[HP Parts]WD Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT deal

I thought I'd let everyone here know about a deal I was alerted to over at overclocking.net.

The Hp parts store has the aforementioned HDD for $45.60 + Shippping + Tax
this goes for $99 at Newegg, I picked it up for $60 after shipping and tax.

Its HP parts number: 497775-001

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Wow that is an awesome deal
It should be in the deals section though

K-TRON

 

oops forgot there was a deal section

 

wow what a steal... Ordered 2 for myself lol

 

wow ill bet they cancel these but ill throw in a order for some but wow 12$ for shipping ughhhh

 

I guess this is USA only

Edit: Just checked the Spanish store, it have ugly red cross in front of it

 

insane deal.

Ordered 2. Gonna have to send back the 5k500.b's. I like them, but they're not $40 better per drive. They're just not.

 

i hope they wont cancel my order ..:>
great find thnx

 

Thanks jmhal

Just ordered (2)

 

WOW. I was shopping for a 500gb and thought I'd pop on here before placing an order on the egg, thx op!!!

Shipping was a whopping #11.25 :O Crazy for something that weighs a few ounces!!!

 

wow ordered mine yesterday, they arrived this morning.

 

Why the hell they can't process my credit card .....I tried so many times ...

 

what are the chances? I almost pulled the trigger on one on Newegg. Good looking out.

 

yeah the shipping is pretty steep, but I can forgive it considering the price

 

shipping is constant, it seems. so buy more to reduce it

 

hmm, I'm thinking about buying one or two right now. Looks like an excellent opportunity.

 

HP website seems to be freaking out.

when people are going through the checkout process, they're seeing other people's names, addresses and phone numbers.

HP needs to fix their sh*t. Right now.

 

yeah i noticed that as well. i just did a google search for hp parts and went from there.. i think its the link that is posted here

 

that's what's keeping me from hopping on this...

 

$400 for a HD3650??? Damn that is steep...

 

Does anyone know what kind of warranty these have on them?

Edit: 90 days;that's why it's so cheap. I think I'll pay $80 for a Hitachi with a warranty and get free shipping from Newegg.

 

Or 3 years from the manufacturer? To my knowledge, they are WD5000BEVT's. In 24 hours I can confirm this as I will register my drive. I think the 90 day period may be the HP period for exchange.

 

I just got mine a few minutes ago, it's a Toshiba drive instead of a WD. for 67 USD, 2 day shipping, I'm not complaining. Once I'm done with my assignment for school, I'll install it and signal a thumbs up or down. 60ish USD for a 500gb HDD, can you really be picky?

 

Just opened one of my couple and its a Toshiba...back to HP I guess.

 

Toshiba? which Toshiba?

 

I believe they are the MK5055GSX model. According to Tom's Hardware, they are a bit behind the WD5000BEVT performance wise, but do use less wattage. They still carry a 3 year warranty and should be at industry par, based upon other Toshiba drive reviews. I will probably keep a couple and return or sell the others cheap. I would open the rest of the little boxes, but I do not believe HP will then take them back. So there may be WD's :/

Link to TH Benchmarks

 

Update: Others are reporting receiving WD drives.

HP may be using Toshiba's to fill in the gaps after running out of WDs.

 

Yep, that is what I am thinking.

 

Anyone else get these shipments? I am curious since I am still on the wall about purchasing...

 

I believe ajreynol has done benchmarking on these drives in raid, if you are looking for data. I have posted a link to Tom's Hardware but I will also post a min-review once I get mine setup. I plan on running drive fitness, a full format, additional check disk, and the usual HDTune, etc. I have done quite a bit of looking on Toshiba drives today and found they are not popular, but have similar pass/fail rates. They aren't anything special, but ain't carp.

 

Anyone knows if they're shipping WDs again? How nice would the toshiba be as an external backup drive?

 

I am hoping to use this drive as an internal for my 15.4" unibody MBP. Really its just a stop gap until the high performance SSDs drop in price. I currently have a 250GB 7200RPM drive in my system, so I know that the 5400RPMs might be a slight performance hit (although I bet the platter data density of the 500GBs might negate the rotational speed difference). I was hoping to get the WD drives since they are so popular. Hopefully HP will start shipping out WDs again.

 

my mother received hers today. was a Western Digital.

 

That was actually my goal too, to use it for my mbp. I'm interested in getting two so that I can have an external one. At ~110$us, it's an amazing bargain to pass upon on... if only I could be sure I'd get an WD!...

 

yeah i want a few more but i dont want toshiba's... not sure what to do im waiting for the first 2 i ordered to see what i get..

 

I'm hoping mine aren't Toshibas either - I ordered 3, supposedly they won't be here till Monday, though.

 

i'm alson planning to order it
and how good is toshiba compared to WD?

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2009-2.5-mobile-hard-drive-charts/compare,1138.html?prod[2424]=on&prod[2435]=on

 

Anybody know if these are refurbs with only 90-day warranty?

 

These are OEM with no refurb tags I can find. They are warrantied 90 days through HP and 3 years through Toshiba. It looks like the Toshiba site is not updated with the new part numbers, so I have sent them an email for further verification.

 

This is still a great deal. If they show up as WD, then it is even a better deal. You are buying a $90 part for half the price. What ever brand it is, it is a good deal. Especially if you run them at raid, you will see no real life difference. 1TB gateway FX laptops will be hot.

 

Thanks for the info generald. Can anyone who received a WD care to check their serial number online with WD and see if they list warranty details?

 

could you give us an update with warranty info for toshiba when u receive response regarding ur hdd?

 

Most definitely. If my schedule permits (and Toshiba is open) I will give them a call today. I have just put one into an external case and its SMART information is fresh and it has been chugging along with some r/w looped testing.

 

if you notice it no longer shows wd 500gb drive it simply states "500gb" without any brand names

 

nice ... if you own a business or repair shop you can use your resale tax number.. i just bought another dozen way cheaper than i can from any of my companies i get parts from... we do repairs and these will be great to keep in stock toshiba or not 95% of people dont care when they come in for them, they also credited me back the tax from my previous orders

 

it never said "wd 500gb".

it only said "500gb".

 

oh i thought it did.. my mistake....i never saw it till the second day.. ive ordered a total of 16 though so we will see how many of each i get

 

wow, 16? cool.

 

well 4 first then 12 after that