raptor x 150 for $159 at best buy , or less with 10% coupon if it works

[superHARD]

I found the link for it!
I don't want to break any rules, but I think I can help you find the link if you PM me...if thie isn't allowed LMK, or if it is allowed, I can just post the link directly here...

 

[Tol]

10% and 12% coupons are mailed out pretty regularly to Best Buy Rewards members.

Originally posted by: Vonkhan

Originally posted by: superHARD

Originally posted by: Tol
I ordered online and chose In-Store Pickup. I asked to apply the 12% off coupon and the girl behind the counter told me she couldn't apply it to the original online purchase She just cancelled the online order and gave let me buy it with the coupon...she nor I noticed the verbage about no harddrives...

Where is that coupon?

been trying to get that answered for a while

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: superHARD
I found the link for it!
I don't want to break any rules, but I think I can help you find the link if you PM me...if thie isn't allowed LMK, or if it is allowed, I can just post the link directly here...

The rules have changed and people have been posting coupon codes in anandtech for a month or so now.

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: superHARD
I found the link for it!
I don't want to break any rules, but I think I can help you find the link if you PM me...if thie isn't allowed LMK, or if it is allowed, I can just post the link directly here...

The rules have changed and people have been posting coupon codes in anandtech for a month or so now.

Pfft. I had a gift card for 348. 47 and it took exacly half when I got one . Im selling the card for 156 which is almost exaclty 10% less than the hard drive.....

 

[superHARD]

http://www.savefile.com/files/840675

coupon here

 

[yuppiejr]

Originally posted by: Heinrich
Bestbuy.com is a 'no exchange' policy site. You may think 'that's no problem, I know I want this thing at this price.' Here's the problem - buy it at this price, it goes belly up in 4 days (as mine did) and the sale is off. No exchange means that you get a refund and re-buy the drive at the non-sale price. Or you go through an inordinate amount of hassle and hope that the in-store manager will fill out manual paperwork to reduce the price.

I would suggest that to be safe, just get the store to match the .com price and run the purchase totally through the store. Best Buy B&M can now officially price-match bestbuy.com

Doesn't Western Digital warrant these for 5 years? Why would you have to hassle with a return/re-buy?

 

[lopri]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Does the Raptor X make significant more noise than the non-window version?

From my experience, no. Actually these are a lot quieter than the 75GB models that I bought a year or two ago.

 

[FireChicken]

Its back on sale!!!! If you have money to burn....

Linky

 

[Nocturnal]

Any idea as to when the sale will last?

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

got one. thanks.

 

[Pwntcomputer]

Good price on a WAY overpriced drive. Just do two 250GB Raid 0 Seagates for $100. Better performance, WAY less money, WAY more space.

 

[zposter]

Originally posted by: Pwntcomputer
Good price on a WAY overpriced drive. Just do two 250GB Raid 0 Seagates for $100. Better performance, WAY less money, WAY more space.

WAY more chance of failure.

 

[hans007]

Originally posted by: Pwntcomputer
Good price on a WAY overpriced drive. Just do two 250GB Raid 0 Seagates for $100. Better performance, WAY less money, WAY more space.

it still wont have equivalent seek time. thats the bottle neck for everything anyawy.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX
got one. thanks.

wow, just got around to installing this one today. man is it loud. I thought it would be louder than my other drives, but this thing is crazy loud. Hope I can get used to this.

 

[foolish501]

was thinking about this again. bought one the very first time bestbuy had it on offer, and had some many problems with my pc with it (pc locking up, rebooting). only when i went back to my original 74gb raptor was everything fine again. took drive back and got replacement, and then that died within 30 days, so got a refund.

 

[sanzen07]

Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX

wow, just got around to installing this one today. man is it loud. I thought it would be louder than my other drives, but this thing is crazy loud. Hope I can get used to this.

Yeah, it's a bit loud at first. You'll get used to it though. I barely noticed the noise now. The performance of the drive more than makes up for the noise though. It was like night and day compared to my old 7200RPM drive.

 

[Googer]

I got my Raptor and paid $130 at Best Buy.