home : hot deals & information involving: Seagate Monday, May 5, 2008
ZipZoomFly.com
- 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $77 (expired)
Back in stock again is a
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive with 16MB Cache and 5 year warranty for $70.
Add $7 for ground shipping for one, and about $1 shipping each additional, so:
one for $77 after shipping fee ($0.155 per GB), or
two for $148 after shipping fee ($0.148 per GB), etc.
Most other stores sell 500GB drives for $85 to $100.
It comes as a bare drive only, without any cables.
An internal Serial-ATA cable is $0.73 and a Serial-ATA cable with Molex-to-SATA Power Adapter is $1.35, and the shipping fee is not increased when ordered with the hard drive.
Other similar hard drive deals:
Seagate 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive, 32MB Cache, 5 year warranty for $85 plus shipping ($92 shipped).
One of the best performing drives priced under $100.
Western Digital 500GB, 16MB Cache, 3 year warranty for $85 ($0.17 per GB) with 3-7 day shipping, or at Newegg for $90 ($0.18 per GB) with 2-3 day shipping.
ZipZoomFly.com
- 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $77 (expired: Seagate 500GB drive is sold out)
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive (16MB Cache) and 5 year warranty for $70 plus $7 shipping.
A great deal at $0.155 per GB.
Note, this drive runs louder than most other 500GB drives.
If noise is a concern, a Western Digital 500GB with 3 year warranty costs $86 ($0.17 per GB) with 3-7 day shipping, or at Newegg for $90 ($0.18 per GB) with 2-3 day shipping. Update (3pm EDT):
The Seagate 500GB drive is sold out.
MacMall.com
- 120GB 2.5" internal hard drive for $44, or $39 after rebate (expired)
Seagate ST9120822A 120GB internal Serial-ATA 2.5" (laptop) hard drive is on sale for $39.
Ground shipping adds $5 to the order, and a mail-in rebate is available for the shipping fee.
Most other stores sell this and other 120GB 2.5" hard drives for around $70.
2.5" drives perform slower than regular size hard drives, but the 2.5" drives are considerably smaller, more portable, and designed for use inside a laptop computer.
ZipZoomFly.com
- 500GB Serial-ATA 32MB-Cache Hard Drive $87
Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive with 32MB-Cache and 5 year warranty for $80 plus about $7 shipping.
A great deal at $0.175 per GB.
Seagate drives are a little louder than Western Digital, but the performance of this drive is one of the best on the market, and other stores sell it for around $100.
A similar deal, Samsung 750GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive (32MB-Cache) for $113 plus $7 shipping ($120), also a great deal at $0.174 per GB.
Dell Inspiron 15" Laptop Computer for $500 in-store or $520 after delivery fee.
Dual Core T2370 CPU, 2GB memory, 160GB hard drive, DVD Burner.
It's about $50 to $150 less than what Inspiron Laptops and Vostro Laptops go for on Dell.com even after applying a coupon.
BestBuy.com
- Seagate 1TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $190
Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK 1TB (1000GB) internal Serial-ATA hard drive with 32MB-cache is on sale for $190 with free shipping today until sold out.
At a cost of $0.19 per GB, it's one of the best deals around for a large capacity hard drive.
Note, this hard drive is reported to run noisier than Western Digital drives, but its 32MB-cache and faster seek times should outperform Western Digital's 1TB drives.
Outpost.com
- 500GB IDE Hard Drive for $90
Seagate 500GB internal IDE (Parallel ATA) hard drive with 5 year warranty for $90 with free shipping.
A great deal at $0.18 per GB, if you prefer the older IDE interface or have a computer without internal Serial-ATA connectors.
Makers of most computers within the last 3 years, such as most Dell desktops, use Serial-ATA instead of IDE.
Dell.com
- 1TB External USB Hard Drive $210
Western Digital MyBook Essential USB 1TB (1000GB) Hard Drive for $210 with free shipping.
A very good deal at $0.21 per GB.
It performs far slower than an internal drive, but fast enough to store movies, music, and backups.
Other stores sell it for $230 to $250.
Also, see if Staples recently send you a coupon by email.
If you don't mind buying on on Ebay, search for Staples online coupon to find sellers with $25 off $100 coupons for about $1. Update (3pm EDT):
The internal 500GB drive is sold out online, but should be available in-store.
Newegg.com
- 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive 32MB-Cache for $110
Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive with 32MB-cache for $120, and coupon code EMCADAHBJ gives $10 off.
At $0.22 per GB it costs slightly more than other 500GB drives such as this one, but 32MB-cache is double the size of standard drives which gives better performance.
Newegg.com
- 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive 32MB-Cache for $110
Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive with 32MB-cache for $120, and coupon code EMCADAHBJ gives $10 off.
At $0.22 per GB it costs slightly more than other 500GB drives, but this one has double the cache buffer size of standard drives giving better performance and a very fast 4ms response time.
Other hard drive deals:
Outpost.com
- 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $100 (expired)
Seagate 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive for $100 with free shipping.
Runs a little louder than a Western Digital 500GB which costs $5 more and has similar performance.
Another hard drive deal.
Western Digital 500GB 5400 to 7200 rpm for $95 after coupon EMCACABA .
It performs slower than the Seagate and Western Digital 500GB drives mentioned above, no factor for storing music and videos, but if performance is important best to spend a few dollars more for a faster drive. Update (3/2):
Also, Dell.com has a Seagate 500GB Serial-ATA Drive with 32MB buffer for $110, twice the buffer of most other 500GB drives for improved performance.