DEAD WD external 400gb SATA $49.99 AR

[allisolm]

]Starting Sunday, Staples is going to have Western Digital 400gb SATA external drive for $49.99 AR. $129.99 less $35 instant savings less $45 easy rebate = $49.99.

SKU 680196 valid 9/16-9/22 while supplies last.

circular available for viewing online

 

[PurdueRy]

Too bad it's not internal

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Too bad it's not internal

what does it matter? you just get a internal and a free encloser, this is the hottest deal i have ever seen on a HD

 

[Corporate Thug]

nice, thanx for the heads up

 

[isekii]

Nice, I can always use a extra external hd

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: KeypoX

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Too bad it's not internal

what does it matter? you just get a internal and a free encloser, this is the hottest deal i have ever seen on a HD

Can the western digital external enclosures be opened? I have heard some users having trouble opening the enclosures of external hard drives...

I suppose there is always the sledgehammer trick...

 

[polypterus]

Is this in-store only?

 

[MintBoy]

The external drives only have a 1 year warranty iirc.

 

[MX2]

FW has a thread with lots of answers to your questions guys

 

[PowerRanger]

I believe the drive is this one? => http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136079
Also MX2, what is FW and where is this thread you speak of? LOL sorry but I = n00b

 

[Throckmorton]

You can open it, but you have to get to the screws, which are hidden really well under convincing circular stickers.

 

[ChaoticMonk]

I wanted to get a decent size internal HD. Would I be better off getting this and throwing the HD inside it into my machine or would I be able to get a better deal on a HD without the external enclosure?

 

[jlee]

Whoa. I wish I had money.

 

[jjmIII]

Originally posted by: ChaoticMonk
I wanted to get a decent size internal HD. Would I be better off getting this and throwing the HD inside it into my machine or would I be able to get a better deal on a HD without the external enclosure?

good primary drive here....

If you just need a back-up drive, go with the OP deal.

 

[AliasX]

Would love to jump on this deal, but USB is the killer. Does anyone know if it also had FireWire or eSATA? I'm not sure about others, but everytime I try capturing video from my video camera to a USB external hard drive I get loads of dropped frames...

 

[gwynethgh]

Originally posted by: allisolm
Starting Sunday, Staples is going to have Western Digital 400gb SATA external drive for $49.99 AR. $129.99 less $35 instant savings less $45 easy rebate = $49.99.

SKU 680196 valid 9/16-9/22 while supplies last.

circular available for viewing online

Any link to the flyer? I cannot seem to get to sundays flyer yet.
TIA
Gwyneth

 

[xeemzor]

Don't forget to use the Office Max 10 off of $20 here to get the drive for $40.

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: AliasX
Would love to jump on this deal, but USB is the killer. Does anyone know if it also had FireWire or eSATA? I'm not sure about others, but everytime I try capturing video from my video camera to a USB external hard drive I get loads of dropped frames...

USB only

 

[njdevilsfan87]

Thinking about getting one and going RAID5 from 400GB RAID1.

I can just open one of these up, and there's an internal SATA in there? Is there some kind of USB->SATA converter that's part of the case? I don't want to open it up and find it has no SATA connections (both power and cable).

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: AliasX
Would love to jump on this deal, but USB is the killer. Does anyone know if it also had FireWire or eSATA? I'm not sure about others, but everytime I try capturing video from my video camera to a USB external hard drive I get loads of dropped frames...

that would be a mad hot deal
as far as i know no good esata+firewire+usb drive has ever matched the price of a usb, let alone this low

 

[mugs]

I hate rebates, but that's a great deal. I guess I'll be picking one up.

 

[vegeto456]

hmm can't find it online :-/

Rebate is 10 per househould!

 

[gwynethgh]

Originally posted by: xeemzor
Don't forget to use the Office Max 10 off of $20 here to get the drive for $40.

What? How? at staples?

 

[keeftea]

Originally posted by: gwynethgh

Originally posted by: xeemzor
Don't forget to use the Office Max 10 off of $20 here to get the drive for $40.

What? How? at staples?

They take/honor competitors coupons

 

[gwynethgh]

Originally posted by: allisolm
Starting Sunday, Staples is going to have Western Digital 400gb SATA external drive for $49.99 AR. $129.99 less $35 instant savings less $45 easy rebate = $49.99.

SKU 680196 valid 9/16-9/22 while supplies last.

circular available for viewing online

How do we know the drive inside is SATA?