home : hot deals & information involving: data storage Sunday, March 14, 2010
SuperMediaStore.com
- Sandisk 4GB Cruzer Flash Drive $12
Sandisk 4GB Cruzer USB Flash Drive for $12 with free shipping.
It's the newer model, which some reported comes with software that can be difficult to get off the drive, but it's still a pretty nice product with a retractable USB plug.
Vostro 220s Slim Tower PC with 18.5" Monitor for $434 ($399 plus $35 shipping).
Core 2 Duo E7500 processor, Windows 7, 18.5" LCD Monitor, 2GB memory, 320GB hard drive, CD/DVD Burner.
This looks like a really good deal if you're looking for a simple, low-profile desktop computer.
Western Digital 2TB MyBook Mirror Edition USB Drive for $144 when using codes FSDH6Z?TM9?SV6 and KSTLP8VVB99PDK .
It is a single USB desktop device with two 1TB drives inside.
While the drives can be striped together to give 2TB storage, it's best to use this in mirrored mode so the data is mirrored equally across both 1TB drives, giving redundancy should one of the drives fail.
Newegg.com
- 30GB Solid State Drive & $40 Visa Card for $110 after rebate (expired: sold out)
OCZ Vertex Series 2.5" 30GB Solid State MLC Drive for $110 with free shipping.
A $40 Visa Prepaid Card is available by mail-in rebate.
Most other stores sell this drive for around $125 with the prepaid card rebate.
Newegg.com
- new Western Digital Black 1TB Hard Drive $110
A new, faster version of the popular Western Digital Black 1TB Hard Drive for $110 after using coupon EMCYPYS27 in the cart.
Amazon.com
- Seagate 250GB Hard Drive for $38
Seagate 250GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $38 with free shipping.
Unlike most other bare hard drives sold by Amazon, the pictures show they ship it in proper packaging.
Some drives, such as their Western Digital inventory, have been known to arrive damaged protected only by a small, loose pillow in a large box.
Other stores sell this drive for $45.
Chiefvalue.com
- Western Digital Black 1TB Hard Drive $95
Western Digital WD1001FALS (Black model) 1TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $100 with free shipping, and coupon CPYPGWNCX05 gives $5 off in the cart.
It usually sells for at least $100, and is one of the best performing hard drives available.
Chiefvalue sells from Newegg's inventory and ships from their warehouses.
Casio Exilim EX-S12 Compact Digital Camera for $165 with coupon 24HRSALE217J .
Casio's cameras are not as popular as Canon and Kodak, but they make really nice, slim cameras of great quality.
Other stores sell this camera for around $15 more, and it has good reviews.
LG 52" LCD 1080p HDTV for $1100 with coupon 24HRSALE217F .
It's either an older model, discontinued product replaced by newer, more expensive 52" TVs, or it's exclusive to Newegg.
Newegg.com
- Western Digital 1TB Hard Drive & USB Docking Station for $79 (expired: price raised to $90)
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 5400rpm Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $79 with free shipping.
A great deal at $0.08 per GB.
Their combo also includes a free Rosewill USB-based Docking Station for Serial-ATA drives for free.
It's not rated as high as the BlacX, but still really nice to have free with an already great-priced hard drive.
If you don't care for a Hard Drive Docking Station, they also have a combo with Tuneup Utilities for Windows for $89 total with the drive.
That's a pretty good deal since the software usually sells for around $43 by itself.
Newegg.com
- OCZ Diesel 4GB USB Flash Drive $12
$16 with free regular shipping, and promo code EMCYNZZ43 gives $4 off in the cart.
It's small, about the same size as the Mushkin Mulholland series USB flash drives.
Some new micro USB flash drives are coming out soon.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Newegg.com
- Blu-Ray Burner Drive for PC $135 (expired)
LG's desktop computer drive capable of 10x Blu-Ray BD-R burning, 2x BD-RE, 16x DVD, and 48x CD for $150 and coupon code BHDFEBTEN gives 10% off in the cart.
Most Blu-Ray burner drives cost at least $170.
25GB Blu-Ray BD-R discs are pretty expensive at about $1.50 to $4 per disc, and a 50GB BD-R disc costs as much as $50 per disc.
At these prices, using portable USB drives are much easier ways to store and transfer data than Blu-Ray discs, and using a device which can stream videos onto the TV bypassing a DVD/Blu-Ray player will cost less than burning movies onto Blu-Ray discs.
However if you really want to burn Blu-Ray discs, this is a great deal.
Patriot Xporter XT 16GB USB Flash Drive for $44, and a $10 mail-in
rebate
is available ($34 after rebate).
Highly rated, fast USB flash drive, although it's a little long.
If you're looking for a fast and very small USB flash drive, check out a Mushkin 16GB USB Flash Drive for $39, which sticks out only about 1.5 inches from the USB port on the computer.
Staples.com
- Western Digital Portable 500GB Drive for $80 (expired)
Western Digital WDME5000TN Portable 500GB USB Hard Drive for $80 with free shipping.
It's a great drive with good reviews.
It's likely on sale because a newer version has been released, replacing this older model, however the newer version has worse reviews.
It's a very small portable drive, capable of fitting inside a jacket pocket.
Only the included USB cable is needed; no power cable necessary.
Buy.com
- Hitachi 2TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive $155 (repost)
Hitachi 2TB 7200rpm Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $155 with free shipping.
Pretty good deal at $0.08 per GB, and most other stores sell it for around $167.
Samsung USB Slim CD/DVD Burner for $45.
Useful for the small laptop/netbook computers which have a USB port but no built-in CD/DVD drive.
Also includes a free Belkin Wireless-G Network Card for Laptops.
LG 55" LCD Wireless 1080p 120Hz HDTV (55LH85) for $1600.
Designed for wall-mounting, only requires an electrical cord.
Video signals are transmitted wirelessly from a media box in the room.
Almost every other store sells it for at least $2000.
Buy.com
- Hitachi 2TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive $154
Hitachi 2TB 7200rpm Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $154 with free shipping.
Pretty good deal at $0.077 per GB, and most other stores sell it for around $170 to $195.
Sceptre 37" LCD 720p HDTV for $380 with free shipping code 24HRSALE12E .
Pretty good reviews on Newegg, however Sceptre is one of our least favorite brands of HDTVs.
Rosewill Memory Card Reader Drive for Desktop PC for $9.
Goes into a desktop computer's 3.5" drive bay, and plugs internally into a "USB Header" port on the motherboard.
If your computer case has USB port(s) on the front or top of the case, and if your motherboard has only one "USB Header" port, then you will need to unplug the USB ports in favor of this one.
Most motherboards have 2 USB Header ports, and this drive bay also gives you a USB port as well.
OfficeMax.com
- 2TB USB Desktop Hard Drive for $150 (expired: 1/15)
Seagate 2TB FreeAgent Desktop USB External Hard Drive for $150 with free shipping.
Most stores sell it for around $180.
Dell.com
- Western Digital 500GB Portable USB Drive $72
Western Digital Elements 500GB Portable USB Drive for $80, and coupon HJZT256$XXP$TH gives 5% off ($72).
It's just a 500GB laptop (2.5") drive inside a shell, and connects to a computer through an included USB to USB-mini cable.
Does not require a power cable, and its small size is very portable.
Most other stores sell it for around $100.
With small size and portability also comes mediocre performance.
All drives like this transfer about 1GB per minute (about 60GB per hour), so it could take several hours if you plan to fill this 500GB drive.
If you do need that much storage quickly, might be best to find a Thermaltake BlacX and use a regular 3.5" Serial-ATA hard drive. Update (1pm EST):
Added coupon HJZT256$XXP$TH to above info, for 5% off.
Frys.com
- Portable 880GB Hard Drive $127
Seagate Freeagent Go 880GB Portable USB Drive for $120 in-store and online, add $7 for shipping.
Frys' description says "capacity 640GB", but its model number (ST908804FAA2E1) really is the 880GB version.
Other stores sell this new drive for around $150.
Portable drives like this are much smaller than a regular drive, about 25% larger than an iPhone or an iPod Touch, and use only their included USB cable (no need to carry around a power cable too).
Its included backup software works on its NTFS filesystem, or can be removed by reformatting the drive with HFS (Mac format), Ext3 (Linux), or FAT32 (cross-platform).
Western Digital Elements Portable 640GB USB Drive for $90 with coupon EMCMNPM47 .
If you haven't seen one of these drives, they are very small & portable, about 50% larger than an iPhone and power themselves through a single USB data cable (so no extra power cable needed to carry with it).
Rosewill Keyboard for $10 with coupon EMCMNPM57 .
Cheap, and good as a spare or extra keyboard.
Home Electronics:
LG 55" LCD 1080p 120Hz Wireless HDTV for $1700 with coupon EMCMNPM60 .
LG now makes two HDTVs which need no cables plugged into the TV except for power, making it easier for wall mounting.
This is the 55", they also make a 47".
According to
LG's website,
connect up to 4 HDMI sources (television, Blu-Ray player, gaming system, etc) to a media box in the room, which wirelessly transmits an uncompressed 1080p signal to your HDTV.
It has mostly positive
reviews.
Dell.com
- 23" LCD Computer Monitor for $158 (expired: 12/30) (repost)
Dell ST2310 23" LCD Computer Monitor for $258, and coupon 2DNHT11?TTJRT9 gives $100 off in the cart.
Includes a 2 year warranty.
Select free next-day shipping during checkout.
According to a
CNet review, it has a native 1000:1 contrast ratio, pretty standard for an inexpensive big screen computer monitor.
Newegg.com
- Hitachi 1TB Hard Drive $76 (expired) (repost)
Hitachi 1TB 7200rpm Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $76 with free shipping.
It's a newer model Hitavhi drive with Good reviews.
Dell ST2310 23" LCD Computer Monitor for $158 with coupon 2DNHT11?TTJRT9 .
Includes a 2 year warranty.
Select free next-day shipping during checkout.
According to a
CNet review, it has a native 1000:1 contrast ratio, pretty standard for an inexpensive big screen computer monitor.
Western Digital Elements Portable/Small Hard Drive 320GB, 500GB, and 640GB for $60, $80, and $100 respectively.
Most stores sell each of these for $20 more.
Altec Lansing 3-Piece Speakers for $35, or $31.50 after coupon.
These are really nice little speakers for the price, same ones that were available at Staples for $25 on Black Friday, but still a great deal at $32 since most stores sell this for $50.
Nikon L100 Digital Camera for $200 or $180 after in-store coupon, and get an HP Photo Printer for $0 after $50 Easy Rebate.
This looks like a really nice camera, with 15x optical zoom and image stabilization.
Numeric Keypad for laptops for $10, or $9 after in-store coupon.
Useful for entering financial data and lots of numbers into laptops, which do not have a numeric pad like desktop keyboards do.
Sandisk 4GB Secure Digital SDHC Memory Card for $13, or $12 after in-store coupon.
Used in most digital cameras.
Most online stores sell 4GB SD cards for about the same price, but this in-store deal gives you the item without waiting for delivery.
Also get 20-pack Duracell AA or AAA Batteries for $13 (or $12 after in-store coupon) and get your purchase price back in Staples Rewards credit which can be applied toward a future purchase.
Newegg.com
- Seagate 2TB Hard Drive for $150
Seagate 2TB 5900rpm Serial-ATA Hard Drive (model ST32000542AS) for $150 with free shipping ($10 more than the price during Black Friday).
Orders placed before end of business day today should be delivered by Thursday.
Altec Lansing 3-Piece Speakers for $35, or $31.50 after coupon.
These are really nice little speakers for the price, same ones that were available at Staples for $25 on Black Friday, but still a great deal at $32 since most stores sell this for $50.
Nikon L100 Digital Camera for $200 or $180 after in-store coupon, and get an HP Photo Printer for $0 after $50 Easy Rebate.
This looks like a really nice camera, with 15x optical zoom and image stabilization.
Numeric Keypad for laptops for $10, or $9 after in-store coupon.
Useful for entering financial data and lots of numbers into laptops, which do not have a numeric pad like desktop keyboards do.
Sandisk 4GB Secure Digital SDHC Memory Card for $13, or $12 after in-store coupon.
Used in most digital cameras.
Most online stores sell 4GB SD cards for about the same price, but this in-store deal gives you the item without waiting for delivery.
Also get 20-pack Duracell AA or AAA Batteries for $13 (or $12 after in-store coupon) and get your purchase price back in Staples Rewards credit which can be applied toward a future purchase.
Newegg.com
- Western Digital 640GB Portable USB Drive for $100
Western Digital Elements 640GB USB Portable Drive for $100.
Usually sells for around $120.
It's a small drive, a little bigger than an iPhone.
Dell.com
- deals today
Most of these deals expire today.
Dell Ultrasharp 24" LCD Computer Monitor for $500.
Twice the price of other 24" monitors, but if you have never seen an Ultrasharp monitor, you don't know how sharp the screen really is.
Unless you need the sharpest PC monitor or if you just want the best, this is a deal for you, otherwise might be best to pay half for another monitor that's almost as good.
While most items above (considered as "accessory" orders from Dell) ship within 24 hours, pay attention to the estimated ship and delivery dates during checkout, since some orders may be delivered after December 25. Computers
Vostro 220 Mini Tower PC with 20" Monitor for $424 after shipping fee.
An upgrade to a Core 2 Duo processor costs $80, and a CD/DVD burner upgrade for $35.
Other than those, the specs are pretty good with Windows 7, 2GB memory, and 320GB hard drive.
Vostro 420 Tower PC with 23" Monitor for $634 after shipping fee.
To get the 23" monitor, select "no monitor" when configuring the computer, and a Dell ST2310 23" LCD automatically appears in the cart.
Includes a core 2 Duo 2.93GHz processor, 2GB memory, 250GB hard drive, CD/DVD Burner.
Most computer orders placed today should be delivered around or after the new year.
Some Vostro 1015 15" Laptop and Inspiron 15" Laptops are available now with delivery in 2 business days. HDTV
BHPhotoVideo.com
- 1TB Portable USB Drive & $25 Gift for $199
A new Western Digital Portable 1TB Hard Drive for $199 with free shipping, and includes a free $25 B&H Gift Card.
This drive powers itself through its USB data cable, and like other small/portable drives, does not need a separate power cable.
Like most portable drives, this transfers data at about 20 MBytes/sec, meaning it could take 13 hours to fill all 1 TB of space on the disk.
However a few things separate this new drive from other Western Digital portable drives.
It uses a new USB to USB-Micro connection (one included), different than the standard USB to USB-Mini found on other devices, but extras can be purchased separately if needed.
Secondly, it apparently includes software which can be removed if you know about disk partitioning and formatting, but can be a pain for those who have to deal with the software coming up when connecting the drive to computers.