OT: For John Meyer or anyone else: WD 120GB HD 8MB cache WD1200JBRTL at Best Buy for $69.99 AR..

craftech wrote on 3/14/2004, 5:58 AM

WD 120GB HD 8MB cache WD1200JBRTL at Best Buy for $69.99 After a $50 and a $10 rebate. Available for delivery or in store pick up. In stock as of 9:00AM EST.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1051384486557&skuId=4654181&type=product

The 250GB drive is also on sale:

WD2500JBRTL for $159.99 AR but I think the 120 is a better buy.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1051826249450&skuId=5524364&type=product

Office Max also has the WD2500JBRTL drive for $130 AR, but I would steer clear of their rebate scams.

John

Comments

johnmeyer wrote on 3/14/2004, 8:05 AM

Thanks! I finally bought mine for $50. It should arrive on Monday. It was only $50 for 80 Gbytes, which is more than I need for this particular application (kid's computer). The 120 Gbyte IS tempting, though.

johnmeyer wrote on 3/14/2004, 8:21 AM

Arrrgh!

Just after reading and responding to your post, I see this:

Today only, CompUSA.com offers the refurbished Seagate 80GB IDE 7200 rpm internal hard drive, model no. 9W2892-560, for $59.99. A $20 mail-in rebate chops the price to $39.99, among the best we've seen for a hard drive of its size. A 180-day warranty applies.

$39.99!!

80Gb at CompUSA.com

epirb wrote on 3/14/2004, 8:25 AM

Circuit City
W/D 160gb wd1600jbrtl for 69.99 after rebates
W/D 250gb wd2500jbrtl for 139.99 after rebates

Grazie wrote on 3/14/2004, 9:00 AM

250gb for 139.99 ! ! ! ! Absolutely rediculous! . . . I'll have 'alf a dozen! Don't bother to wrap 'em . . just throw 'em in this paper bag . . . along with the spuds! Storage & memory is so, so, so, cheap nowadays . . .

Grazie

busterkeaton wrote on 3/14/2004, 2:53 PM

The 180 day warranty is pretty weak though. It sounds like those drives didn't pass quality control and they decided not to give them the full one-year warranty.

craftech wrote on 3/15/2004, 6:56 AM

Today only, CompUSA.com offers the refurbished Seagate 80GB IDE 7200 rpm internal hard drive, model no. 9W2892-560, for $59.99. A $20 mail-in rebate chops the price to $39.99, among the best we've seen for a hard drive of its size. A 180-day warranty applies.
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Good thing you didn't order it.
First of all that's not a Seagate part number. Secondly the ad says that the manufacturer is "generic". Thirdly the rebate says that it is for a Seagate HD made on 3/14/04 (valid on 3/13/04 in Utah only). How could a refurbished hard drive have been "made" on 3/14/04 and valid the day before it was "made".

Talk about hoaky rebates.

John

dxlee38 wrote on 3/15/2004, 8:03 AM

Well, I rushed down to Circuit City and bought one of these. Seems new in the package. Installed without a hitch. A good deal indeed since I was down to 20 gigs... Back to editing.