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Posted at 6:35 AM on Wednesday 07/29/09 by
Ben
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Staples has the Western Digital My Book Essential WDH1U10000N 1TB External Hard Drive for $110 - $20 off with coupon code 54835 [Exp 7/29] = $90 with free shipping. Includes USB cable, AC adapter and quick installation guide. [Compare]
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    bellemead - Posted 6:43 am PDT 07/29/09 (615 Posts)  Report Spam

    One-year warranty at this price is a ripoff.

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    rich00o - Posted 6:51 am PDT 07/29/09 (106 Posts)  Report Spam

    does anyone ever use the warranty anyways?? i seem to just forget about it most of the time

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    bostonman - Posted 6:53 am PDT 07/29/09 (1455 Posts)  Report Spam

    I thought all external drives have 1 year warranty.

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    mcwilliams132 - Posted 7:31 am PDT 07/29/09 (12 Posts)  Report Spam

    can this be made sweeter with a 25 off 75 coupon?

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    tehduke - Posted 8:04 am PDT 07/29/09 (418 Posts)  Report Spam

    I used to worry about the warranty back when an 80mb drive was $500. But now I wouldn't even think to check (unless the drive died after a couple months.)

    Most people make the mistake of thinking a drive with a 5 year warranty will last 5 times longer or is 5 times better than a drive with a 1 year warranty. It's all marketing hype and #1 is falling for it.

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    rguintivano - Posted 9:28 am PDT 07/29/09 (22 Posts)  Report Spam

    All MFG warranties are 1 year. The retailer will honor the MFG warranty but they will also try to sell you their service plan which is pretty much the same as the MFG warranty.

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    wahoomcdan - Posted 9:29 am PDT 07/29/09 (245 Posts)  Report Spam

    #1
    I won't debate the merits of 1 vs 5 year warranty.
    But if it is a deal
    Knock Knock.
    Who's there?
    Bacon.
    Bacon who?
    for you, Staples also has advertised its 1TB My Book Home Edition (USB and Firewire) for $139. That one does have a longer warranty if that is an important issue to you.

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    wizzack - Posted 10:23 am PDT 07/29/09 (90 Posts)  Report Spam

    if you're not a staples fan, these are available @ target this week for 99.99 plus a $10 gift card. when i think of Staples, I think of the Lakers and that pisses me off.

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    bellemead - Posted 10:27 am PDT 07/29/09 (615 Posts)  Report Spam

    Seagate exernals typically have a 5-year warranty. Internal WD drives typically have 3-year warranties.

    Why does WD only provide a 1-year warranty on their external drives? Because they know they frequently fail. Speaking from personal experience, I have had several WD external drives that didn't last much more than one year.

    All HDs will eventually fail. But with a longer warranty at least you get another drive instead of "sorry out of warranty." And the chance that the company knows the drives will fail in a stort time, offer a short warranty and leave you holding the bag.

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    ccckkk - Posted 11:19 am PDT 07/29/09 (125 Posts)  Report Spam

    I only buy from Staples exclusively when it comes to office supplies because of the Lakers. Got Lakers. Celtics suck!!!

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    Jaxer - Posted 1:47 pm PDT 07/29/09 (85 Posts)  Report Spam

    I have this and it works great for holding lots of music/movies. I think I bought it refurbished. It has lasted for 18 months so far with no issues.

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    coolpc1986 - Posted 7:11 pm PDT 07/29/09 (15 Posts)  Report Spam

    i agree with #11. my WD is working fine

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    jzzinyoeye - Posted 3:12 pm PDT 07/30/09 (182 Posts)  Report Spam

    finally got a 1TB external!!! woo hoo

    BTW it was FREE NEXT DAY SHIPPING! must have been a staples business link

    awesome Ben! thanks for making my life wonderful

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