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Posted at 6:08 PM on Sunday 11/8/09 by
Ben
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Newegg has the Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive for $48 with free shipping.
This hard drive incorporates WD's Data Lifeguard, an exclusive set of data protection features, including shock protection, environmental protection, real-time embedded error detection and repair. [Compare]
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    monkieinabarrel - Posted 6:13 pm PST 11/8/09 (1016 Posts)  Report Spam

    in what fantasy world is this a deal again?

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    swreynolds - Posted 6:18 pm PST 11/8/09 (818 Posts)  Report Spam

    Wholesale price is $43.50 plus shipping, so it isn't a bad deal.

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    btc909 - Posted 6:21 pm PST 11/8/09 (2661 Posts)  Report Spam

    Decent price + free shipping.

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    homiwalls - Posted 6:45 pm PST 11/8/09 (165 Posts)  Report Spam

    get 500 gb from microcenter for $50
    http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0311324

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    pcspecialist - Posted 6:56 pm PST 11/8/09 (269 Posts)  Report Spam

    be prepared for it to arrive damaged due to poor packaging! Newegg was once a great place to buy hard drives from but not anymore.

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    Dukey77777 - Posted 7:15 pm PST 11/8/09 (146 Posts)  Report Spam

    Who buys anything under 500GB for a desktop anymore? I'm running dual 1TBs...

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    dave_c - Posted 7:17 pm PST 11/8/09 (16755 Posts)  Report Spam

    Assume it will come packaged fine, most of them do it's just the few that don't which people complain about then that is endlessly repeated as if it is the only thing to know when it isn't.

    I do agree with those that complain, ALL drives should be pacakged well, but Newegg probably sells more hard drives than anyone else on the internet, if they had excessive problems you'd hear more about it than just a few random comments.

    The more important thing to consider is the drastic capacity loss and only 8MB cache for only a couple dollars lower cost, it's not hard these days to find 500GB for $50.

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    ucansee - Posted 7:46 pm PST 11/8/09 (1216 Posts)  Report Spam

    #7 THANK YOU.. You took the words, out of my mouth. I agree with you 200%.. Not to bragg, I bought tons of HD from NE, Yes, got a few DOA out of 100 that's less than 5%

    Now these's days, you can get a decent 500gb for 50

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    willwong111 - Posted 7:55 pm PST 11/8/09 (111 Posts)  Report Spam

    man I need an upgrade!

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    boozemunkey - Posted 8:12 pm PST 11/8/09 (74 Posts)  Report Spam

    Hmm, i didn't know that 48 dollars was too much for this. I thought this was actually a good deal. I guess i've been out of the loop for a good while now!

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    schmoe90 - Posted 9:00 pm PST 11/8/09 (1200 Posts)  Report Spam

    #10 it's the price per Gb - 1Tb drives are often below $80, making this a sucky deal per Gb.

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    dondino - Posted 9:36 pm PST 11/8/09 (50 Posts)  Report Spam

    If you're near a Frys store ... 500gb internal for $44 in today's ad, $78 for a 1TB external in yesterday's ad.

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    monkieinabarrel - Posted 9:41 pm PST 11/8/09 (1016 Posts)  Report Spam

    yeah, i just went today, 84.xx after tax for the external. It looks really clean, aluminum/plastic silver with bamboo accents. with single platters around 500gb there isn't any reason to get a 320gb for 44, except that you lose less data when your drive fails, yippee!

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    Frederico - Posted 10:32 pm PST 11/8/09 (685 Posts)  Report Spam

    People people people! Ben has starving children to feed. Please click on his link and buy this drive... for the sake of the kiddies.

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    Kyser_Soze - Posted 9:01 am PST 11/9/09 (731 Posts)  Report Spam

    #13 said:

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    ...with bamboo accents.

    Wow!! What brand was that?

    People might consider this drive if they don't need more capacity and they are trying to keep the overall cost low ie: making a machine for resale. Other than that, save your money and get a larger drive with a lower $/GB ratio, like the current Newegg shell shocker 1.5 TB for $95 free shipping.

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