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    best place to buy new hard drive

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by yankee doodle, Nov 12, 2006.

  1. yankee doodle

    yankee doodle Notebook Enthusiast

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    hello all, just wondering where you guys go to buy a new hard drive besides owc or newegg. i am searching for a 160 gig hitachi or seagate anyone have any good recommendations for best price and service. thanks all
     
    yankee doodle, Nov 12, 2006
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  2. MikeBuzzsaw

    MikeBuzzsaw Notebook Enthusiast

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    I buy my hard drives from frys/outpost.com

    They have good sales on Seagates. I picked up a 400gb seagate Sata for 80$ new
     
    MikeBuzzsaw, Nov 12, 2006
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  3. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    best places to search for hard drives on the cheap are

    1) pricegrabber.com or pricerunner.com (search engines for low prices)
    2) pricewatch.com (market watch for low prices)
     
    Gautam, Nov 12, 2006
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  4. Mark

    Mark Desktop Debugger

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    I always like zipzoomfly. They always seem to have lower prices and they offer free shipping, or 2$ to upgrade to 2nd day air shipping!
     
    Mark, Nov 12, 2006
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    yankee doodle Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks all for the fast replies, which brand do you guys prefer, i am going back and forth with seagate and hitachi
     
    yankee doodle, Nov 12, 2006
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    I always use newegg, even if they are slightly more expensive than competitors. Which is extremely rare. Plus their shipping is the best and they have a pretty no hassel return policy.

    for notebook HD, I'm not sure who I prefer.
     
    hollownail, Nov 12, 2006
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  7. Mark

    Mark Desktop Debugger

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    Well, I have Western Digital's in my desktop now. I used to have a seagate in an external enclosure that didn't have any problems. My lappy has a Hitachi, also no problems. I would go with whichever is cheaper. They are both good brands.
     
    Mark, Nov 12, 2006
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