HOT! WD 180GB HD 8mb buffer $129.99 after 100 MIR.

[zoiks]

Boy! this is hot and a lot better than that Maxtor 160gb deal going around. The drive is faster and has a better warranty.

At your neighborhood fry's.

Im kinda thinking of getting this one too after that microcenter deal. Cant have too many hard drives

 

[sk3tch]

Question is - does Staples.com have these?

This deal may be slightly better than the Maxtor one *AFTER* rebate...but you have to wait 6-8 weeks for your rebate. Everyone that got in on the Maxtor 160GB 7200RPM 8MB cache drives got them for about $100 shipped including tax and shipping, no MIR.

 

[sk3tch]

Damn...$159.99 on their site.

I don't have a neighborhood Fry's.

Ah well...I definitely don't need any more hard drives anyway. Thx for posting this deal...looks great for those that are lucky enough to have Fry's in their hood.

 

[spinn]

would Circuit City PM Fry's to their AR price of $129.99? They have the same drive for $279.99 plus a $100 rebate too. Could be xtremely hot, if CC will PM it.

 

[sk3tch]

I think Staples is one of the only companies that will do pricematches to after rebate prices.

I am not an expert on Circuit City, but I am pretty sure they would not be down for that.

 

[sat4fun]

Decent deal, but not better than the Staples 160 deal IMO. Remember that you have to pay tax on the $229. You are paying tax on the $100 that you will not see in quite a while. This adds another $8+ to the deal. I paid tax on only $88 for the Staples 160.

 

[MysticMan1]

Originally posted by: spinn
would Circuit City PM Fry's to their AR price of $129.99? They have the same drive for $279.99 plus a $100 rebate too. Could be xtremely hot, if CC will PM it.

CC will match a after rebate price, but if they also have a $100 rebate they will only match the before rebate price.

 

[Computergasm]

I'd rather have the 120MB Special Edition for the same price. Just got one from Googlegear.

 

[Pothead]

I think you missed one of his points...ALL maxtor drives including the 8mb cache carry a 1 yr warranty but WD SE drives carry a 3 yr warranty.

 

[sk3tch]

Officially they carry a 1 yr warranty, but people have been reporting receiving 3 yr warranty models when they check their serial on Maxtor's site...it is hit or miss...but some 160GB 8MB drives are 3 yr.

But yes, it is a valid point. However, some people don't see the need to pay the extra $$$ for 2 more years of warranty. To each his own I guess.

 

[RanDum72]

My Maxtor 160gb drive checked out with a 3-year warranty in their website even though the box says 1-year....