DEAD: Now $199.99 - Western Digital Raptor X 150GB 16mb cache - $169.99 at BB NO RB

[308nato]

Originally posted by: av911

Originally posted by: 308nato
Bought a 75 gig on the $119 deal. Haven't opened it yet so I think I will swap for one of these.

If you can can find the 74 gig, it's $101 now. After 12% coupon, I got mine $97 OTD.

Maybe I will learn to type someday. Thanks.....the Green Bay store still had several 74gig drives (they had restocked mid-week).....if I don't upgrade to the 150 I can at least pm and get a few bucks back.

 

[XtremepH]

Picked up two on my discount. We just got the drives in on Saturday. Good price at normal price as well cheapest online was $189 oem from newegg.

 

[psychmych]

Thanks OP. Just picked up the only one in town from one of the four Las Vegas stores. Asked clerk if she had any 10% off coupons. She said, " no but I have an $8 gift card that someone didn't use." Price w/o tax was $162. One happy camper!

 

[Damn Dirty Ape]

Just found out I got the last one from the Carbondale Illinois BB store, went in and picked it up minutes before they closed.

apologies to anyone in S. Illinois that was looking for one there, but they are supposed to get more in later in the week. It's a new item for them this week, first time they have ever stocked them.

 

[ForeStorm]

Oooh! I jumped on the 74 GB Raptor deal at $130. I'll go in tomorrow (the 30th day) and get some moneies back.

Thanks for the heads up. Should get about $20 back.

 

[Zap]

Pretty hot deal, but OOS online and at nearby stores. Ahh well, being OOS saved me some money.

 

[EvilRage]

Already bought one of these when it was 199, there was only one left in my area after I got it. I'm gonna see if I can get it price-matched now, since it dropped in price. w00t.

 

[Perknose]

Soooo tempting. I hope this is the tip of a tsunami of lower Raptor prices.

 

[mudboy]

Does this drive have the window?

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: mudboy
Does this drive have the window?

Yesssss.

 

[DukeN]

Got a friend of mine in the US to pick me one of these, was too good too pass up. Thanks OP!

 

[imported_browsing]

What are the acceptable temps for these things, also the 74gb if someone knows?

 

[Dynamyck]

What score does this drive achieve in the Vista Windows Experience Index?

I have a 3 yr old 74GB Raptor that scores a 5.7 but I need a drive with larger space.

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: browsing
What are the acceptable temps for these things, also the 74gb if someone knows?

Not sure what the safest acceptable temp is, but cooler temps over time are probably better for extending the life of the drive. Temps can vary a great deal on your case and how many drives you have near it, but in my old case in the same HDD cage as 2x Maxtor Diamondmax 9+ 120s, it was a toasty 51C measured by Speedfan. Swapped out to an Antec Nine Hundred a few days ago and temps dropped to their current 28-30C.

Originally posted by: Dynamyck
What score does this drive achieve in the Vista Windows Experience Index?

I have a 3 yr old 74GB Raptor that scores a 5.7 but I need a drive with larger space.

Is that a test somewhere on MS's site? Not sure exactly what it does but WinXP boots up 3-4x faster than my old rig's RAID 0 Array, although its not all because of the drive (I upgraded my entire platform).

Also, for those looking to get these but they're OOS, ask one of the employee's when they get restock during the week. Its either Tues or Thurs I think, but they should get at least 1 more shipment of these midweek. Also look for BB locations off the beaten path, I'm 99% sure there's a BB near me that has a few of these because no one seems to know about it. I picked up 2 WD 80GB Passports last week there (still 3 left on the shelf) and they were OOS at the other 3 other stores I checked.

 

[bigsnyder]

Someone has already asked a similiar question, but will ask anyway since there was no response. Is the performance increase worth the lower capacity in this price range? Bottom line, does anyone notice a real world difference compared to other 16MB cache drives?

C Snyder

 

[hans007]

not bad.. apparently you also get $50 off if you buy a copy of vista premium upgrade or higher

 

[tealk]

Originally posted by: bigsnyder
Someone has already asked a similiar question, but will ask anyway since there was no response. Is the performance increase worth the lower capacity in this price range? Bottom line, does anyone notice a real world difference compared to other 16MB cache drives?

C Snyder

Good question.......

 

[308nato]

Originally posted by: tealk

Originally posted by: bigsnyder
Someone has already asked a similiar question, but will ask anyway since there was no response. Is the performance increase worth the lower capacity in this price range? Bottom line, does anyone notice a real world difference compared to other 16MB cache drives?

C Snyder

Good question.......

Maybe its a secret. Kids school was cancelled today because of 40 below wind chill. We are home waiting to go shopping at BB.

C'mon kids....dress warm...daddy has to by some drives.

 

[tealk]

Haha.....schools are closed here too.....Im in MN...where are you at?

 

[XtremepH]

Got to love South Florida.

 

[cvstrat]

Oh this is a killer deal. I'm doing a rebuild soon and I snagged the 500gb maxtor from newegg 139.99 w/free ship and I had my mouse over this drive and I'm so glad I waited.

Newegg had it for 199 after a 30MIR. This is a HUGE deal, especially since I've had this 20 dollar gift card rotting in my wallet since Christmas!

Thanks OP! Available for in store pickup here hehe.

 

[bigfil]

can we use bb rewards card for additional 12% off?

i'm not seeing hdd included in this maybe i can get it to work heh

 

[tealk]

I have mine printed out, we'll see.

 

[Fallengod]

My stupid BB doesnt carry raptors. : /

I am gonna try to pricematch to compusa first. If that doesnt work, ill have to do the online backordered from bb.

 

[cubeless]

Originally posted by: tealk

Originally posted by: bigsnyder
Someone has already asked a similiar question, but will ask anyway since there was no response. Is the performance increase worth the lower capacity in this price range? Bottom line, does anyone notice a real world difference compared to other 16MB cache drives?

C Snyder

Good question.......

see the wd 160gb review on the anandtech front page today... raptor is a bit faster than most in a bunch of tests, but it looks like the price/perf is high... i have seagate .10 320gb that seems plenty fast...