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maxtor 160GB 8mb cache ultra series 116 AR instore

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edit: not dead, best buy rebate expired on 6/21/03, but still good here with 70 dollar rebate



deal below dead:
went to my local best buy today looking for a hard drive and saw that this....

maxtor ultra series 160gb ata 133 8mb cache, didnt see it online... but was a great in store deal. Got a username just to post this. i think its instore only but doubt its ymmv. Was 216 after tax with a 70 dollar mail in rebate and a 30 dollar mail in rebate. at 61 cents a gb i think its a great deal. its a diamond max plus 9 and will make a great replacement to my 40gb ibm hd that just blew out.
 
edit: d'oh to the above post, shame I didnt notice that



could be made into a good deal with staples...


staples item# 504516 Maxtor Ultra 160GB 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$179.94
pricematch
= $87 (after 15%)

- $15 (15 off 75 coupon hasnt expired yet)

= $72 + tax



nubbad, anyone want to try it? guess you'd have to call best buy first and see if they have that deal
 
Originally posted by: leonc
Is Maxtor as high a quality product as WD?
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Muhahahah.. 😉 All depends on opinion. I'm ususally a WD man but I have this Maxtor drive and its fine. Its a bit loud at times no more so than my other ones.
 
just dont get ibm, my cheap dell came with a really cheap ibm drive, it crashed which is why i got this one.
wd, maxtor, same thing... seagate = a little quiter
 
The only difference I care about between WD and Maxtor 8MB drives is 3 yr warranty vs. 1 yr warranty. But if you buy the Maxtor with a credit card that has buyer's assurance program, the 1 yr warranty is doubled to 2 yrs anyways.

Performance wise, they're about the same overall. The Maxtor has better seek time than WD. But I have both and couldn't tell the difference in using them.

The Maxtor's seek noise is pretty loud, but quiet during idle. If you're willing to trade off a bit of seek performance for quietness, you can download a utility from Maxtor to put the drive into "quiet" mode.
 
Deal is not dead. In fact, it's even better now that Staples' rebate has expired, because you can PM the entire amount without having to account for Staples' own rebate.

So, the best PM right now is to CompUSA B&M. They have it for $99.99:

compusa link

PM that to Staples, then apply $15 off $75 or whatever coupon code you have, to arrive at a final price of $85 or so.
 
Originally posted by: MontyBurns
CompUSA also has the drive for $99 after rebate... but their branding it as the house brand, so no pricematching.
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Depends on the CSR. CompUSA does list the Maxtor part number L01P160. Some CSRs will price-match just based on that. Another thing you can use is the PDF rebate form link at CompUSA, which is clearly a *Maxtor* rebate form, even though the CompUSA product description does not mention Maxtor.

 
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