home : hot deals & information involving: Maxtor Thursday, June 12, 2008
Newegg.com
- Maxtor Onetouch III Portable 160GB USB Hard Drive $50 (expired: sold out)
Maxtor OneTouch III R01E160 160GB Portable USB Hard Drive for $50 with free shipping.
Most other stores sell it for around $100.
It has a 2.5" hard drive inside, and is much more portable than a standard external hard drive so it can fit in laptop computer bags, jacket pockets, and purses.
It is powered through the computer via the USB cable, so no need to carry around a power cord.
More details available on Maxtor's website. Update (12pm EDT):
It is now sold out, and will no longer available at this price.
Frys.com
- 750GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive $107 (expired)
Maxtor L01F750 750GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive for $100 plus about $7 shipping.
A great deal at just under $0.15 per GB.
Frys.com
- 1TB internal hard drive for $187
Maxtor 1TB internal Serial-ATA Hard Drive with 32MB cache for $180, plus about $7 shipping.
It includes a Serial-ATA cable, and is a pretty good deal at $0.19 per GB.
Outpost.com
- 500GB IDE Hard Drive for $87.50
Maxtor L01Y500 500GB internal IDE (Parallel ATA) hard drive for $80 plus about $7.50 shipping.
At $0.175 per GB, it's a great deal for older computers which use IDE instead of the newer Serial-ATA interface.
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CircuitCity.com
- Maxtor 80GB Mini External Hard Drive $44 (expired: sold out)
Maxtor OneTouch III Mini (2.5") External Hard Drive for $44 with free shipping.
Most other stores sell small 2.5" external drives for more.
A small hard drive like this can be powered by the computer through a single USB cable, so no need to carry a power cable with the drive.