Need a cheap hard drive

[Big Smooth]

Well, the original hard drive from my Dell EPP 8250 (anyone remember that deal?) finally crapped out on me. I need a good ol' fashioned internal IDE hard drive to replace it. I don't need anything fancy or even very large (I keep my HD cleaned out as much as possible; I never filled up the old one @ 60GB), just something CHEAP, of course! :)

 

I was also considering a DVD burner. I saw RossMAN mention the $40 black NEC drive at NewEgg in another thread. I assume this is a pretty good deal?

[joonshin]

yeah any dvd burner for around $40 is a good deal to me.

[mrn8]

NEC DVD Burner

Yeah, it's a hell of a deal. No software comes with the drive, though, as far as I can tell. I know you can find Nero very cheap if you do a quick search.

 

How's this for a hard drive? 80GB Maxtor for $55.50 + $2.99 shipping.

[i-bystander]

Here's your best bet for Nero.

[Big Smooth]

Thanks for the tips. I'll probably keep an eye on the local Fry's and other ads but it seems like all you find in there these days are the really big hard drives. The Maxtor at NewEgg is a decent fallback if I can't find something cheaper that's at least 80GB.

[i-bystander]

The Maxtor at NewEgg is a decent fallback if I can't find something cheaper that's at least 80GB.

How about this 80GB WD for $43? Not sure how much shipping is, though...

[RossMAN]

Andy,

 

It's nearly impossible these days to find a hard drive smaller than 80GB, 120GB seems to be the norm.

 

I was at Fry's on Monday where they had a Seagate 200GB for $59 after $50 rebates. At least it had a 5 year warranty which is nice.

 

Otherwise keep an eye on NewEgg.com or even try Craigslist where you can get a used HD for cheap

[Big Smooth]

Andy,

 

It's nearly impossible these days to find a hard drive smaller than 80GB, 120GB seems to be the norm.

 

I was at Fry's on Monday where they had a Seagate 200GB for $59 after $50 rebates. At least it had a 5 year warranty which is nice.

 

Otherwise keep an eye on NewEgg.com or even try Craigslist where you can get a used HD for cheap

Interesting, guess it's pointless to try and get a smaller one then. I'll check out Fry's to see what they've got.

[RossMAN]

Interesting, guess it's pointless to try and get a smaller one then. I'll check out Fry's to see what they've got.

I was looking for a cheap 40 or 60GB ideally $19.99 after rebate but they had none in sight. If you don't mind the $50 rebate, it's a pretty killer deal considering the 5 year warranty.

[Guest beatmix01]

http://3btech.net/whlamadate601.html

 

60GB 7200 RPM EIDE Hard Drive $41.99 + Free Shipping

[Mike]

You can get a Segate 120GB for ~$30 after rebate depending on what filler you get.

 

$99.99 + $x filler

-$60 mir

-$15 coupon

 

see:

 

http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=13452

[Big Smooth]

You can get a Segate 120GB for ~$30 after rebate depending on what filler you get.

 

$99.99 + $x filler

-$60 mir

-$15 coupon

 

see:

 

http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=13452

Thanks for the suggestion & the coupon, bought this and picked it up in-store today.

[Marcster]

OfficeMax is going to have a WD 80B w/8MB buffer for $39.99 (AR) this coming week! (If anyone is still looking)...

[ActuaryTm]

OfficeMax is going to have a WD 80B w/8MB buffer for $39.99 (AR) this coming week! (If anyone is still looking)...

A better choice might be the 120GB Seagate at Best Buy this week for $29.99 AR, especially considering the warranty differential (1 year - Western Digital v 5 years - Seagate).

[Marcster]

A better choice might be the 120GB Seagate at Best Buy this week for $29.99 AR, especially considering the warranty differential (1 year - Western Digital v 5 years - Seagate).

Wow, that is good!! I didn't have access to the BB ad yesterday, though.