*DEAL DEAD* Maxtor 80GB HD 8MB Buffer $49.99 After MIR @ Outpost.com

[waitman]

Finally, it is on the way. Tracking says it was picked up by airborne at 9:45 a.m. 11/29/02 , service express, Saturday delivery! I guess when you guys say jump on the deals, you better do it quick!
thanks again McPhreak for the great post!

 

[waitman]

Originally posted by: wje

Originally posted by: ChemMan
Woot! It shipped and has a valid tracking number. Airborne express website even says it has been picked-up from Outpost. Guess it's too late for them to shaft me too, right? Now the next challenge will be to get Maxtor to cough up the $80. Thanks for the hot deal fellas.

I don't think you'll have any trouble getting Maxtor to cough up the rebates. However, in my earlier post, I suggested that people save the Outpost.Com Web page for the drive, should you need it as proof. Well, sure enough, about 2 hours after I posted my suggestion the page was pulled from their site. However, being the anal person that I am, I saved a copy.

Thanks for the tip wje, I saved that page and every other page I could find associated with this deal, thanks!

 

[uwannawhat]

I've got a tracking number provided by outpost but when I check on the airborne site it can't be found. I recieved my tracking number info this morning. I did choose the cheapest method of shipping maybe that's it. $5.50 shipped compared to the $7+.

 

[waitman]

Originally posted by: uwannawhat
I've got a tracking number provided by outpost but when I check on the airborne site it can't be found. I recieved my tracking number info this morning. I did choose the cheapest method of shipping maybe that's it. $5.50 shipped compared to the $7+.

Just in the last few minutes was able to track mine, waited all day for it, if it says shipped on the outpost.com info you will get it soon. Never did get the confirmation email that said it was shipped

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: waitman

Originally posted by: wje

Originally posted by: ChemMan
Woot! It shipped and has a valid tracking number. Airborne express website even says it has been picked-up from Outpost. Guess it's too late for them to shaft me too, right? Now the next challenge will be to get Maxtor to cough up the $80. Thanks for the hot deal fellas.

I don't think you'll have any trouble getting Maxtor to cough up the rebates. However, in my earlier post, I suggested that people save the Outpost.Com Web page for the drive, should you need it as proof. Well, sure enough, about 2 hours after I posted my suggestion the page was pulled from their site. However, being the anal person that I am, I saved a copy.

Thanks for the tip wje, I saved that page and every other page I could find associated with this deal, thanks!

No problem. I'll retain the pages for the next month or so. Should anyone need a copy of the pages as proof, just send me a PM with an E-mail address to send them to.

[Edit]: The HTML that I saved isn't valid. Outpost.Com was updating their site when I performed the save. It doesn't look pretty.

 

[scorpi141]

Hi, I missed the Maxtor 80 GB deal......... Anyone wants to sell their drive to me??? I need the drive to Raid it. I'll include extra $10 for shipping and i don't need the memory that comes with it.

 

[SCSIfreek]

i didnt get in this deal but I did get STaples to pricematch the drive for $49.98 Woooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooo.... No rebates for me.

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: wje

Originally posted by: SuperTool
Hi. I got this deal at fry's today.
but they didn't have a copy of the $50 rebate and said they would send me by mail. They took a copy of my rebate receipt too. I hope they do it otherwise I will return in. Free 256 mb stick came with it.
Today I got:
The HD + mem for $50
CDRW (48x something) $39-$39 rebate
Shredder $13-$13 rebate
Air compressor $10-$5 rebate (if you got this, make sure you send mail out now, it has to be postmarked tomorrow)
$39 DVD player.
Free battery charger after rebate
Soyo case $25-$25 MIR
Refurbished UMAX scanner $19
I think that's about it. it was $307 total with taxes and about $140 after all rebates.
I didn't get the cigar usb drive, or the webcam tho. oh well. I couldn't get a frikken cart, so I was walking around with all the stuff above in my hands holding it down with my chin. I bit my tongue
The line outside was all the way around the store before it opened at 7. Inside, the line was 1 and a half hours to check out. I couldn't find the soyo cases, but while I was standing in line, the guy was passing by with a bunch of those, so I took one. I haven't seen lines like these since they opened McDonalds in Russia

SuperTool, Send me your E-mail address. I have the .PDF form for the $50 rebate good for Fry's/Outpost.com purchases on the 80 GB drive. My E-Mail Address

Hi, Everyone
Thanks for your kind PM's. Someone from this board has sent me the rebate.
Thank you.
Now I still have to wait for fry's to send me my rebate receipt, which they took with that rebate form.

 

[gwlam12]

Originally posted by: Geogian
The Rebate Will Work!

I purchased a pair of two way radios for free after rebates on early Nov. The rebates also seperated into two with the same address. Furthermore, I received theri check last week. Outpost's rebates come very very fffffffffffaaaaaaaaaasssssssssttttttt!

Thanks for this info.

im still waitin gfor my rekaing 2.50 from august

 

[IBhacknU]

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Outpost.com.

Unfortunately we have sold out of this item and it has been removed from
our product line. We will not be able to fulfill your order for this
item at this time.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. You have not been charged
for this item and it has been removed from your order.

Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.

Regards,
Tom D.
E-Contact Representative

Outpost.com
1-877-OUTPOST (688-7678) - Toll Free
1-860-927-2050
1-860-927-8600 FAX
www.outpost.com <http://www.outpost.com/entry?site=kanautpost>




Original message follows:
-------------------------

MORONS!

----- Original Message -----
From: <service@outpost.com>
To: <IBHACKNU@MY-ISP.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 8:45 AM
Subject: Outpost.com Product Order


> Dear 'Your Name Here' :
>
> Thank you for your order J491XXXX80101.
>
> Please note that the item(s) listed below have been removed from
> your order per your request to Customer Service or because the
> item is no longer available from the manufacturer.
>
>
>
> ITEM # DESCRIPTION QTY
PRICE
REASON
> ____________________ ______________________________ ___
___________
____________________
> 3493763 MXT-L01P080 80GB U133 8MULTRA 1
129.99
>
>
> Please contact Sales for a replacement product via
> service@outpost.com or call 1-877-688-7678 if we can be of
> further assistance.
>
> Thank you for choosing Outpost.com.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Outpost.com
> Customer Service
>
> Tel: 1-877-688-7678
> Tel: 1-860-927-2050
> Fax: 1-860-927-8375
> E-mail: service@outpost.com
> http://www.outpost.com/entry?site=macsutpost
>
>
>
>

 

[Su1c1da1]

I shoulda order this crap on outpost.com.... waited 4 hours at the line in sacramento.. ended up with 2 HD, 2 soyo Flash drive, 1 bayone memcard reader, 1 case.... and it worth it! freaking 4 hrs.... i shoulda known better....

 

[thirtythree]

So what is everyone doing about the two rebates and the one UPC?

 

[Maelsturm]

Heres what I did

1 envelope sent to the $50 rebate address (they're the same address, same PO just different ID#s)

both rebate cards filled out
1 original upc
1 copy of shipping invoice, highlight Nov29 & Maxtor 80 gig HD
1 note written by me, something along the lines of "Advertised price is $50 after $50 and $30 rebates on outpost.com, 2 rebates work in combination. Both require original upc so I have sent them together. This should not be a problem"



crossing my fingers. If it doesn't work I have backups of the email confirmation and webpage, so I'll throw a 13th century shitstorm.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: wje

Originally posted by: tuan121

Originally posted by: Tiembo

Originally posted by: tuan121
like the staples deal. but from the data on storagereview.com it appears the maxtor is slower then the new ibm 180gxp and WD SE. Im returning mine.

The Maxtor they used on the IBM 180GXP comparison test has a 2MB buffer, versus the 8MB that the WD and IBM have. Apples to oranges...

NOPE! If you look in the database it is the Maxtor Plus 9 160gig 8mb harddrive! Go to the data base and you can compare it to the 180gxp or WD SE. The formal review is done yet but the numbers are.

Please go back an re-read the review. The drive tested was a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus D740X drive ----- which only has 2 MB of cache. To my knowledge, StorageReview.Com has not yet tested one of the 8 MB (cache) Maxtor drives. Please review the "facts" before posting and misleading people to believe that the drive tested was one of the newer 8 MB cache Maxtor drives. Additionally, the drive that StorageReview used in the test against the IBM 180GXP drive was actually an 80 GB drive and not a Maxtor Plus 9 160 GB drive.

Again, if my information is wrong in anyway, please point me to the correct page with information that says otherwise. However, keep in mind, that the information I just provided above was right from the IBM 180GXP review.

Additionally, I did go to the database itself and looked up the results of the DiamondMax Plus 9 and compared it to some of the other drives. It really depends on which benchmark you use - because the results vary from drive to drive. There is no one single benchmark that puts on drive ahead of the other in every category. I know one thing is true, the Diamondmax Plus 9 drives are slight quieter at idle than the WD 200 GB "SE" drive.

lol yea, the d740x drives are old!! way old!!

that being said, how many gigs per platter for these maxtor 80gb?

 

[DanDrop]

Originally posted by: Deslocke
So what is everyone doing about the two rebates and the one UPC?

i was told by the salesguy at fry's to send the rebates in one envelope with the orig upc and rebate reciept. That's what i'm going to do.

 

[NeoPTLD]

I bought this one at Fry's Electronics in Wilsonville, Oregon and I'm confused as heck on rebates.

The purchase price was $129.98-$30 regular rebate-$50 one day only rebate=$49.98.

These are two different rebates. Each has a different receipient PO box # and each calls for original UPC code. This is not physically possible.

The cashier Jesse J Hoeppner(printed on the receipt) told me this:

Just send them both together. WHICH ADDRESS??

 

[ZakPC]

Originally posted by: BeastBuy

Originally posted by: ZakPC
Cancelled Maxtor 80GB L01P080 Ultra Series 8MB Buffer UATA133 - $49.99 After Mail-in Rebates

:disgust:

Same here. I thought I placed my order fairly early too... The 120gb WD drive I had in that same order has shipped though. Trying to get on the phone with those Rat Bastards so I can at least make sure shipping costs were adjusted...

EDIT: stupid outpost, tried to snake an extra $1.42 outta me in shipping costs... For those who ordered both drives and had the maxtor cancelled, make sure they refund you your change in shipping... not so much for the money, but for the principle of it!

A friend of mine was nice enough to sell me an extra 80GB Western Digital he got at the Best Buy Black Friday sale.
My good karma caught up with me....

 

[NazzyG]

BAH! I jumped on this deal the moment I saw it without even thinking and I was SURE I got it! My order ended in 762 and it was cancelled at 6:30PM (placed at 12:45AM that morning)

 

[BobSnob]

Originally posted by: NeoPTLD
I bought this one at Fry's Electronics in Wilsonville, Oregon and I'm confused as heck on rebates.

The purchase price was $129.98-$30 regular rebate-$50 one day only rebate=$49.98.

These are two different rebates. Each has a different receipient PO box # and each calls for original UPC code. This is not physically possible.

The cashier Jesse J Hoeppner(printed on the receipt) told me this:

Just send them both together. WHICH ADDRESS??

I rang Outpost and they said to send both rebate forms to the $50 address.

 

[ChemMan]

Just got it in the mail today, and it does have a 3 year warranty.

 

[waitman]

Originally posted by: ChemMan
Just got it in the mail today, and it does have a 3 year warranty.

 

[waitman]

Was supposed to get this on saturday, but called and was told it would be here today and it just arrived. talked to the csr at oupost and he said I was one of the lucky ones, that he had been getting yelled at for 3 days over this one as only 1 in 20 got this drive. little irritated that I didn't get it saturday, but they adjusted the shipping so cool!

 

[dlaw]

Mine got cancelled too.....ar.......stupid outpost.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: ChemMan
Just got it in the mail today, and it does have a 3 year warranty.

oh sweet!

was worried it would have the 1 yr like everything else does now

 

[BobSnob]

Re: 80GB Maxtor drive from Outpost 11/29 with 2 rebates:

I contacted the rebate center and they say that a copy of the packing slip will do in place of the receipt. I also contacted Outpost who advised me to send both rebate claims to the $50 rebate address... in the one envelope.

This rebate was real messy!