Just noticed these retail boxed, special edition, 100 gig, 8mb cache western digital hard drives at my local Best Buy, price comes up at $149.99 - $40 manufacturer mail-in rebate bringing it to a decent price of 109.99 AR for one of the nicest hard drives on the market. For more info on this HD see WD web specs , storagereview.com's first mention of the drive when it was still called WD1000BB-SE or storagereview.com on the SE 120GB. It seems these are likely being stocked for a Sunday promotion but they are on the shelves as of 1/8 so get them while they're hot.
*** EDIT*** Save yourself another $15 with a BB 10% off peripherals coupon from any of the following magazines, bringing your total to $94.99 AR's and coupons.
10% Off Coupon - Expires 01/31/03
Sports Illustrated - Nov. 18 - pg. 71
PC World - Dec. - pg. 6
Blender - Dec. - pg. 117
Maxim - Dec. - pg. 117
Rolling Stone - Dec. 26 - pg. 34
Sports Illustrated - Dec. 16 - pg. 87
Sports Illustrated - Dec. 30 - pg. 17
(shamelessly ripped from a fatwallet post)
***MORE EDIT*** If you can wait till Sunday 1/12, their new ad states that in addition to the $40 mail-in rebate there is going to be another $20 mail-in rebate @ Best Buy, bringing your total to $74.99 after both rebates and coupon.
for additional savings, as someone mentioned, it is also a preferred customer weekend, however, not being a preferred customer, I'm not sure what kind of deals are possible or if they can be using in conjunction with the above mentioned rebates/coupons.
**another edit** PM to the non-SE 100gb 2mb WD HD at Circuit City (129.99 - 10 IR - 50 MR = 69.99) (if you can swing it) to get it down to $55.19 after 110% pricematch guarantee
heheh sweet!
*** EDIT*** Save yourself another $15 with a BB 10% off peripherals coupon from any of the following magazines, bringing your total to $94.99 AR's and coupons.
10% Off Coupon - Expires 01/31/03
Sports Illustrated - Nov. 18 - pg. 71
PC World - Dec. - pg. 6
Blender - Dec. - pg. 117
Maxim - Dec. - pg. 117
Rolling Stone - Dec. 26 - pg. 34
Sports Illustrated - Dec. 16 - pg. 87
Sports Illustrated - Dec. 30 - pg. 17
(shamelessly ripped from a fatwallet post)
***MORE EDIT*** If you can wait till Sunday 1/12, their new ad states that in addition to the $40 mail-in rebate there is going to be another $20 mail-in rebate @ Best Buy, bringing your total to $74.99 after both rebates and coupon.
for additional savings, as someone mentioned, it is also a preferred customer weekend, however, not being a preferred customer, I'm not sure what kind of deals are possible or if they can be using in conjunction with the above mentioned rebates/coupons.
**another edit** PM to the non-SE 100gb 2mb WD HD at Circuit City (129.99 - 10 IR - 50 MR = 69.99) (if you can swing it) to get it down to $55.19 after 110% pricematch guarantee
heheh sweet!