Super flaming hot!!! Maxtor 40GB 7200rpm HD for $9.99 AR @OfficeDepot - DEAD DEAL

[phhnyc]

can someone please PM me the 20 off 75? for some reason im having trouble accessing click.synergy or whatever that site is with the coupon...thx

Edit - thanks Tigerbait!

 

[Branded]

Maxtor rebate form (front page) says good for model L01J040G. When you pull up SKU 368-121 at OD it shows model ST0154000U.

From the OD web site;

Item # 368121
Manufacturer # L01J040G
capacity 40GB
manufacturer Maxtor
model name ST0154000U

 

[wshtb]

Originally posted by: docinthebox
This deal starts this Sunday (8/18/2002):

- $30 Maxtor MIR (Original UPC required)
- $30 OD MIR (Photocopy UPC allowed)

Are you sure they are different rebate???
One of them is handled by RebateHQ, another is handled by Walled Lake, MI. But will they forward our submission to the same place?

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: Richb
One Question?

The Maxtor rebate form (front page) says good for model L01J040G. When you pull up SKU 368-121 at OD it shows model ST0154000U.

Are these the same models?

thats a good query. any takers for this one?

 

[Nostrada]

Originally posted by: Richb
One Question?

The Maxtor rebate form (front page) says good for model L01J040G. When you pull up SKU 368-121 at OD it shows model ST0154000U.

Are these the same models?

When you search OD for the L01J040G you will end up on the same page.... Strange

 

[tigerbait]

ST0154000U is the kit number for a retail 40 GB Maxtor 7200 RPM hard drive.

They've used that kit number for a couple years now, and inside the boxes there have been DiamondMax Plus 40, DiamondMax Plus 45, Diamondmax Plus 60, and D740x hard drives, all with different Maxtor model numbers.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: Richb
One Question?

The Maxtor rebate form (front page) says good for model L01J040G. When you pull up SKU 368-121 at OD it shows model ST0154000U.

Are these the same models?

When I did a search on this Model Number L01J040G, it came back to this drive. I still would like to know 100% for sure though.

KK

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: Branded

Maxtor rebate form (front page) says good for model L01J040G. When you pull up SKU 368-121 at OD it shows model ST0154000U.

From the OD web site;

Item # 368121
Manufacturer # L01J040G
capacity 40GB
manufacturer Maxtor
model name ST0154000U

thanx dude!

 

[docinthebox]

Originally posted by: scarfase99
damn u anandtech, cuz i really need close to 300gb!!

That's fine. Get 8 of these 40GB drives and get a 3ware Escalade 7500-8 and RAID them together into a single 320GB logical drive.

 

[Nostrada]

Originally posted by: docinthebox

Originally posted by: scarfase99
damn u anandtech, cuz i really need close to 300gb!!

That's fine. Get 8 of these 40GB drives and get a 3ware Escalade 7500-8 and RAID them together into a single 320GB logical drive.

Maybe he just forgot to put a at the end... and he has no idea what to do with the all space? With a fast CD burner I certainly don't. But who cares, MUST HAVE!

 

[docinthebox]

And it's not all that expensive either:

8 of the 40GB drives cost $80.

Hypermicro has the Escalade 7500-8 for $365.

So for $445, you get 320GB of storage running in 8-way RAID-5. I think that's pretty good.

 

[wshtb]

This deal looks fishy: It seems the two rebates are same.......

Just go to www.maxtor.com and check the available rebates, you will find the same amount of $ with same time requirement as staples/officedepot is offering.

Although this one is different, they go to different address, but ....... who know???

 

[AWEstun]

Originally posted by: docinthebox
And it's not all that expensive either:

8 of the 40GB drives cost $80.

Hypermicro has the Escalade 7500-8 for $365.

So for $445, you get 320GB of storage running in 8-way RAID-5. I think that's pretty good.

Do you have that many relatives and/or friends that will let you use their addresses for the rebates?

Shelby

 

[docinthebox]

Do you have that many relatives and/or friends that will let you use their addresses for the rebates?

Shelby

Okay... so there's some technicality to be figured out.

But in theory it works.

 

[NemoD]

yeah, ru guys sure the two rebates are distinct? any info would really help, thnx.

 

[rutchtkim]

Originally posted by: NemoD
yeah, ru guys sure the two rebates are distinct? any info would really help, thnx.

id like to know too, before i buy

 

[docinthebox]

Well, all I can say is... the rebates are processed by different companies (Parago for the Maxtor MIR and ExpressGroup for the OD MIR). One requires original UPC and one accepts photocopied UPC. Nothing in the fine print says you cannot submit both of them at the same time.

But, like many other deals on this forum, YMMV. I guess you can almost be sure that you'll get at least one of the rebates. But whether or not Maxtor or OD will decide to pull one of the rebates, no one knows.

My advice is: you should only make the purchase if you're okay with a $39.99 price for the hard drive (i.e. in case one of the rebates didn't make out.) If you absolutely must get it for $9.99 or that'll break your budget, then you probably shouldn't get it.

Unless someone could call Maxtor and OD next week to get some sort of guarantee that both rebates are valid. But I don't think that's going to happen.

 

[Frosty3799]

Hey, does anyone know if compusa will let you use other companies coupons? cause if so, you could buy from them and use their current $25 off with a hard drive turn in, and then only use the one maxtor coupon. $15 instead of $10.

now the real question, will they let you use the coupon?

 

[buyitall]

Both rebates are now on the office depot site!

Link to both rebates


So both should be valid on the drive!

 

[wshtb]

Originally posted by: docinthebox
Well, all I can say is... the rebates are processed by different companies (Parago for the Maxtor MIR and ExpressGroup for the OD MIR). One requires original UPC and one accepts photocopied UPC. Nothing in the fine print says you cannot submit both of them at the same time.

But, like many other deals on this forum, YMMV. I guess you can almost be sure that you'll get at least one of the rebates. But whether or not Maxtor or OD will decide to pull one of the rebates, no one knows.

My advice is: you should only make the purchase if you're okay with a $39.99 price for the hard drive (i.e. in case one of the rebates didn't make out.) If you absolutely must get it for $9.99 or that'll break your budget, then you probably shouldn't get it.

Unless someone could call Maxtor and OD next week to get some sort of guarantee that both rebates are valid. But I don't think that's going to happen.

From FatWallet:

BOTH REBATE ARE ON THEIR WEBSITE NOW!!! SO THEY ARE DIFFERENT FOR SURE!!!

 

[docinthebox]

NM

 

[spanky]

for those who think the two rebates are the same deal.... check this out. the office depot rebate coupon says that the rebate coupon must be postmarked by 9/7/02 and recieved no later the 9/14/02. the maxtor rebate coupon says that the rebate coupon must be postmarked by 9/21/02 and recieved no later then 10/5/02. so... would that be enough evidence to convince u that it's not the same deal?

 

[spanky]

looks like a go go go!

 

[NemoD]

agreed, the rebates are different, but when will the $10 IR kick in? is it Sunday on Pacific Standard Time?

 

[RossMAN]

If I have a 40GB 7200 in my Dell Dimension 4500 and I were to buy this 40GB 7200. How difficult would it be to mount them side by side and add some controller card so everything is mirrored from the Dell OEM hard drive to the new Maxtor hard drive?

Basically I want to avoid having to back-up, so I'd like everything to be mirrored from one hard drive to another.