Cool now: Notebook book hard drive 40GB/5400rpm for $107 (now $156-20%)

[gsethi]

will any of these drives work in my Inspiron 8200 ?

thanks in advance

 

[Tot]

It should work in your laptop.

And since you have a dell laptop, call tech support and ask them, should be a easy phone call away.

 

[rhong]

The Inspiron 8200 has the same motherboard as the Latitude C840. The C840 is pretty much an I8200 without all the special function buttons at the top of the keyboard. The screws and casing that come with the drive will fit directly into your 8200 with no modifications necessary. (I have an Inspiron 8200.)

 

[gsethi]

thanks....ordering one right now

 

[rhong]

Remember to use Ebates for 2% off!

PM me if you don't know what I'm talking about.

 

[gsethi]

ah...they wont let me use the stackable 15% off coupon that i had....
wondering if its worth it over my current 30GB 4200 rpm hard drive ? I think that i can ebay my current one for ~$80, so the net cost will be ~$40 for me....
is it worth it guys ? extra 10GB and extra speed for $40 or it might be better to hold on little while longer....

i am not using the full 30GB right now...moreover i am currently using ~20GB.....was thinking of upgrading to this using my stackable 15% off bringing it down to ~$100 but they wont let me do that....

should i wait or take the plunge ?

 

[rhong]

I must admit that with this new drive in, it makes my machine run like a desktop.
The improvement was much greater than upping my ram from 128MB to 384MB.
I say it's worth it for $40, not just for the space, but for the speed.

Where'd you get the 15% coupon from? Too bad it doesn't work.

 

[blahsome]

Originally posted by: rhong
I must admit that with this new drive in, it makes my machine run like a desktop.
The improvement was much greater than upping my ram from 128MB to 384MB.
I say it's worth it for $40, not just for the space, but for the speed.

I concur. The hard drive is really the bottleneck of any modern notebooks. Upgrading to a 5400RPM drive feels like a processor upgrade.

 

[gsethi]

i think that i am gonna wait for now...

agreed that the deal is good but i think that similar deals keep on coming from dell..

 

[rhong]

15% off everything in the Software and Peripherals store is a rare deal.
There's usually a Dell deal around, but those are for purchasing new systems.
Ram deals also pop up often too. I'd jump on it if I were you.

 

[gsethi]

hmm....

damn tough choice....what to do...what to do....i think that i will still wait...hopefully next time, i will be able to use one of the coupons that they send me in the email...

 

[rhong]

Do you get Dell Home coupons in the mail? Mine are always for Small Business. I should sign up for Home coupons. Anyone know where?

 

[gsethi]

it depends...most of the time i get SB coupons but once in a while, i do get Dell Home coupons.....I dont know if there is a place to sign up for but when i ordered my laptop through Dell Home over the phone, they asked me if i would like to received more offers and promotions and i said yes....

but Dell home coupons are rare...

EDIT: Damnit still temped to order one.... WHAT TO DO...got 32 min

EDIT: ok which one do i order ? the $121 one or the $133 one ?

EDIT: Finally ordered the $121 just in time......now, gotta find a reason to Cancel the order which i doubt is gonna happen.....damn, another $121 outta my pocket lol...i love you guys when you post up such deals but i hate you guys when it comes to paying for these deals .......

EDIT: Oh Crap....forgot to use ebates.....damn 2%....ahwell.....

 

[Ark]

15% at Dell home is over, only 10%.

 

[Ark]

Deal is getting extremely hot:

If you put this drive in your cart at Small Business, you will get 25% off it will make it $106!!!!

Right now you can save 25% on DellTM Hard Drives, Memory, Notebook Accessories, Power and Tape Backup. Plus, save 15% on select DellTM Monitors.

 

[GoatHerderEd]

Originally posted by: Ark
Deal is getting extremely hot:

If you put this drive in your cart at Small Business, you will get 25% off it will make it $106!!!!

Right now you can save 25% on DellTM Hard Drives, Memory, Notebook Accessories, Power and Tape Backup. Plus, save 15% on select DellTM Monitors.

Im not getting that. Anything special i should do?

 

[craigg]

I just did this deal with a 15% off coupon. Final price is 90.91 + 5.45tax= $96.36 shipped free at Dell SB!
Also don't forget 3% FatCash rebate

 

[Ark]

Im not getting that. Anything special i should do?

Empty your cart in Dell Home, put drive in Small business.
Anyone can PM me 15% coupon?

 

[jbeach3]

What is the concensus as to whether this 5400RPM drive with 16MB buffer would be better or worse than an 80MB or 120MB external 7200RPM drive with 8MB cache attached to firewire? Also, has the 16MB buffer been verified? (I read somewhere in the thread that they received a 2MB Hitachi drive instead of the Toshiba...

 

[GoatHerderEd]

found out why i couldnt get it to work. I just tried the toshiba drive. I tried the item you quoted, and it worked.

Anyone have a coupon code they can PM me?

 

[hevnsnt]

Anyone have a coupon code they can PM me?

I have given out several in the past to people who needed one, but now I need one, someone help me out!

 

[cejay]

If you ordered the 121$ (supposed toshiba drive) YOU WILL GET THE HITACHI drive.

I got mine 2 days ago.. its the hitachi 2mb.. it IS being returned.

I paid for the 16mb unit, and thats what i should have gotten, I won't pay 12$ more
for the actual Toshiba drive (that oddly says 1-2 weeks delivery)..

where-as the drive that should be the toshiba (but it hitachi) says ships same day.
(how can that be?)
cj

 

[Ark]

Hitachi 5400 rpm is pretty good for $106

 

[cejay]

Price is now 112$ (too bad small bus. side charges tax).. not bad tho..
even if they do send you the hitachi drive..
cj

 

[Ark]

Originally posted by: cejay
Check this out.. the description for the drive has changed now:
Part 340-3965 brings up:

It has a 2 MB buffer and features ATA-5 interface that supports maximum transfer rate of up to 100 MBps (Ultra DMA mode 5).

also shows a diff part # at the bottom : 340-6073

????

No, you looking at the wrong part,
Just do SB, peripherals, drives, Inspiron, 4000 - you will find it.
It is still listed as 16MB