I would 'tell em to pay for you to send it back and ship the correct model so you can claim the rebate. Perhaps they will offer to refund you the $30 instead and you will still be happy. $80 is no great deal for a decent 120GB HDD, like $50 for an 80GB. Dartek is selling a Seagate 120GB for $90.
well, the 80gb is 62.5 cents per gb, and the 120gb is 67 cents per gb. not too much of a difference. also, no waiting for a rebate, and factor in the "time value of money" it's equivalent IMO.
now, if you can't afford the extra $30, then it isn't worth it. but if you can, it's still a good deal.
Originally posted by: deeznuts
well, the 80gb is 62.5 cents per gb, and the 120gb is 67 cents per gb. not too much of a difference. also, no waiting for a rebate, and factor in the "time value of money" it's equivalent IMO.
now, if you can't afford the extra $30, then it isn't worth it. but if you can, it's still a good deal.
You can't really look at it as price per GB instead of savings off retail because OD has relatively high prices without the coupons and rebates and due to the nature of HDD pricing where additional capacity costs little given the same platter density. If it is the 120GB 8MB model then you may pay around $87 with tax instead of $110 (googlegear shipped price, no tax). Whereas the 80GB 8MB model is around $55 with tax instead of $90. The retail price difference between the models is 20% while the deal price difference is about 37%. The 80GB with rebate saves around 40% while the 120GB sans rebate only saves around 20%.
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