Icon134 0 #1 March 28, 2006 So... there's this local office supply store that's going out of business and they have a few Seagate 250GB hard drives w/16 MB Cashes, 7200 RPM. which after the discount will cost about $119 before tax.... Is it a bad idea or a good idea to get this? they also have some 250GB Western Digitals (w/one 8 MB Cashe) for $105 after the discount I'd kind of like a second hard drive for my desktop... as it is starting to fill up with photos and skydiving videos...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #2 March 28, 2006 Make sure its not a SATA.. a friend just did that one...and neede an ATA apparently they are not selling all that well or something so there are plenty of "deals" on them right now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #3 March 28, 2006 Same drive from Buy.com is 85 after a 10 mail in rebate: http://www.slickdeals.net/#p7266Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #4 March 28, 2006 >which after the discount will cost about $119 before tax.... From PC Connection: Maxtor 250gb SATA $79.00 Lasonic 250gb external USB 2.0 drive $88.27 (much easier to install) DiamondMAX 250gb ATA 133 7200RPM $99.95 Doesn't sound like that good a deal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpah 0 #5 March 29, 2006 www.newegg.com has some great deals...they've got a 300gb drive there with similar specs for $112 + shipping. I've bought a lot of hardware from them and have had no issues. Lurk their front page for their frequently-changing deals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny1488 1 #6 March 29, 2006 I prefer buy.com myself. I have gotten to LaCie hard drives from them. 200 and 500 gig. The 500 just cost me $300, I think the 200 was $140. But The are firewire 800. I have a mac. You can usually get usb 2.0 for pretty cheap online if you have a pc. Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
