home : hot deals & information involving: data storage Tuesday, July 1, 2008
SuperMediaStore.com
- 16GB USB Flash Drive for $46
A-Data PD9 16GB USB Flash Drive for $51 with free shipping, and coupon code SUPERJULY4 gives 10% off.
It's a hot deal for portable USB storage at $2.87 per GB, and has mostly good reviews.
Other stores sell similar A-Data 16GB USB drives for around $57.
Buy.com
- Sandisk 8GB USB Flash Drive for $30 (repost)
Back in stock is a Sandisk 8GB Cruzer Micro USB Flash Drive for $30 with free shipping.
It's a great deal at $3.75 per GB.
This tiny device has a retractable USB plug, is better quality than many other inexpensive USB flash drives, has good reviews, and almost every other store sells it for $40 to $56.
Note, be sure to check the shipping method during checkout, since the free shipping may not be the default selection.
For a similar deal, a Kingston 8GB USB Datatraveler for $26 with free shipping.
BestBuy.com
- 1TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive $180
Seagate 1TB (1000GB) internal Serial-ATA hard drive for $180 with free shipping.
Includes a Serial-ATA cable, power adapter, and a 5 year warranty.
Most other stores sell just the drive for around $220. Update (7/1):
Shipping no longer free.
Newegg.com
- 640GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $95
Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive just dropped from $105 to $95 with free shipping.
At a cost of under $0.15 per GB, this is one of the best deals around for a hard drive.
It is one of the quietest, coolest operating, best performing hard drives priced under $100.
It has hundreds of positive reviews, some of the highest ratings we have seen lately for a large capacity hard drive priced this low.
No Serial-ATA cable is included with drives like these.
If you need cables, here are some deals:
2 18" Serial-ATA Cables for $3 with free shipping when selecting 2 in the cart and selecting USPS shipping.
ZipZoomFly.com
- 120GB Portable USB Hard Drive $62 (expired: sold out)
Seagate FreeAgent Go 120GB Portable USB Hard Drive for $55 plus about $7 shipping.
It has pretty good reviews, and most other stores sell it for over $80.
Buy.com
- 8GB USB Flash Drive for $20 after rebate
OCZ 8GB Diesel USB Flash Drive for $35 with free shipping, and a $15 mail-in rebate is available.
A great deal at $2.50 per GB after rebate.
If you prefer to not deal with a rebate, a Kingston 8GB USB Flash Drive for $26 is also a great deal ($3.25/GB).
Dell.com
- Poweredge SC440 Server: Dual Core, 2GB, 80GB for $288 (expired: 6/26)
A good deal on an inexpensive server computer without any operating system.
Intel Pentium E2180 2.0GHz CPU, 2GB of memory (2x1GB), 80GB hard drive, CD drive, and 1 year warranty comes to $268 plus $20 shipping.
A few other Poweredge Server deals, including a Poweredge 840 configured with Intel Pentium E2180 CPU, 2GB of memory (2x1GB), two 250GB hard drives, CD drive, and 3 year warranty for $619 plus $12 shipping ($631).
An SAS 5iR Hardware RAID Controller can be added for $199 more (and pre-configured during build), which is actually a pretty good deal since adding one later would cost about the same.
Note these servers do not include any operating system, so you are on your own to install a version of Linux or Windows.
SuperMediaStore.com
- 4GB USB Flash Drive for $15
A-Data 4GB Portable USB Flash Drive for $20 with free shipping, and coupon code HOT25P gives 25% off during checkout.
Final price is $15 with free shipping.
Buy.com
- Sandisk 8GB USB Flash Drive for $30 (expired: sold out)
Sandisk 8GB Cruzer Micro USB Flash Drive for $30 with free shipping.
This tiny device has a retractable USB plug, is better quality than most other inexpensive USB flash drives, has good reviews, and most other stores sell it for $40 to $60.
Newegg.com
- 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $80
Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive for $80 with free 3-day shipping.
A pretty good deal at $0.16 per GB.
It comes as a bare drive only without any cables.
One Serial-ATA Cable costs $2.70 with coupon
PCMICRO10%OFF with free shipping.
Or 8 Serial-ATA Cables costs $14.32 with free shipping when specifying 8 in the cart ($1.79 cost per cable).
Western Digital drives are some of the quietest.
If longer warranty and better performance are more important than noise, a Seagate 500GB 32MB-Cache Serial-ATA Drive for $90 is a pretty good deal ($0.18 per GB).
Staples.com
- $25 off $75, code: 16071 (expired) (repost)
New code 16071 gives $25 off any $75+ order today, and free shipping.
Examples of some hot deals:
Newegg.com
- Maxtor Onetouch III Portable 160GB USB Hard Drive $50 (expired: sold out)
Maxtor OneTouch III R01E160 160GB Portable USB Hard Drive for $50 with free shipping.
Most other stores sell it for around $100.
It has a 2.5" hard drive inside, and is much more portable than a standard external hard drive so it can fit in laptop computer bags, jacket pockets, and purses.
It is powered through the computer via the USB cable, so no need to carry around a power cord.
More details available on Maxtor's website. Update (12pm EDT):
It is now sold out, and will no longer available at this price.
Staples.com
- HOT!
- $25 off $75, code: 60990 (expired) Update:
New code 60990 replaces yesterday's code for $25 off $75 for today.
Examples of some hot deals:
Code is limited to one use per account.
Easy Rebates can be submitted entirely onilne anytime after the product ships. Update (6/12 7am EDT):
Yesterday's code 29100 has expired, but they just released a new coupon 60990 for today only for $25 off $75.
If you are looking for something to get your Staples.com order above $75, a Brother PT-80 Label Maker costs $30 before coupon, and has a $20
Easy Rebate making it cost $10 after rebate before coupon.
SuperMediaStore.com
- 4GB USB Flash Drive for $18.50
Kingston DataTraveler 4GB USB Flash Drive for $18.50 with free shipping.
Kingston memory devices run a little slower than other manufacturer's devices, but they make good quality products, and this one has decent reviews.
Be aware that Newegg provides only a 15-day return policy on "open box" hard drives, and they may not carry any manufacturer's warranty.
While they are tested to be functional, there is a risk of quality in these drives.
Drives which fail 15 days after purchase may incur a fee to fix.
ZipZoomFly.com
- 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $77 or $78 (repost)
Back in stock again is a
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive with 16MB Cache and 5 year warranty for $70.
Add $7 to $8 for ground shipping for one, and about $1 shipping each additional, so:
one for about $77 after shipping fee ($0.155 per GB), or
two for about $148 after shipping fee ($0.148 per GB), etc.
Most other stores sell 500GB drives for $85 to $110.
If you live in the Central or Eastern half of the US, 2-day shipping costs only about $1 or $2 more when buying these drives.
ZipZoomFly orders can take about 6 business days to arrive to the Eastern half of the US, so it may be worth the 2-day shipping upgrade.
Note, this hard drive is noticeably louder than most other manufacturer's drives.
If noise is a concern, look for another manufacturer's drive.
It comes as a bare drive only, without any cables.
An internal Serial-ATA cable is $0.73.
If your computer is not Serial-ATA drive ready, a Serial-ATA cable with Molex-to-SATA Power Adapter is $1.35, if needed.
Shipping adds about $0.50 if you add one of these to an order with a hard drive.
CircuitCity.com
- Western Digital 1TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive $157 in-store (expired: price raised)
Western Digital 1TB internal Serial-ATA hard drive for $165 with in-store pickup.
Checkout by selecting a store which has the drive in stock.
On the page which asks for a credit card number, click "Yes" next to where it says "Would you like to apply an eGift card, gift card, or coupon?"
Enter code ZXAKLWWA68 and hit apply, to get 5% off.
This deal comes to about $0.16 per GB.
1TB (1000GB) hard drives usually cost around $200 ($0.20/GB).
Western Digital drives have good reviews.
Newegg.com
- Samsung DVD Burner for $27 (repost)
Samsung 20x DVD Burner using Serial-ATA interface is back at $27 with free shipping.
Also, a LG 16x DVD Burner with HD-DVD & Blu-Ray Reader is available for $175.
Rather than buying standalone Blu-Ray players, some people are hooking up PCs to their HDTVs, with a Blu-Ray drive and a wireless keyboard for playing high-definition movies.
Blu-Ray drives require additional software for playing Blu-Ray movies.
Newegg.com
- 750GB Serial-ATA hard drive for $110
Seagate 750GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive for $110 with free shipping.
Seagate drives operate louder than most other hard drive brands and its 16MB of cache is half of most other 750GB drives, but it does have a 5 year warranty, and is an incredible deal at under $0.15 per GB.
Frys.com
- 750GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive $107 (expired)
Maxtor L01F750 750GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive for $100 plus about $7 shipping.
A great deal at just under $0.15 per GB.
Newegg.com
- good deals today
Internal hard drives:
Seagate 750GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive (32MB Cache, 5 year warranty) for $120 ($0.16 per GB).
A hot deal, however note that Seagate drives create more noise than many other hard drives.
Western Digital 640GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive (16MB Cache, 3 year warranty) for $100 ($0.16 per GB).
This is a new kind of drive with two 320GB platters, so it performs faster and quieter than other similarly priced drives.
Western Digital Raptor X 150GB 10,000rpm Hard Drive for $160.
It sells for over $170 at most other stores.
It's very expensive at just over $1 per GB, but is rated as one of the fastest hard drives on the market. People who primarily use computers for basic tasks may not notice enough of a performance boost to justify the very high price for this drive. A drive like this is meant to improve the speed in programs which do a lot of disk access, such as databases, video editing, and compiling lots of code.
Most other stores sell these drives for $5 to $20 more.
The internal drives do not include Serial-ATA cables.
If you need a cable, a Serial-ATA Cable for $2.70 with coupon PCMICRO10%OFF is a pretty good deal.
Also, a Seagate 1TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive (32MB Cache, 5 year warranty) for $180 at Frys.com ($0.18 per GB).
This drive does include a cable.
SuperMediaStore.com
- 2GB MicroSD Memory Card $9 (repost)
2GB MicroSD Memory Card for $9 with free shipping.
Most other stores sell them for $15 to $20.
A MicroSD compatible device can store pictures and music on this card. 2GB of storage would store around 2000 minutes of standard quality MP3s, around 3500 of 1.3-megapixel photos, or around 2000 of 3-megapixel photos.
That is a lot of storage for a portable device.
Frys.com
- 1TB internal hard drive for $187
Maxtor 1TB internal Serial-ATA Hard Drive with 32MB cache for $180, plus about $7 shipping.
It includes a Serial-ATA cable, and is a pretty good deal at $0.19 per GB.
Rosewill PCI Card for Wireless Networks for $20 with free shipping coupon EMCAFBDBG and a $10 mail-in rebate is available ($10 after rebate).
For connecting a desktop PC to a wireless router.
ZipZoomFly.com
- 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $77 (expired) (repost)
Back in stock again is a
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive with 16MB Cache and 5 year warranty for $70.
Add $7 for ground shipping for one, and about $1 shipping each additional, so:
one for $77 after shipping fee ($0.155 per GB), or
two for $148 after shipping fee ($0.148 per GB), etc.
Most other stores sell 500GB drives for $85 to $100.
It comes as a bare drive only, without any cables.
An internal Serial-ATA cable is $0.73 and a Serial-ATA cable with Molex-to-SATA Power Adapter is $1.35, and the shipping fee is not increased when ordered with the hard drive.
Other similar hard drive deals:
Seagate 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive, 32MB Cache, 5 year warranty for $85 plus shipping ($92 shipped).
One of the best performing drives priced under $100.
Western Digital 500GB, 16MB Cache, 3 year warranty for $85 ($0.17 per GB) with 3-7 day shipping, or at Newegg for $90 ($0.18 per GB) with 2-3 day shipping.
ZipZoomFly.com
- 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $77 (expired: Seagate 500GB drive is sold out)
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive (16MB Cache) and 5 year warranty for $70 plus $7 shipping.
A great deal at $0.155 per GB.
Note, this drive runs louder than most other 500GB drives.
If noise is a concern, a Western Digital 500GB with 3 year warranty costs $86 ($0.17 per GB) with 3-7 day shipping, or at Newegg for $90 ($0.18 per GB) with 2-3 day shipping. Update (3pm EDT):
The Seagate 500GB drive is sold out.
MacMall.com
- 120GB 2.5" internal hard drive for $44, or $39 after rebate (expired)
Seagate ST9120822A 120GB internal Serial-ATA 2.5" (laptop) hard drive is on sale for $39.
Ground shipping adds $5 to the order, and a mail-in rebate is available for the shipping fee.
Most other stores sell this and other 120GB 2.5" hard drives for around $70.
2.5" drives perform slower than regular size hard drives, but the 2.5" drives are considerably smaller, more portable, and designed for use inside a laptop computer.
Each use a Serial-ATA interface, and these prices are about 10% to 20% less than what most other stores charge. Update (5/1):
The Lite-On burner and the LG DVD Burner with HD-DVD/Blu-Ray Reader has expired.
The two Samsung drives are still available at the above prices.
ZipZoomFly.com
- 500GB Serial-ATA 32MB-Cache Hard Drive $87
Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive with 32MB-Cache and 5 year warranty for $80 plus about $7 shipping.
A great deal at $0.175 per GB.
Seagate drives are a little louder than Western Digital, but the performance of this drive is one of the best on the market, and other stores sell it for around $100.
A similar deal, Samsung 750GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive (32MB-Cache) for $113 plus $7 shipping ($120), also a great deal at $0.174 per GB.
5 of 24 Capacity CD/DVD Wallets for $18 after coupon SUN10POFF ($3.60 per).
Add 5 to your cart, and price drops to $20 for 5, then apply the coupon during checkout.
100-pack CD/DVD Paper Sleeves for $4 after coupon SUN10POFF ($0.04 per).
Holds one disc per sleeve. No padding in these sleeves, so they provide minimal protection for discs being shipped or carried in a bag, but better than no protection at all.
ZipZoomFly.com
- 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $80 (expired: 4/28, price raised to $85) (repost)
Samsung 500GB Serial-ATA internal hard drive is back at $80 with free shipping.
Its 16MB cache is half the size of many other drives priced $20 more, but its performance is still pretty good and a great deal at $0.16 per GB.
Comes as a bare drive only, without a Serial-ATA cable.
If needed, a Serial-ATA Cable for $2.70 after coupon PCMICRO10%OFF with free shipping.
Other similar deals:
Dell.com
- 750GB External USB Hard Drive $140 (expired)
Western Digital 750GB external USB hard drive for $140 with free shipping.
A great deal at $0.19 per GB, most other stores sell it for around $190, and is only $5 more than the internal drive.
Outpost.com
- three 2GB USB Drives for $14 after rebate (expired)
Three 2GB USB Flash Drives for $35 plus $6 shipping, and a $20 manufacturer's mail-in rebate is available.
That comes to $7 per 2GB Flash Drive after rebate. Update:
Price dropped to $28 plus $6 shipping, or $14 after the $20 mail-in rebate.
That comes to under $5 per 2GB USB flash drive.
Note, the quality of these drives will likely be worse than other USB flash drives, but it's still a great deal to have USB drives handy even if their performance turns out to be slow.
ZipZoomFly.com
- 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $80
Samsung 500GB Serial-ATA internal hard drive for $80 with free shipping.
Its 16MB cache is half the size of many other drives priced $20 more, but its performance is pretty good and a great deal at $0.16 per GB.
Comes as a bare drive only, without a Serial-ATA cable.
If needed, a Serial-ATA Cable for $2.70 after coupon PCMICRO10%OFF with free shipping. Update:
Price raised from $80 to $85.
Still a great deal at a cost of $0.17 per GB.
CircuitCity.com
- Western Digital 1TB External USB Hard Drive $198 (expired)
Western Digital 1TB External USB Hard Drive for $220 with free shipping, and coupon code BCAS9D4AZB gives 10% off.
Also a 320GB Portable 2.5" USB Hard Drive for $150, and 10% coupon makes it $135.
Most other stores sell it for around $170.
Note, USB drives can take about an hour to transfer each 100GB.
Outpost.com
- 500GB IDE Hard Drive for $87.50
Maxtor L01Y500 500GB internal IDE (Parallel ATA) hard drive for $80 plus about $7.50 shipping.
At $0.175 per GB, it's a great deal for older computers which use IDE instead of the newer Serial-ATA interface.
Similar deals:
Free shipping.
A MicroSD compatible mobile phone and portable device can store pictures and music on a MicroSD card. 2GB of storage would give around 2000 minutes of standard quality MP3s, around 3500 of 1.3-megapixel photos, or around 2000 of 3-megapixel photos.
CircuitCity.com
- Maxtor 80GB Mini External Hard Drive $44 (expired: sold out)
Maxtor OneTouch III Mini (2.5") External Hard Drive for $44 with free shipping.
Most other stores sell small 2.5" external drives for more.
A small hard drive like this can be powered by the computer through a single USB cable, so no need to carry a power cable with the drive.
Dell Inspiron 15" Laptop Computer for $500 in-store or $520 after delivery fee.
Dual Core T2370 CPU, 2GB memory, 160GB hard drive, DVD Burner.
It's about $50 to $150 less than what Inspiron Laptops and Vostro Laptops go for on Dell.com even after applying a coupon.
BestBuy.com
- Seagate 1TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $190
Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK 1TB (1000GB) internal Serial-ATA hard drive with 32MB-cache is on sale for $190 with free shipping today until sold out.
At a cost of $0.19 per GB, it's one of the best deals around for a large capacity hard drive.
Note, this hard drive is reported to run noisier than Western Digital drives, but its 32MB-cache and faster seek times should outperform Western Digital's 1TB drives.