HOT! Seagate 250 GB 89.97 @TD No Rebate!

[xaveryptak]

Seagate Barracuda 250 GB $89.97 + 11.25 ship to ON + $14.17 tax = $115.39

Capacity (GB) Learn More 250
Interface ATA 100
Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200
Buffer Memory 16MB
Average Latency (msec) 4.16
Average Seek (msec) Learn More <12
OEM, 5 yrs warranty

link (http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2337781&CatId=8&CMP=EMC-EMAIL2006&SRCCODE=CANEM609)

[yuprules]

Wow that's pretty good. Not refurb and no mail in rebate!

[lagos]

this is not a bad deal but i just got yesterday a Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB for $110 + tax from toronto chinatown. 5 year warranty. just a thought for those in the gta.

[willy]

If you are in TO, the WD deal at cty is not too bad ... http://www.cty.ca/specials.htm

[jm20]

dont forget theres stores in the GTA, walk in special time ;)

[nsx]

Seagate Barracuda 250 GB $89.97 + 11.25 ship to ON + $14.17 tax = $115.39
...
OEM, 3 yrs warranty

link (http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2337781&CatId=8&CMP=EMC-EMAIL2006&SRCCODE=CANEM609)


"Limited Warranty:
60 months parts; 60 months labor" = 5 years for OEM Seagate harddrives.

[brunes]

Interface ATA 100

Is this some kind of typo? Shouldn't this be an ATA133?

[sunnybono]

Guys, I don't know too much about computers, but If I bought this harddrive, would I be able to buy a housing for it and run it thru a usb port, similar to the external HD's????

sk

[yuprules]

Guys, I don't know too much about computers, but If I bought this harddrive, would I be able to buy a housing for it and run it thru a usb port, similar to the external HD's????

sk

Yes if the external housing supports "3.5 inch" drives then yes.

[yuprules]

Is this some kind of typo? Shouldn't this be an ATA133?

It could be a typo or it could not be a typo. I've seen BOXED HD's that were 200 gigs that were ATA 100 instead of ATA 133! Just means it's slower:

Example: http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=41

[willy]

Is this some kind of typo? Shouldn't this be an ATA133?
Nope ... Seagate has always been ATA100 ... Don't worry, ATA133 does not make any performance difference in real-life. The maximum throughput of today's HD is far far below of 100MB/s.

[Amourek]

Isn't that regular price at most computer shops?

[yuprules]

Nope ... Seagate has always been ATA100 ... Don't worry, ATA133 does not make any performance difference in real-life.

I agree, most of the time it isn't noticable.

[bug]

Is this some kind of typo? Shouldn't this be an ATA133?
No it's not a typo. Seagate's PATA drives are ATA100.

[yuprules]

Isn't that regular price at most computer shops?

Let's see:

OEMexpress $109.99 plus taxes
Microbytes $112.99 plus taxes

I'd say nope, you'll save a few bucks with this deal.

[nsx]

Nope ... Seagate has always been ATA100 ... Don't worry, ATA133 does not make any performance difference in real-life.

So is Western Digital.

Maxtor is the only one that uses ATA133 among the Big 3.

[Kwirky]

Seagate Barracuda 250 GB $89.97 + 11.25 ship to ON + $14.17 tax = $115.39

Capacity (GB) Learn More 250
Interface ATA 100
Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200
Buffer Memory 16MB
Average Latency (msec) 4.16
Average Seek (msec) Learn More <12
OEM, 3 yrs warranty

link (http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2337781&CatId=8&CMP=EMC-EMAIL2006&SRCCODE=CANEM609)

Same price at NCIX, but you'll pay less tax if you're in ON as there'll be no PST.

Linkage: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=17488&vpn=ST3250824A&manufacture=Seagate&promoid=1042

[nsx]

Linkage: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=17488&vpn=ST3250824A&manufacture=Seagate&promoid=1042

Different cache though.

8MB vs. 16MB.

[Kwirky]

That's a different model.

8MB vs. 16MB cache.

D'oh! Missed that, sorry! :o

[tigger03]

this is not a bad deal but i just got yesterday a Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB for $110 + tax from toronto chinatown. 5 year warranty. just a thought for those in the gta.

I bought the same SATA drive from NCIX for $113.

[keitaro]

Can't you get SATA 250GB from most computer stores for like $80?

[simms]

Not Seagate.

Seagate > * because 5 year warranty, silent HDDs as rated by SPCR, reliable, .. I could go on...

[waynecarrigan]

Anyone have this one? How noisy is it? My old Seagate used to "chirp" all the time.

Wayne

[nsx]

Can't you get SATA 250GB from most computer stores for like $80?

It's more like $89+ for 250GB SATA drives (except for the WD on sale@CTY this week).

[vric]

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=17488&vpn=ST3250824A&manufacture=Seagate&promoid=1042

NCIX have is at the same price basically every week.
save one tax.

[yuprules]

Can't you get SATA 250GB from most computer stores for like $80?

Not really, sometimes if there is a big sale somewhere...but not $80...usally $90 or $100 and this isn't SATA it's EIDE.

[keitaro]

Not really, sometimes if there is a big sale somewhere...but not $80...usally $90 or $100 and this isn't SATA it's EIDE.

Hmm, I guess EIDE is more expensive than Sata now...

This place has a WD Sata 250GB for $80...I remember a a while ago they had the Seagate for that price...but you should call to confirm stock

http://www.fanspc.ca/

[Pseudo Nim]

It could be a typo or it could not be a typo. I've seen BOXED HD's that were 200 gigs that were ATA 100 instead of ATA 133! Just means it's slower:

Example: http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=41


Guys, please be careful about spreading disinformation and confusing newbie buyers. ATA133 is said to be a marketing trick by Maxtor to appear to have higher performance than other drives; there IS an actual "ATA133" spec, but few adhere to it because it provides virtually no benefit except implementing some of the serial ATA commandset - since this spec appeared around the same time as SerialATA 150, most vendors just went with that one. Maxtor, on the other hand, openly advertises compatibility with ATA133 to appear "faster". You will notice, on any benchmarks, that Seagate is usually faster than Maxtor, if only by a little bit. The 33% difference is, essentially, a hoax. In any case, ATA100 is just as much of a hoax - the "100" stands for 100 MB/s that represents the theoretical limit of what a hard drive can burst at; as it currently stands, drives burst at close to 66MB/sec, the original ATA66 spec.

All that to say, do NOT base your decision on "I think I should get ATA133, it sounds faster", and do NOT listen to people who say "my Maxtor runs faster than my Seagate or Western Digital or whatever because I have ATA133".

-pN

[juno1st]

250g ATA drive 46c/gig

but the

320 sata is 39.1c/gig

(In America, newegg has the 320 sata for USD$90 shipped to a us address with the code 'buybaracuda'

thus, if you have SATA, the 320 is the ideal deal!

[mahjongmaniac]

Seagate Barracuda 250 GB $89.97 + 11.25 ship to ON + $14.17 tax = $115.39


not bad...

i remember TD having a similar deal like this one... except i believe it was AR

no MIRs is good :)

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If you are in TO, the WD deal at cty is not too bad ... http://www.cty.ca/specials.htm

damn... that CTY store seems to always have some really good deals every wk!...

[xla4life]

Seagate Barracuda 250 GB $89.97 + 11.25 ship to ON + $14.17 tax = $115.39

Capacity (GB) Learn More 250
Interface ATA 100
Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200
Buffer Memory 16MB
Average Latency (msec) 4.16
Average Seek (msec) Learn More <12
OEM, 5 yrs warranty

link (http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2337781&CatId=8&CMP=EMC-EMAIL2006&SRCCODE=CANEM609)

Use the TD $20 discount this week and this is HAWT!! :)

[Jman]

TD site says $115 now. Dead.

[xla4life]

TD site says $115 now. Dead.

Still looks good

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2337781&CatId=0

[Pseudo Nim]

Use the TD $20 discount this week and this is HAWT!! :)

Can't, $20 is off $200, ain't it?

[EDIT]: Deal dead, shows as $119.97.

[lan-evolution]

For 110, ICCT has the 320 gb Seagate 7200.10 NCQ 16MB. Just bought 2.

For Seagate, you might as well get the NCQ one.

[xla4life]

Can't, $20 is off $200, ain't it?

[EDIT]: Deal dead, shows as $119.97.


Looks like we are getting two different prices..

Heres the link that shows the $89.99

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2337781&CatId=0

[can2000]

With shipping and tax, $20 discount, final price is $91.62.
Is it hot for a 250G HD?
Thanks

[etcbq]

Dead? Alive? Dead? Alive? Dead? Somebody's playing games. This deal is definitely dead to me.

[can2000]

This SATA 250G is even cheaper ($84.99 -20$).

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2227140&CatId=139


WD, $89.99 -20$
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2179837&CatId=139


Question: WD or Segate, which one is better? one is 16M buffer, another one is 8M according to these 2 models.

[jerryhung]

Looks like we are getting two different prices..

Heres the link that shows the $89.99

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2337781&CatId=0

shows $114.99 for me in FF and IE

[Noctum]

Shows as being more $$$ for me too. For those getting the lower prices, have you tried refreshing the page to see if the price changes? Maybe your browser is cache browsing?

[balou911]

This SATA 250G is even cheaper ($84.99 -20$).

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2227140&CatId=139


WD, $89.99 -20$
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2179837&CatId=139


Question: WD or Segate, which one is better? one is 16M buffer, another one is 8M according to these 2 models.


Ive got 4 of those WD 250GB 16mb SATA drives right now, and I swear by them.
very fast, damn near silent.

[rngun]

Nope ... Seagate has always been ATA100 ... Don't worry, ATA133 does not make any performance difference in real-life. The maximum throughput of today's HD is far far below of 100MB/s.

That is why there are faster SATA drives. However, they didn't live up their performance. Thus, SATAII are now out. I think SCSI drives are still the fastest. Can someone confirm that?

[TCWeasel]

You need to spend $200 to get the $20 off.

[etcbq]

You need to spend $200 to get the $20 off.
Don't think so - but here's keeping my fingers crossed.

[mahjongmaniac]

Still looks good

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2337781&CatId=0


Looks like we are getting two different prices..

Heres the link that shows the $89.99

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2337781&CatId=0

both links are the same, and gives me $115.

if u can get $90 price, and use that $20 off coupon, it's not bad... like free s/h :)

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You need to spend $200 to get the $20 off.

checkout that TD coupon thread right now.... it seems like many have used it, no min. purchase.

[juno1st]

GTA -Toronto


Seagate 250gb 16m cache $89....... Seagate 320 $110
IDE or SATA



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