120GB 7200RPM HDD @ BestBuy for ONLY $99.

[tjames214]

is there any point to putting a fast 8mb cache drive in an external usb 2.0 casing? or does the usb connection bottleneck mess that up? what about a regular 2mb cache 7200rpm? and then what about a 5400rpm drive? at what point is it not worth it to put a fast drive in a usb 2.0 casing?

 

[MuffD]

I just got shot down at the Staples store in PB. I almost had but I had this lame manager dude who wouldn't budge. The other guy might have did it but oh well. I was lucky with 4 drives total in two days. Guess I'll wait for the next deal.

 

[markrb]

Score, Sorta got the 2MB version today at my Local BB. Just like the manager said yesterday that if he got them in he would
keep the price at $99.99. There were 2 on the shelf and I checked both, but they were 2mb. I figured it's still a great deal so
I got one and brought it up to the register. It rang up as $179.99 and I pointed out that it was shelf tagged at $99.99.
The front end manager said that was after rebate and proceded to try and show me. When he couldn't find one he handed the drive
back to me in a huff and told me to go ring it up at the computer desk. Did so and they huffed a little, but quickly gave in when I pulled
the shelf tag and showed them. It seems the manager was the only one who even had a clue on this.

I also called CompUSA to find out about that rebate issue and she said the same thing that was mentioned before. That they are aware
of the wording and you only need to send a copy of the UPC into Comp and send the original into Maxtor.

How prevelent are the 8mb versions in the 2mb box? I am thinking of not opening it up and waiting until I can buy an 8mb at any price and then
return the 2mb at the place I bought the 8mb as long as they are the same SKU. I went to 3 BestBuy's, 2 CompUSA's and 4 Staples looking for
an 8mb in a 2mb box and no go. Staples said they are no longer going to carry anything, but the Ultra drive any more so that kills them.

It seems it's turning into a YMMV deal bigtime except in the case of CompUSA.

Mark

 

[MuffD]

I think this deal is almost pretty much done for me Time to move on to the next deal.....

 

[timmychen]

can someone email me a scan of their receipt showing the 8MB cache drive? Either at Staples or BB? THanks.

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: timmychen
can someone email me a scan of their receipt showing the 8MB cache drive? Either at Staples or BB? THanks.

wje posted a scan of his from Staples....scroll up

Chiz

 

[digifad]

Alright. I hit this deal and got the BB 120Gb Maxtor.

The tag says:

Maxtor
DiamondMax Plus
Buffer Size: 2 MB
*blah blah blah*
KIT: L01J120
P6Y3

Now the KIT for the 8MB version of this drive is L01P120. Where did the information regarding the P6Y3 being 8MB come from? Especially since this box says 2MB.

I'm not complaining since I got the right KIT. Just curious how it is known that the P6Y3 is the 8MB buffer.


Thanks!

 

[wintermute908]

Well, I tried at Staples this time and got shot down again. I had the print out of the CompUSA site showing $99 after rebates as well as wje's receipt (with certain data removed to protect his sale).

The manager said they don't pricematch for rebates and that the other Staples in Chantilly, VA did not follow policy. Therefore, his store will not make the same mistake they did. The price on the shelf for the Maxtor 120GB 7200RPM drive was $179, so he said the best he could do is give me the $20 off instant savings CompUSA was offering making the total $159 + Tax. I told him they could shove it and left. I can wait for the next deal to come around...

 

[icecube]

Via K-squared's very informative post

Originally posted by: K-squared
The following was clipped from my prior thread....

Determining if you have a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 harddrive....

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Yes!

The four digit code (ie. "J6L3" - "L6L3" - "L6Y2" - "P6Y3") actually directly relates to the actual harddrive designation. The following example's are for the DiamondMax Plus, DiamondMax Plus 8, DiamondMax Plus 9 series harddrives, and DiamondMax Plus 9 Ultra Series harddrives, 30GB-200GB versions for which I have information on:

Maxtor ball-bearing DiamondMax Plus harddrives:
- "J6L2" code - 40GB ball-bearing harddrives - 6J01L040G (DiamondMax Plus)
- "J6L3" code - 60GB ball-bearing harddrives - 6J01L060G (DiamondMax Plus)
- "J6L4" code - 80GB ball-bearing harddrives - 6J01L080G (DiamondMax Plus)

Maxtor fluid-bearing DiamondMax Plus harddrives:
- "L6L2" code - 40GB fluid-bearing harddrives - 6L01L040G (DiamondMax Plus)
- "L6L3" code - 60GB fluid-bearing harddrives - 6L01L060G (DiamondMax Plus)
- "L6L4" code - 80GB fluid-bearing harddrives - 6L01L080G (DiamondMax Plus)

Maxtor fluid-bearing DiamondMax Plus 8 harddrives:
- "L6E1" code - 30GB fluid-bearing harddrives - 6?01L030G (DiamondMax Plus 8)
- "L6E1" code - 40GB fluid-bearing harddrives - 6?01L040G (DiamondMax Plus 8)

Maxtor fluid-bearing DiamondMax Plus 9 harddrives:
- "L6Y2" code - 60GB fluid-bearing harddrives - 6Y01L060G (DiamondMax Plus 9)
- "L6Y2" code - 80GB fluid-bearing harddrives - 6Y01L080G (DiamondMax Plus 9)
- "L6Y3" code - 120GB fluid-bearing harddrives - 6Y01L120G (DiamondMax Plus 9)

Maxtor "Ultra Series" fluid-bearing DiamondMax Plus 9 harddrives:
- "P6Y2" code - 80GB fluid-bearing harddrives - 6Y01P080G (DiamondMax Plus 9 Ultra Series)
- "P6Y3" code - 120GB fluid-bearing harddrives - 6Y01P120G (DiamondMax Plus 9 Ultra Series)
- "P6Y5" code - 200GB fluid-bearing harddrives - 6Y01P200G (DiamondMax Plus 9 Ultra Series)


The DiamondMax Plus 8 series (30GB and 40GB harddrives) use the "L4E1" code, from what I've seen so far.


The DiamondMax Plus 9 series (60GB, 80GB, and 120GB harddrives) use the "L4Y?" code, where the last digit represents the number of platters (I think....).

[deleted]

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: wintermute908
Well, I tried at Staples this time and got shot down again. I had the print out of the CompUSA site showing $99 after rebates as well as wje's receipt (with certain data removed to protect his sale).

The manager said they don't pricematch for rebates and that the other Staples in Chantilly, VA did not follow policy. Therefore, his store will not make the same mistake they did. The price on the shelf for the Maxtor 120GB 7200RPM drive was $179, so he said the best he could do is give me the $20 off instant savings CompUSA was offering making the total $159 + Tax. I told him they could shove it and left. I can wait for the next deal to come around...

Well, when I posted my deal (along with the scan) - Staples price-matched Best Buy and not CompUSA. Best Buy is the store that was selling the drive for $99.99 - with no rebates involved. You could also look through the thread as we posted a scan of a Best Buy receipt yesterday. That should be of some value to you.

It looks like Cox cable may have blocked the connection to the scan of my receipt. I can no longer reach it.

 

[MuffD]

You might have had like 1,000,000 people look at your receipt. It's like when you host a server and get mad hits...they get pissed.

 

[digifad]

I'm still lost as to how and where the information about P6Y3 being 8MB buffer came from. The link above only states the drive is:
'Maxtor "Ultra Series" fluid-bearing DiamondMax Plus 9 harddrives'

which the box already indicates. But the box also states the drive is 2MB buffer. Who said 8?

Thanks for the link.

//nevermind. I found the post regarding this issue. SORRY!

 

[SliderBob]

I am really surprised on how this topic took off. If I happen to find out any more deals, I'll let you guys know. BB and Staples are probably wondering, "How in the heck did so many people find out about this?"

 

[MuffD]

Cool deal Sliderbob. Thanks for the great deal!

 

[digifad]

Absolutely.

Now I just need a CPU and video card and my new machine will be complete.

Thanks, all!

 

[link1305]

I hope to get to either compusa or bestbuy tomorrow to get this awesome deal. Does anyone know if these deals will still be on wednesday nov 27th (tomorrow) hope so.

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: link1305
I hope to get to either compusa or bestbuy tomorrow to get this awesome deal. Does anyone know if these deals will still be on wednesday nov 27th (tomorrow) hope so.

CompUSA will still have the drive for $99 after various rebates. Best Buy? Who knows, your mileage may vary. Both on-line and in the store, the price is back at $179.99. However, if you can locate a copy of a receipt, you might be able to price match it.

 

[pillage2001]

I think the new stocks that went into BB are all 2mb. Not too sure. I'm going to check in a while.

 

[tracerbullet]

Best Buy, Northtown Mall, Minneapolis, MN - just got two "P6Y3" drives tonight. Brian - in the PC area - knew that "other Best Buy's in town had them for $99", and wrote a slip up for me to get the same. Chose those over the kits, hoping for the 8MB cache versions. (For a server that really didn't need more than 4 of them total on all IDE's, sheesh, so I opted out of the PCI card ones). Sure enough - the P6Y3 IS 8MB CACHE. The drive itself - has a static protection bag with a sticker right on it that says "6Y120PO" on it. And from their site (top of page 2: pdf sheet from Maxtor ):

Capacity...............................60GB.............. 80GB................ 120GB................. 160GB
Model ATA/133 2MB buffer 6Y060L0........ 6Y080L0............ 6Y120L0.............. 6Y160L0
ATA/133 8MB buffer................................. 6Y080P0............6Y120P0.............. 6Y160P0
SATA/150 8MB buffer........ 6Y060M0........ 6Y080M0.......... 6Y120M0.............. 6Y160M0

Got them for $99, and 10% off of that with my PC World coupon. I'm happy!

Funny thing is, in a few days, or weeks at the most, this probably won't look so hot - knowing this group, there'll be some 200 Gig for $99 deal soon I bet.

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: tracerbullet
Best Buy, Northtown Mall, Minneapolis, MN - just got two "P6Y3" drives tonight. Brian - in the PC area - knew that "other Best Buy's in town had them for $99", and wrote a slip up for me to get the same. Chose those over the kits, hoping for the 8MB cache versions. (For a server that really didn't need more than 4 of them total on all IDE's, sheesh, so I opted out of the PCI card ones). Sure enough - the P6Y3 IS 8MB CACHE. The drive itself - has a static protection bag with a sticker right on it that says "6Y120PO" on it. And from their site (top of page 2: pdf sheet from Maxtor ):

Capacity...............................60GB.............. 80GB................ 120GB................. 160GB
Model ATA/133 2MB buffer 6Y060L0........ 6Y080L0............ 6Y120L0.............. 6Y160L0
ATA/133 8MB buffer................................. 6Y080P0............6Y120P0.............. 6Y160P0
SATA/150 8MB buffer........ 6Y060M0........ 6Y080M0.......... 6Y120M0.............. 6Y160M0

Got them for $99, and 10% off of that with my PC World coupon. I'm happy!

Funny thing is, in a few days, or weeks at the most, this probably won't look so hot - knowing this group, there'll be some 200 Gig for $99 deal soon I bet.

The problem is that these drives cost 200 bucks retail and we got it for 99. Now, that is HOT! The drive uses the new 80gb platter which should improve the performance as well.

 

[BigJ]

so is anyone still having success getting these drives for 99$ a pop?

 

[getumfast]

at CC here in Ohio it is $179

 

[Fosuco]

hey quick question regarding this deal...

I live in Charleston, SC and there are no CompUSA's around here (but there is a best buy). Is there any way I can still get this deal? I read in above that bb and most other stores pm only on local stores, so is there some loophole I can capitalize on before this deal runs out? I just checked and they have the 120 gig maxtors in stock, but they are listed at $179.

Thanks!

Fosuco

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: Fosuco
hey quick question regarding this deal...

I live in Charleston, SC and there are no CompUSA's around here (but there is a best buy). Is there any way I can still get this deal? I read in above that bb and most other stores pm only on local stores, so is there some loophole I can capitalize on before this deal runs out? I just checked and they have the 120 gig maxtors in stock, but they are listed at $179.

Thanks!

Fosuco

You can try checking. IF they ask you wether is there any Compusa around, just say that it's within their radius of PM. I did that and he happily did the PM for me without any other question asked.

For the rest, OM, OD and CC were all willing to PM for me but they could not find any 120Gb drives in stock.

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: pillage2001

Originally posted by: tracerbullet
Best Buy, Northtown Mall, Minneapolis, MN - just got two "P6Y3" drives tonight. Brian - in the PC area - knew that "other Best Buy's in town had them for $99", and wrote a slip up for me to get the same. Chose those over the kits, hoping for the 8MB cache versions. (For a server that really didn't need more than 4 of them total on all IDE's, sheesh, so I opted out of the PCI card ones). Sure enough - the P6Y3 IS 8MB CACHE. The drive itself - has a static protection bag with a sticker right on it that says "6Y120PO" on it. And from their site (top of page 2: pdf sheet from Maxtor ):

Capacity...............................60GB.............. 80GB................ 120GB................. 160GB
Model ATA/133 2MB buffer 6Y060L0........ 6Y080L0............ 6Y120L0.............. 6Y160L0
ATA/133 8MB buffer................................. 6Y080P0............6Y120P0.............. 6Y160P0
SATA/150 8MB buffer........ 6Y060M0........ 6Y080M0.......... 6Y120M0.............. 6Y160M0

Got them for $99, and 10% off of that with my PC World coupon. I'm happy!

Funny thing is, in a few days, or weeks at the most, this probably won't look so hot - knowing this group, there'll be some 200 Gig for $99 deal soon I bet.

The problem is that these drives cost 200 bucks retail and we got it for 99. Now, that is HOT! The drive uses the new 80gb platter which should improve the performance as well.

How can they use 80 GB platters and configure the drive @ 120 GB? Do they only format 1.5 platters?