I was able to snag one for $199 + tax. The drive scanned at this price - no effort on my behalf. Also, as indicated above, the rebate is also marked as $50 off for this drive.
For Northern Virginians and others from the D.C. area, I found my drive at the CompUSA in Fair Lakes (Fairfax). When they took the one off the shelf for me @ 5:30 this afternoon, there were still 3 left right behind it.
Bubba, I'm glad this worked out for you. Too bad you had to go through the mess at the other stores. I would imagine that those stores had managers who changed the price back to $279 in the register just because they are a$$holes. A little consideration to customers goes a long way. If you want customers to return for purchases at a later date, then you treat them right.