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

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[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

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"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/pro...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.