Buy.com has the Hitachi Travelstar 5K320 0A56417 320GB SATA 5400 RPM 8MB Buffer Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive for $59 - $10 rebate [Exp 8/16] + $0 shipping = $49 shipped. Thermal Fly-height Control increases reliability of the two 160GB platters. [Compare]
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#1
aaa8888 - Posted 12:05 pm PDT 08/12/09 (378 Posts)
Wow...this is a good price if you can get the $10 rebate.
#2
awesomo - Posted 12:29 pm PDT 08/12/09 (170 Posts)
I cant believe these drives are still around (Hitachi/IBM).
#3
popyu - Posted 12:34 pm PDT 08/12/09 (499 Posts)
expect huge price decrease as soon 2.5" 1 TB drives begin marketed.
these 320gb drives will be around $30 range very very soon.
these 320gb drives will be around $30 range very very soon.
#4
baconmeister - Posted 12:52 pm PDT 08/12/09 (667 Posts)
yeah, we used to call them deathstars (deskstars).
#5
lniu - Posted 12:56 pm PDT 08/12/09 (221 Posts)
yea i noticed the changed to name to travel stars so we couldn't call them deathstars anymore.
losing all that data when the disk fails however may still cause much travail. if that name catches on you heard it here first.
losing all that data when the disk fails however may still cause much travail. if that name catches on you heard it here first.
#6
dtsmatt - Posted 1:17 pm PDT 08/12/09 (345 Posts)
not a bad price at $49 for a notebook drive indeed!
#7
jbwhip - Posted 2:54 pm PDT 08/12/09 (46 Posts)
deals on these 2.5 drives do not come along often. definite good deal.
#8
attki - Posted 11:54 pm PDT 08/12/09 (39 Posts)
2.5 drives have come a long way. when i was in the market for one 80GB was the cutting edge. Prices have come down considerably since then.
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