Re: [Nolug] Need a new HDD

On Thursday 30 October 2003 12:31 pm, John Nix wrote:
>
> I just bought a Maxtor 120gb (7200rpm, 8mb cache) from BB on Veterans 2
> days ago. Cost me $139 + tax. I was going to do the online thing but I
> found that Pricewatch prices aren't for the 7200rpm/8mb version and the
> prices for those are ~$100+. And to get one immediately and not worry
> about shipping, possible damage and return hassle, etc. I figured it would
> just be worth it to pay $20-30 more in town.
>
> Hope my .02 helps...
>
> John
>

Here's a tip someone might find useful: I recently bought a Canon A70
digital camera, which I priced on pricewatch and froogle at $293 plus
shipping. It was $299 at Best Buy, which was decent, but as an added
bonus, if I bought it online I got a $50 rebate and picked it up at the store.
The rebate was a $50 Best Buy gift card instead of a check, so I can't
buy beer with it. The moral is that if you see something you want at
Best Buy, check online. You will pay the same price as in the store,
but it might have a rebate not available in the store, but you still can
drive down and get it at the store. You just have to do a little research
first.

Right now I could buy a 200 GB drive for $199, apply the $50 card, and
get another two rebates totaling $50, so basically I could get the drive for
$100. Or I could get the 120 GB for $140, apply the $50 card, get
two rebates for $60, so the drive totals out at $30. At 25 cents a gig,
it's a deal I'm actually thinking about.

I don't need it yet. I just bought a 160 GB a few months ago, and it will
take at least another month to fill it up with free <grin>pr0n</grin> and iso's.

Andy

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Received on 10/30/03