WD 20.5gb 7200rpm for $129 + $25 gift card from BB = $105

[Homer_Simpson]

Hey guys,

Sunday's BB ad shows that you can get the WD 20.5gp 7200rpm HD for $160 - $30 mail in rebate = $130. An top of that, u can get a $25 GC by mail from BB for future use, so it's kinda like getting the HD for $105. Not bad for a nice HD that's quiet and fast.

Homer

 

[KotchY]

lol, allstarshop.com u can get it for $103/$109

 

[iwyhoouuse]

I just looked on allstarshop.com . It's $125 and it's a bare drive. I'd say the Best Buy deal is much better.

 

[KotchY]

mwave.com

 

[T2T III]

KotchY,

What are you telling us? Mwave.Com has the 20.5 GB **retail** drive, but it's price is $174.33, the bare drive is $129.00:



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WD 20.5GB 205BARTL EIDE ULTRA-ATA/66 9MS 7200RPM (Retail) Detail Specs $174.33 YES >>




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WD 20.5GB 205BA EIDE ULTRA-ATA/66 9.5MS 7200RPM 2MB BUFFER (Bare drive) Detail Specs $129.00 YES >>



I think comparing a retail drive against a bare drive is like comparing apples to oranges. The retail kit should feature an ATA-66 cable and mounting brackets (Maxtor includes them). If you purchase a bare drive, then you need to pay additional amounts to get them.

 

[KotchY]

they r two differnet drive, notic one has 2mb cache and 9.5 ms seek other 9, one is firewire something, any who, cases come with mounting brackets and what do u ned them for? it slides in 3.5 cage and u screw it in

 

[kt]

Actually, I would rather get the OEM ones.. especially when it's a WD drive. I have a friend working at WD, he says the retail lots are the ones that scored poorest on their QA. The top notched ones are distributed to the computer manufacturer (ie: compaq, dell, etc) and OEM. Don't ask me why, I always thought retails are the best too.. until now.

-=kt

 

[step-dawg]

nice find.