Need a new HDD

**Pokerface** · 06-27-2005, 02:17 PM

Hey kids. My HDD is finally starting to die, and I want a new one, more pronto than less.

Where would I go in the mid-atlantic that's electronics-oriented (IE, would carry a quality hard drive) that's not Ciruit City or Best Buy? Price matters, of course, but having one not die would be real swell.

Mateo · 06-27-2005, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pokerface

Hey kids. My HDD is finally starting to die, and I want a new one, more pronto than less.

Where would I go in the mid-atlantic that's electronics-oriented (IE, would carry a quality hard drive) that's not Ciruit City or Best Buy? Price matters, of course, but having one not die would be real swell.

You best price is New Egg. I've bought a bunch of stuff from them, never had a single issue. Home delivery, no less.

**Pokerface** · 06-27-2005, 02:31 PM

But I have to WAIT for home delivery. :P
Brick and mortar, anyone?

Black_V!per · 06-27-2005, 02:33 PM

Or tigerdirect, theve got some really good summer deals out now.

Is the HDD IDE or SATA?

250GB for 80bucks.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...5028&CatId=525

Mateo · 06-27-2005, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Pokerface

But I have to WAIT for home delivery. :P
Brick and mortar, anyone?

How about Microcenter?

http://www.microcenter.com/at_the_stores/fairfax.html

Looks like its near Tyson's Corner.

That's a good bet. They always have decent prices here, and I've picked up some OIB stuff there, and it's always worked.

codepimp · 06-27-2005, 03:13 PM

Microcenter has good prices here in colorado also compusa has places near you.

**kormendi** · 06-27-2005, 03:19 PM

That microcenter location is about 5 minutes from my house. They have some reasonable prices. I believe they have a 120 GB IDE or SATA samsung drive for around $100. I bought the SATA model, its speedy and very quiet.

Poker, with the money you would save by buying from Newegg instead of bestbuy you could probably get overnight delivery and still save a few bux.

If you are dead set on buying offline, you might want to try CompUSA. There should be some locations in your area, but they arn't much better than Bestbuy.

**Pokerface** · 06-27-2005, 03:26 PM

meh... i want something now. budget may tell me to do otherwise, though.

**asch** · 06-27-2005, 04:12 PM

CompUSA - 250GB hard drive $100 after rebate
Hitachi (IBM) Deskstar H3250B72P 250GB ATA-100 7200rpm 8MB-cache internal hard drive for $135, and a $35 mail-in rebate is available. Add $5 for online shipping, or add another $15 to your online cart to get free shipping. No shipping fees for in-store pickup.

MonarchComputer.com - 320GB Serial-ATA hard drive $134
Western Digital WD3200JD 320GB Serial-ATA 7200rpm 8MB-cache hard drive for $150 with free shipping. Coupon code SGJE-30CCHS gives $16 off. Most stores sell it for over $170.

rs_al · 06-27-2005, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by kormendi

Poker, with the money you would save by buying from Newegg instead of bestbuy you could probably get overnight delivery and still save a few bux.

I was going to reply with exactly the same thing.

I also agree on the SATA, if your mobo is recent. On an older board, it may be tricky to configure SATA as your boot device (unless it's not your boot device, then SATA away :P)

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Black_V!per Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kingman AZ. Age: 20 Posts: 1,442	Re: Need a new HDD Or tigerdirect, theve got some really good summer deals out now. Is the HDD IDE or SATA? 250GB for 80bucks. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...5028&CatId=525 __________________ Start counting, when you reach infinity tell me. If you can read this you've got to much time on your hands.

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06-27-2005, 03:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
kormendi Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Fairfax, Virginia Age: 27 Posts: 2,147	Re: Need a new HDD That microcenter location is about 5 minutes from my house. They have some reasonable prices. I believe they have a 120 GB IDE or SATA samsung drive for around $100. I bought the SATA model, its speedy and very quiet. Poker, with the money you would save by buying from Newegg instead of bestbuy you could probably get overnight delivery and still save a few bux. If you are dead set on buying offline, you might want to try CompUSA. There should be some locations in your area, but they arn't much better than Bestbuy.

06-27-2005, 03:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
Pokerface Join Date: May 2003 Location: MD, USA Age: 29 Posts: 5,722	Re: Need a new HDD meh... i want something now. budget may tell me to do otherwise, though. __________________ NS Game Officer. TF2 Admin. BF2 Admin / Scripter. PM with issues. Tempus: Pokerface is nailing it right on the head. Everyone who is arguing against him is simply arguing against reality. <anmuzi> it is not permitted to have privacy or anonymity <LazyEye> yeah when I play on TG the server digs though my trash Arm yourself with knowledge: TG NS TF2 BF2

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asch Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Fort Mill, SC Age: 33 Posts: 9,763	Re: Need a new HDD CompUSA - 250GB hard drive $100 after rebate Hitachi (IBM) Deskstar H3250B72P 250GB ATA-100 7200rpm 8MB-cache internal hard drive for $135, and a $35 mail-in rebate is available. Add $5 for online shipping, or add another $15 to your online cart to get free shipping. No shipping fees for in-store pickup. MonarchComputer.com - 320GB Serial-ATA hard drive $134 Western Digital WD3200JD 320GB Serial-ATA 7200rpm 8MB-cache hard drive for $150 with free shipping. Coupon code SGJE-30CCHS gives $16 off. Most stores sell it for over $170. __________________ \| My Maps Gaming Videos by Tactical Gamers Fear the Frog! \| Kill the Frog! \| An Inconvenient Truth "Support game play in a near-simulation environment. Where the focus of play would not be solely on doing what it takes to win, but doing so utilizing real-world combat strategy and tactics rather than leveraging exploits provided to players by the design of the game engine, regardless of the level of advantage, if any, it gives over the opposing team." -- Tactical Gamer Primer

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