12/26 only - 320GB PATA @ Fry's/Outpost - $44

[Steve]

http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4987821

I've also heard a rumor of a $10 enclosure, can anyone find it?

 

[Steve]

Seems to be the same drive mentioned (but not linked) in this thread:


http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2134753&enterthread=y

 

[MegaVovaN]

$10 enclosure was (according to other posts) in Houston Chronicle ad.
I guess enclosure is B&M only and (I guess) only available with HDD, can't buy it alone for $10, but it's just my guess.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Look for Made in Thailand. My unit is very quiet under normal use.

 

[daveshel]

I'm in for one. Thanks.

 

[Mitch101]

Shipping kills it for me because you can only order 1. I was just about to get one too.

With the shipping ts $54.00 still its a great deal but outpost sells a 650gb drive for $110.00 and I need less drives more space.

If the $10.00 enclosure was found I might get one for the heck of it.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Has marketing gimmicks gotten so shady as to offer a 320GB hard drive as a 300GB drive and they are giving you 20GB free? WTF I've never seen a 300GB desktop drive before, They've always been 320's. I know you can get 300GB drive ins SCSI.

OP it's a great deal to bad it's IDE

 

[GundamF91]

I'ts a good deal but too bad it's PATA. With modern system using 4x SATA and 1x PATA, you can at most string along 2 PATA devices, and both of my slots are taken now.

 

[weirdichi]

Might be good for my XBox. Should I or not? Hmm....

 

[gba]

Hot deal for a drive for a PATA external box... I have one just waiting for it, too. $.16/GB shipped, no rebates works for me. Similar deal Frys had recently for the SATA version were Maxtor bagged Seagate 7200.10s. 3yrs vs 5yrs warranty was the only difference.

 

[jiffer]

The external enclosure they're selling for $9.99 is the CoolMax HD-389-U2. It's available in the Fry's stores, but it doesn't appear to available on Fry's website. For the sake of comparison, eWiz sells it for $11.85 plus shipping. I don't think it's particularly attractive, but it's compact and it's solid aluminum, and it won't show fingerprints as easily as the enclosures I've seen that are made of plastic.

Originally posted by: gba
Hot deal for a drive for a PATA external box...

I agree. That's exactly what I want to use it for.

 

[woodsman]

This is dead, I had my order canceled. Thanks anyway!

 

[gba]

mine just arrived... Chinese 7200.10.. same as the SATA version I got on Black Friday deal.. they are just fine.. another great deal!

 

[SerpentRoyal]

My Thailand drive is very quiet.

 

[Paolo]

Mine ordered late in the morning 12/26 (West coast time) to be delivered 1/2/08. Took back the same drive I had bought a week before for $85 to Staples!

 

[Steve]

Mine arrived today, I will open it up and try it out tonight or tomorrow.