Originally posted by: AirMail1
FYI
I was at CompUSA today (Marlton, NJ). The Hitachi 250GB I saw in the case was a PATA drive NOT a SATA. :-(
It was listed on sale for $89.
Yeah, BOTH the PATA And SATA are deals this week. As far as what's on the shelf, don't go by that. When they had an amazing deal on the 250G PATA a few months ago, there were NONE on the shelf, although there was one SATA in the spot labeled for the PATA. I didn't notice it was the wrong drive, but of course the checkout clerk did. But they spent about 20 minutes seaching for some SATA drives which WERE listed in their inventory. They got me one "from the back room." (And they put more on the shelf.) Now, even by the standards of CompUSA, this one had an IMMENSE sales floor. It is hard to imagine them having a back room with much in it. Maybe some one left them in the john for "safe-keeping"
They also stack stuff way up on high shelfs in unrelated areas, so just because there are none by the label, don't be put off; ASK! Last week I saw ten more of the Antec PS's that were on sale up on a far-away, unreachable, high shelf.
They also give out "rain-checks" now. I don't remember them ever offering before. They would say: all sold out; and that was it. The salesman said they will give you the price after rebate on the spot, if the item comes in after the valid rebate time.