Maxtor 160GB, 7200RPM 8MB $99.00 (no mail ins)

[thrifter]

This is a Quebec computer store chain, so not %100 certain if they ship out of province. I normally purchase items directly in store so not sure how much their shipping charges are.

Deal ends today, April 11th.
Maxtor 160Gb 7200RPM 8Mb
$99.95/Unit
https://www.shoplci.com/details_en.asp?prodid=PROMO-MR226
PROMO-MR226

No mail in rebates.

Main page : https://www.shoplci.com/index_en.asp

(Yes the site is normally in french, so there are a lot of spelling mistakes on the english site)

[peterbrowne]

PM at Bureau en Gros: $71.43

http://www.staples.ca/ENG/images/products/CA504516_1_std.jpg

[RideGuy]

The regular OEM price for this drive is $103. It doesn't sound like that good a deal unless you can get a PM rebate.


RideGuy

[Max_Dealing]

The regular OEM price for this drive is $103.

Where can you get an OEM for $103? In the Ottawa area or free shipping?

I need a HD and was looking at the Maxtor 200gb 8mb ata133 PM with staples for about $115.

[Blackjack]

Hi. You can get a WD 160MB OEM hard drive for $98.00 from Ucomputer in the GTA : http://ucomputer.ca/html/harddrive.php

[CSR]

damn, only in quebec

[mahjongmaniac]

only in PQ..? damn.

OP, plz change title to reflect that. thx

[bug]

staples won't PM OEM drives. How many computer stores have you seen selling retail drives.

[duckdown]

1. Maxtor is a brutal brand. Industry LOW @ only 1 year warranty.
2. Sorry, not a hot deal, these drives SHOULD be dirt cheap anyways.
3. Canada Computers has a 200GB SATA SeaGate Barracuda 7200RPM for only $113 right now (IN STORE only, it's still listed as $140 on the site.. I was there yesterday at the Mississauga store), which is the industry HIGH @ a whopping 5 YEAR WARRANTY.

[Max_Dealing]

What is PATA?

[peterbrowne]

What is PATA?
An excellent question. PATA is Parallel ATA or a HDD that uses a standard IDE Cable.

[Max_Dealing]

An excellent question. PATA is Parallel ATA or a HDD that uses a standard IDE Cable.

So like an ATA? If my mobo is ATA133 compatible, PATA will work?

Thanks,
Max

[peterbrowne]

So like an ATA? If my mobo is ATA133 compatible, PATA will work?

Thanks,
Max
I think so, but i'm not sure...... degenerate, where are you degenerate?

[riskit]

1. Maxtor is a brutal brand. Industry LOW @ only 1 year warranty.
2. Sorry, not a hot deal, these drives SHOULD be dirt cheap anyways.
3. Canada Computers has a 200GB SATA SeaGate Barracuda 7200RPM for only $113 right now (IN STORE only, it's still listed as $140 on the site.. I was there yesterday at the Mississauga store), which is the industry HIGH @ a whopping 5 YEAR WARRANTY.


Seagate 200GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive $134.97 (http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1197381)

[genesis]

So like an ATA? If my mobo is ATA133 compatible, PATA will work?

Thanks,
Max

Yes, it will work. Before SATA came out PATA was referred to as just "ATA" or "IDE".

[hot_potato]

1. Maxtor is a brutal brand. Industry LOW @ only 1 year warranty.
2. Sorry, not a hot deal, these drives SHOULD be dirt cheap anyways.
3. Canada Computers has a 200GB SATA SeaGate Barracuda 7200RPM for only $113 right now (IN STORE only, it's still listed as $140 on the site.. I was there yesterday at the Mississauga store), which is the industry HIGH @ a whopping 5 YEAR WARRANTY.

Nice price on the 200 gig drive.. man these things are coming down in price!

[bluetroll]

Nice price on the 200 gig drive.. man these things are coming down in price!

damn that makes me want to get 1 now.

[duckdown]

Yeah, the guy @ Canada Computers said next week the BenQ DW1620 burner is dropping to ~$60 CDN also.. everything is coming down! Now lets just wait for some nice pci-e video cards to drop in price

[pcguy]

Yeah, the guy @ Canada Computers said next week the BenQ DW1620 burner is dropping to ~$60 CDN also.. everything is coming down! Now lets just wait for some nice pci-e video cards to drop in price

Isn;t the drop in the Benq drove due to their new LightScribe model being released?

[baomin]

Never go to ShopLCI, they are big cheater. Always OOS. You have to give doposit firstly and then get it a couple of weeks later. I have no experience on ordering online. Maybe better?

[ES_Revenge]

1. Maxtor is a brutal brand. Industry LOW @ only 1 year warranty.

This is nonsense talk. OEM Maxtor drives have a 3 year warranty, retail drives have the 1 year; this is the same as Western Digital--3yr OEM, 1yr on retail.

Furhtermore, MaxLine drives come with a 5 year warranty.

[Nismo]

im never going to buy another maxtor unless its dirt cheap, because everytime i use them they fail on me ~1 year later. The drives i got suddenly stop responding(loud clicking sound when the drives spin and computer does not detect it). Luckily it was still under warranty and got RMA. Happened to me 3 times so i dont trust maxtor anymore.

[darkman007e]

This is a Quebec computer store chain, so not %100 certain if they ship out of province. I normally purchase items directly in store so not sure how much their shipping charges are.

Deal ends today, April 11th.
Maxtor 160Gb 7200RPM 8Mb
$99.95/Unit
https://www.shoplci.com/details_en.asp?prodid=PROMO-MR226
PROMO-MR226

No mail in rebates.

Main page : https://www.shoplci.com/index_en.asp

(Yes the site is normally in french, so there are a lot of spelling mistakes on the english site)

Lol I work at the one in Brossard and I know how the deals works and there's nothing amazing. The Regular price is 111$.

[supernerd]

im never going to buy another maxtor unless its dirt cheap, because everytime i use them they fail on me ~1 year later. The drives i got suddenly stop responding(loud clicking sound when the drives spin and computer does not detect it). Luckily it was still under warranty and got RMA. Happened to me 3 times so i dont trust maxtor anymore.

2 out of my 4 maxtor drives have failed as well. 0 out of my 16 WD drives have failed, 0 out of 5 seagates have failed. This is a pretty small sample size, but its convincing enough for me to not get maxtors anymore. Besides, I also find Maxtors to be louder than equivalently priced WD or Seagates...

[sambos]

I want to upgrade my hard drive in my xbox. Is this product the best for that ?? What is the best size and make of hard drive available for that purpose?

[duckdown]

maxtor is the industry bottom of the barrel. you will notice every cheap computer from scandalous computer retailing joints all use MAXTOR (example: MDG)


SEAGATE 4 LIFE

5 year warranty is unbeatable :]

[Roninvancouver]

i've had 3 maxtors and all failed.

[magical]

1. Maxtor is a brutal brand. Industry LOW @ only 1 year warranty.
2. Sorry, not a hot deal, these drives SHOULD be dirt cheap anyways.
3. Canada Computers has a 200GB SATA SeaGate Barracuda 7200RPM for only $113 right now (IN STORE only, it's still listed as $140 on the site.. I was there yesterday at the Mississauga store), which is the industry HIGH @ a whopping 5 YEAR WARRANTY.

Good Advice, Couldn't say it better myself!

[magical]

This is nonsense talk. OEM Maxtor drives have a 3 year warranty, retail drives have the 1 year; this is the same as Western Digital--3yr OEM, 1yr on retail.

Furhtermore, MaxLine drives come with a 5 year warranty.

People like you are why maxtor is still in business! I have had all the brands in the past and none, even IBM's "deathstars" are as bad as any of the maxtors I've seen!

[magical]

I think so, but i'm not sure...... degenerate, where are you degenerate?

PATA is IDE is the old standard ie.. normal IDE drive... the drive will pretty much work in anything, unless its real old and then you will need some bios extender software... You can download this from the HDD manufacturer's website usually.

[quanta]

People like you are why maxtor is still in business! I have had all the brands in the past and none, even IBM's "deathstars" are as bad as any of the maxtors I've seen!

Wow, what a generalization. So all Irish are drunk, all AMD chips run hot, and all Nissans are rustbuckets, eh?

The DiamondMax series can trace their lineage to the famous Quantum Fireball line. Check the leaderboards on www.storagereview.com . You may be surprised at who consistently tops the charts (hint: not Seagate).