Seagate 300GB ST3300831A-RK UATA100 8MB Buffer - Retail Hard Drive Kit $119.99 AR shipped

[Analog]

This is a seagate rebate, not fry's.

http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4280824

BTW, the rebate listed on the page is for the external model. I called a CSR and he e-mailed me the correct rebate. If anyone can host, let me know.

 

[emeraldsky]

Originally posted by: yellowfiero
This is a seagate rebate, not fry's.

http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4280824

BTW, the rebate listed on the page is for the external model. I called a CSR and he e-mailed me the correct rebate. If anyone can host, let me know.

Thanks for confirming that they do indeed have a correct rebate form. Presumably they will post it when they get a chance.

 

[soflawill]

sweet

 

[Kipper]

Says $179 when I add to cart.

 

[tishoo]

I have this drive in my DVD burner TiVo - it ROCKS! Queit, fast and 5-year warranty. Can't beat that!

 

[Tommyboy8]

same here.

 

[Coraanu]

I don't need more space, I don't need more space. Why did I click on this thread?!

I'm pretty close to being $170 poorer.

Sarcasm aside, great deal. Thanks!

 

[dc]

oh so tempted. lol.

 

[Karaktu]

Great drive. I have a 400 and 300 in my HTPC server and the 300 is definitely more quiet.

 

[gergever]

they raised the price to $179 and still haven't posted the correct rebate form...

 

[MIDIman]

I still see $174 shipped...very very tempting.

I have four Seagate 7200.7 drives in my "previously-silent" computer and although they are silent when I only had one drive in there, with all four together they're starting to sound like one typical louder drive. This might be a good way of getting rid of two of the 160gb's though...

 

[HonkeyDonk]

i have this drive....love it. It's quieter than my WD or maxtor. You can really hear the maxtor/WD when the HD is busy...lots of noises. But the seagate, it's a softer/lighter noise. Love it.

 

[gergever]

That's wierd. I cleared my temp internet files and cookies and still get $179 when I add it to my cart, but here it states $169 and that it ships free. I still get $179 and shipping of $4.83 when added to cart.

$169 after $50 rebate would make it ~ 40c/gb
the 160GB at $49 after rebate ain't too shabby either at approx 31c/gb

I have a 300gb seagate and it is great. I would pay the extra cost/gb just to have the convenience of the larger drive. Wish the 400gb seagates would drop in price/have rebates, damn fios is quickly pushing me towards 2tb.

 

[Steelerz37]

good deal and I would jump but I despise Seagate rebates. Had to wait about 5 months on the last one i had

 

[thegimp03]

Just picked one of these up at fry's. It's 129.99 after rebate there which is still a decent deal. Man this drive is heavy.

 

[villageidiot111]

Excellent deal, I may just order one.

 

[huesmann]

Originally posted by: Steelerz37
good deal and I would jump but I despise Seagate rebates. Had to wait about 5 months on the last one i had

I've always had good experiences with Seagate rebates.

 

[hytek369]

not bad

 

[Trevelyan]

So Seagates are the brand to get for harddrives nowadays? Been out of the market for a little while...

 

[ronetone]

so is that the right rebate form on there site or do we still have to contact them for the right one?

 

[Schadenfroh]

placed the order tonight, thanks OP

Also, Outpost has the correct rebate posted now.

 

[nekote]

Originally posted by: Trevelyan
So Seagates are the brand to get for harddrives nowadays? Been out of the market for a little while...

A while ago HD manufacturers reduced their warranty coverage from 3 years to 1 year.
Seagate has notably gone 180° - recently uping their warranty to 5 years.

Dunno' about noise, Fluid Dynamic Bearings or other factors - ATA100 vs 133; 8MB vs. 16MB buffer ...

But, in practical reality, isn't a 5 year (vs 1 yr) warranty worth a lot more than all that other stuff, put together?
(Assuming the other more major factors (7200 RPM, IDE, ...) are equal? )

 

[huesmann]

On the other hand, I replace my drives every 2-3 years with bigger ones as the manufacturers release them. The old drives get relegated to older computers or given to friends. So I don't really need a 5-year warranty.

 

[tuffgong]

Hmm I can either go for 300GB at 40 cents a pop or the 160GB for around 32 cents a pop...anyone want to reccomend which one to go for since I only have one day to get one?

 

[joecool]

go 300gb - if you do any kind of digital multi-media stuff (audio, photo, video) you'll need it!