueWeasel]

What's the general thought of Hitachi drives -- loud? slow? reputable?

 

[MonkeyK]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
What's the general thought of Hitachi drives -- loud? slow? reputable?

Hitachi took over IBMs drive lines a few years back. Generally they are considered quiet, fast, and relatively reliable.

For reviews on hard drives see:
StorageReview

I think this is the same drive (400GB version being reviewed)
http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200407/20040729revisit_1.html
it was rated a "safe buy"

 

[czech09]

Idk $92 isn't too great. I've seen better deals even without rebates.

 

[MonkeyK]

Originally posted by: czech09
Idk $92 isn't too great. I've seen better deals even without rebates.

I think it's a very good deal for no rebates.
$92.5 for 250GB = $0.38/GB
$175 for 500 = $0.35/GB

 

[Bookmage]

u have seen better without rebates? did u post it and share with the rest of us? Its a good price for those of use who do not do rebates or are lookin at picking up multiple drives for a TB server...

 

[PrayForDeath]

Whoa whoa, what is that 500Gb for 175$??

 

[KDKPSJ]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
What's the general thought of Hitachi drives -- loud? slow? reputable?

Fairly quiet, Fastest (among 7200RPM), and very reliable (0 out 12 failed in my experience)

 

[MonkeyK]

Originally posted by: PrayForDeath
Whoa whoa, what is that 500Gb for 175$??

There are coupons for $10 off $150 on your favorite coupon site, so
1 x 250GB drive for $92.5
2 x 250GB drive for $92.5 x 2 = $185 - $10 = $175 with no rebates.

 

[jfall]

Once of the best drives on the market

 

[Fallengod]

Yeah got this deal in my email today. Too bad its IDE. Im an SATA only guy now. : / Maybe they will have SATA on sale later in the month.

 

[AMCRambler]

Hot deal for me! Especially since my hard drive started crashing yesterday. Lost my D partition :-(! Nice deal with no rebates, I'm in for one.

Edit: Rasputin, you're a bit of a hard drive hawk aren't you? I searched hard drives in hot deals and half the posts are from you! Thanks again bud. Much appreciated.

 

[AMCRambler]

Ordered this one a week ago and the damn things went out of stock. They still haven't shipped mine. Aarrgghhhh! I need a new drive stat before this one completely fails. Gonna have to go B&M I think.

 

[Samus]

Keep in mind hitachi (and all 7200rpm deskstar drives, historically) run hot. that's the primary reason for premature failure with these drives. If you just put them behind an intake fan they should offer you years of trouble-free runtime.

I've also noticed they're sensitive to power. If you have an ACORP 300-watt power supply or some crap like that, you might want to consider replacing it. I've seen crappy power supply's kill Seagates, WD, Maxtors and Hitachi's alike just because of dirty fluctuating power.

 

[r00ki3]

I'd say Hitachi's are very reliable. I accidentally zapped my 160gb deskstar and it still works. It was just wiped clean (most of which I was able to recover), but the drive still works.

 

[Mallow]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
What's the general thought of Hitachi drives -- loud? slow? reputable?

The first question in my mind was, "What's the general thought of the probability you'll get something you order from buy.com."

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Ordered this one a week ago and the damn things went out of stock. They still haven't shipped mine. Aarrgghhhh! I need a new drive stat before this one completely fails. Gonna have to go B&M I think.

Same thing here...I think I'm about to order from ZZF as they have the same drive for $101 with free 2-day shipping.

 

[AMCRambler]

Well I finally gave up and bought a new hard drive at Best buy about a week and a half ago. Buy.com is still sending me emails telling me the drives are backordered. However when I go out to their website, lo and behold the drives are showing in stock! That cheesed me off something major. Either they're giving me the shaft because the price was a mistake, or anybody who orders the drive is going to get screwed into the same back order bs I'm in. I'm giving them another couple days because the price was good, but if I don't see it shipepd I'm cancelling the order and never ordering from them again. Not to mention a nasty little resellerratings comment.

 

[shiznit]

i love mine. Its very fast and supports SATA II, i can hear it when its working hard but my case is very quiet (undervolted 120mm fans), but its still the quietest drive i ever had.

 

[Macro2]

loud

 

[AMCRambler]

Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Well I finally gave up and bought a new hard drive at Best buy about a week and a half ago. Buy.com is still sending me emails telling me the drives are backordered. However when I go out to their website, lo and behold the drives are showing in stock! That cheesed me off something major. Either they're giving me the shaft because the price was a mistake, or anybody who orders the drive is going to get screwed into the same back order bs I'm in. I'm giving them another couple days because the price was good, but if I don't see it shipepd I'm cancelling the order and never ordering from them again. Not to mention a nasty little resellerratings comment.

Well I checked my email later that evening and it looks like it finally shipped. Unfortunately I couldn't wait any longer since my drive was making sounds like a clankety old bicycle. So it looks like I might actually see this drive. I guess I will use it for something, you can never have too much storage. My psu is a little overloaded right now however so I may swap out the 120gb I've got, for this one. I can use the 120gb as a spare or for backups I suppose. I hope yours is finally on the way as well Blue.