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WD Caviar Black 1 TB Retail Kit $79.99 Shipped From WD

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ur link shows a 320gb sata 2.5" hd for 69$

WD Scorpio Black SATA Hard Drive Retail Kit
Maximize notebook computer performance with this 7200 RPM, SATA 3 Gb/s, high-capacity hard drive.
Model: WD3200KTRTL
Regular Price: $89.99
Promo Price: $69.99


Oh if someone does want this price its at newegg for same price and its the 64mb buffer 6bps model

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s HDD -Bare Drive
$89.99
Your Price: $79.99
With Promo Code
EMCZNNY89


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...10-Index-_-InternalHardDrives-_-22136533-L02B
 
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Too bad it's 12mm thick. I'd have one in my Vostro 1700 as my data drive. I got a 640Gb WD instead for $59 at NewEgg a couple weeks ago.
 
Hmm...a little high for a 1TB drive, especially considering you can get a Samsung F3 1TB for around $54 and performance is better.
 
Hmm...

Not sure that the Sammy's performance is better than the SATA3/64MB version. I thought that they were at the very least a draw. I do acknowledge that the Sammy 1TB F3s are very fast...
 
I hate how WD calls it the "Retail Kit". It is a bare drive in a box, no cables, no screws, no mounting hardware, just a drive. I had everything I needed at home so it was no big deal, but to call a bare drive a retail kit because it is in a box is just stupid.

The drive has been great, just a small weak rant
 
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I hate how WD calls it the "Retail Kit". It is a bare drive in a box, no cables, no screws, no mounting hardware, just a drive.[...]
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And, less likely to be DOA, like so many Newegg drives seem to be.... 🙂

In the old days, "Retail Kits" were warrantied by the manufacturer. OEM drives were expected to be warrantied by the seller. Not sure if this is still true...

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Just looked it up...

SOURCE: WD Knowledge Base (I'm not taking any more chances with their links - LoL!)

Western Digital offers two versions of our Serial ATA, EIDE 3.5" and EIDE 2.5" hard drives. These can be identified by how the hard drive was packaged during purchase and by the associated model number of the drive. The Online Store sells both Retail and OEM packaged hard drives.

There are no physical or developmental differences between our Retail and OEM hard drives.

Retail hard drives (Example: WD1200JBRTL) are sold in a retail package and may include the accessories below:

* Quick Installation Guide

* Acronis Installation Software (must be downloaded)

OEM or Original Equipment Manufacturer hard drives (Example: WD1200JB) are sold to OEM Computer manufacturers or Distributors in bulk packaging (bare drive only).

* OEM drives are sold without accessories or installation software.

* OEM drives may not contain a warranty from Western Digital. When Western Digital sells hard drives to OEM computer manufacturers such as Dell, Compaq, Apple, etc, we sell these drives without warranty. The OEM computer manufacturer would include the hard drive under the warranty of the computer system that the hard drive was installed into. For more information about hard drive warranties, please see our Warranty Policy.
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For a few dollars more, I'll pick a "Retail Kit" every time... 😉
 
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