Maxtor 200GB 7200RPM $89.99

[Filer]

No rebates witch makes this a good deal to me.

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10036132&catid=20240&CMP=NLC-email_weekly

[rangermcfadden]

PM Opportunity: http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=259691

[Rooster]

Sort of a re-post

[fitbrit]

Sort of a re-post

:arrowu: Sort of a post. :arrowu:

[RideGuy]

A couple places sell the OEM version with 3 year warranty for less than $10 more. But if you can get a decent PM on this it could be hot.


RideGuy

EDIT: Found it for $200 at FS. LINK (http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10036132&catid=10484)

[TigerEROS]

Definite RE-POST.

Search Maxtor 200GB and you will find the initial post with a whole load of ideas of where to get Price Matching for a cheaper drive than buying directly from BestBuy.

I got mine from Staples last Friday with PM and the final price came out to be $93 (taxes included).

If you buy from BB ... it would cost $103.49

Try PM with TigerDirect, Canada Computers, Future Shop.

Definitely land you a way better deal than buying from BB now.

Keep in mind ... this is a RETAIL Drive ... NOT OEM.

[RideGuy]

I don't think it's a bad idea to start a fresh thread. The other thread started on a different PM, and you have to go threw quite a few pages to get to this PM.

PM with Future Shop:
199.95 - 89.99 = 109.96
109.96 * 10% = 11
89.99 - 11 = $78.99

Good price and no MIR.


RideGuy

[sleepyguy]

funny thing is for hd retail makes it a worst purchase, i.e. 1yr vs 3yr or 5yr warranty. nice deal though.

Definite RE-POST.

Search Maxtor 200GB and you will find the initial post with a whole load of ideas of where to get Price Matching for a cheaper drive than buying directly from BestBuy.

I got mine from Staples last Friday with PM and the final price came out to be $93 (taxes included).

If you buy from BB ... it would cost $103.49

Try PM with TigerDirect, Canada Computers, Future Shop.

Definitely land you a way better deal than buying from BB now.

Keep in mind ... this is a RETAIL Drive ... NOT OEM.

[mahjongmaniac]

repost but since the PM at stooples is pretty much dead, this is a good thread to start for PM against FS :twisted:

surprised that FS hasn't lowered to match BB's price yet.

[RideGuy]

repost but since the PM at stooples is pretty much dead, this is a good thread to start for PM against FS :twisted:

surprised that FS hasn't lowered to match BB's price yet.
That's exactly what I said. :)

[Cyrus]

I'd say it's warm since you can get a 250 oem regularly for about $110.

[masterc]

I checked at Futureshop instore, and they have changed the price "in the computer system" to match BB and Stooples. BUT the tag on the display is still $199...
I guess if you don't know about it they'll try to charge you the higher price :|

[akito925]

got this deal a few months ago.great for use in a external encloser.

[JamesG006]

:?: anybody knows if I do the PM online (buy from FS against BB), can I use an e-coupon to deduce more like staples.ca?

199 - (199-89) * 110% - ecoupon or
199 - ecoupon - (199 - ecoupon-89) * 110%

[Cyrus]

:?: anybody knows if I do the PM online (buy from FS against BB), can I use an e-coupon to deduce more like staples.ca?

199 - (199-89) * 110% - ecoupon or
199 - ecoupon - (199 - ecoupon-89) * 110%

Doesn't hurt to try if you can sneak it pass them... but I believe you can use the ecoupon if the net cost meets the minimum coupon requirement.

[jackass_ca]

Possibly OP identify the PM opportunity with FS as the hot deal, as this BB price was already posted, as coming up for sale at $89.99, then the PM opportunities ensued...
Just a thought

[xwar]

I got it Pm'd at Stooples for $81

[Filer]

I got it Pm'd at Stooples for $81

Nice

[stealth]

Whats the diff betw. Retail and OEM with respect to drives?

[jackass_ca]

I got it Pm'd at Stooples for $81

Yeah, me too, on Friday, before they changed their price.

[mlc2000]

Definetely not hot.

Warranty 1 Year Parts & Labour


If they don't think it will last past 1 yr, neither do I.

[fatpiggy]

Definetely not hot.

Warranty 1 Year Parts & Labour


If they don't think it will last past 1 yr, neither do I.

Not a very logical argument! Are u saying the manufacturer's warranty = the product's average life expectancy? Can't agree on that.

[jackass_ca]

Yeah, wasn't it Tommy Boy who said "I can SH*T in a box and throw a warranty on it, if that's what ya want, but wouldn't you rather buy a quality product, instead?" Or something like that.

I had a car, that had a warranty for 3 years or 60 000 kms and you know what, it is now out of warranty, and hasn't cost a thing...
I have a tv whose warranty expired over 8 years ago, still no problems...

Now I probably jinxed myself!

[suprshopr]

Quote:
Originally Posted by stealth
Whats the diff betw. Retail and OEM with respect to drives?


Had me thinking..so I looked it up for you

http://shopper.cnet.com/4002-5_9-5127786.html

[jackass_ca]

So retail sounds better, you get the supporting software and hardware...

[masterc]

OEM warantee is 3years
Retail is 1 year

[mahjongmaniac]

So retail sounds better, you get the supporting software and hardware...

yeah, but 1 yr warranty is a major thumbs down...

unless the price of retail HDs are significantly cheaper than OEM HDs, i'd rather stay w/ buying OEMs ....

-----------------------

OEM warantee is 3years
Retail is 1 year

a slight correction: OEM for WD/Maxtor drives is 3 yrs.

Seagate OEM HDs are 5 yrs :razz:

[jackass_ca]

Oh, so the warranty for OEM hard drives is longer... thought the article said that usually the warranty is the same.

I would wager to guess that they extend the warranty for OEM, so they can entice dealers/builders to use their HD's, so that in the case of failure, the public wouldn't get pissed with the dealer. Otherwise, a dealer would say, "Screw you Maxtor, I am not using your machine, so Joe Public can get angry at me, when it fails in a year..."

I mean, they are made on the same line, same factory, with the same parts... and according to their site, you have to deal with the dealer... which depending on the company/store, may or may not give you the run around about Manufacturer's defect.
Just a thought...

[mpt]

great find thanks!

[zapomni]

I pricematched two at Staples for $92 each (taxes in) but decided that I don't need them. Still sealed in retail boxes. First person to offer me $180 cash for the pair can have them. Pickup in downtown TO.

[ZeeTX]

Don't ever buy MAXTOR shitts. NEVER - Trust me you'll be better staying away from Maxtor craps. I've had horrible experience(s) with them.

WD/Seagate > Hitachi > Samsung > some other brand if any > Never Maxtor **** again even at peanut prices.

[fitbrit]

Don't ever buy MAXTOR shitts. NEVER - Trust me you'll be better staying away from Maxtor craps. I've had horrible experience(s) with them.

WD/Seagate > Hitachi > Samsung > some other brand if any > Never Maxtor **** again even at peanut prices.

Are you subtly trying to tell us something, here? Upon reading this several times, I'm beginning to conclude that you mildly disapprove of Maxtor products. Am I getting warm?

[xwar]

Yeah, me too, on Friday, before they changed their price.

The funny thing is they already changed their price to 89.99 online, then I went to the store they had it displayed at 109.99 ... but when I took it to the lady at the desk, she scanned it at 179.99! ... the ******** thing is she double checked with her manager.

Stooples employees are stupid !

[Jon Lai]

Don't ever buy MAXTOR shitts. NEVER - Trust me you'll be better staying away from Maxtor craps. I've had horrible experience(s) with them.

WD/Seagate > Hitachi > Samsung > some other brand if any > Never Maxtor **** again even at peanut prices.

Are you mad? Hitachi second?

It should more or less be like:
HITACHI ALL THE WAY > W.D. Raptors > Seagates > Samsung/Maxtor/W.D. > OEMs

[RideGuy]

Since FS has changed their price instore, couldn't you pay the full $199 online, then take it to a store after to do the PM?

[ZeeTX]

Are you mad? Hitachi second?

It should more or less be like:
HITACHI ALL THE WAY > W.D. Raptors > Seagates > Samsung/Maxtor/W.D. > OEMs
No I am not mad but I am keeping price/performance ratio in mind rather than just NEW technology.

People seeing price/storage ratio can buy Maxtor (and yet I don't suggest it even to an enemy) but for me performance and reliability is more important.

[Jon Lai]

No I am not mad but I am keeping price/performance ratio in mind rather than just NEW technology.

People seeing price/storage ratio can buy Maxtor (and yet I don't suggest it even to an enemy) but for me performance and reliability is more important.

You either have never used a Hitachi before, or you're just BSing. It's definatley worth every penny, except that if you're not using it for important data that you would pay the premium for, it's not worth it.

It's just like why some people would rather by Verbatim media and some Ritek. Riteks work just as good as Verbatims for general cases, sure their burn quality is worse and so is the longevitiy, but for most people, they don't need or want to pay more money for burn quality, which is negligable if your purpose is just to burn a movie or something.

And even then, I'd put Seagates over W.D.s, except for the Raptors. WD drives are extremely loud and extremely hot, in comparison with Seagates and Maxtors.

[bodobodo]

Since FS has changed their price instore, couldn't you pay the full $199 online, then take it to a store after to do the PM?

It may work but that assumes you will get it in your hands before the sale ends Thursday night.

[xwar]

Come on people, Maxtors aren't that bad ... I usually buy Seagates and use a Raptor for my main drive, but for that price, it's definately a good deal.

I find the Maxtor drive much quieter and faster than both equivalent WD and Seagate drives.

[ZeeTX]

You either have never used a Hitachi before, or you're just BSing. It's definatley worth every penny, except that if you're not using it for important data that you would pay the premium for, it's not worth it.

It's just like why some people would rather by Verbatim media and some Ritek. Riteks work just as good as Verbatims for general cases, sure their burn quality is worse and so is the longevitiy, but for most people, they don't need or want to pay more money for burn quality, which is negligable if your purpose is just to burn a movie or something.

And even then, I'd put Seagates over W.D.s, except for the Raptors. WD drives are extremely loud and extremely hot, in comparison with Seagates and Maxtors.
Don't get too excited.. :mad:
I just said what I experienced with all these HDDs. If you are one of those hardcore Hitachi fanboy then be it, I don't have any problem with that. And don't call others mad if you are one.

When I put performace and relaibility first than storage then I am definitely thinking in terms of Verbatims and TY media and you are the one looking at Riteks and CMC media.

The Western Digital SATA2 16MB cache KS/KD series drives are the best in SATA2 drives coming pretty close to WD Raptors and even better in some benchmarks. Also the WD - KS/KD series are called 'Whisper quite' drives and if you compare the noise of these drives with Seagate then you will not notice any difference. Don't even try bring in the crappy Maxtors in this comparison because it is like comparing the quitest and loudest.

Now, go put your money where ever you wish. I just said what is true and I had to.

[CozmikDebris]

I wouldn't install a Maxtor HDD in my PC even if they were given away for free and came with a lifetime guarantee.

Junk is junk no matter what the price is.

[Jon Lai]

Don't get too excited.. :mad:
I just said what I experienced with all these HDDs. If you are one of those hardcore Hitachi fanboy then be it, I don't have any problem with that. And don't call others mad if you are one.

When I put performace and relaibility first than storage then I am definitely thinking in terms of Verbatims and TY media and you are the one looking at Riteks and CMC media.

The Western Digital SATA2 16MB cache KS/KD series drives are the best in SATA2 drives coming pretty close to WD Raptors and even better in some benchmarks. Also the WD - KS/KD series are called 'Whisper quite' drives and if you compare the noise of these drives with Seagate then you will not notice any difference. Don't even try bring in the crappy Maxtors in this comparison because it is like comparing the quitest and loudest.

Now, go put your money where ever you wish. I just said what is true and I had to.


No, you got it all wrong.

Hitachi = TY
Seagate = Verbatim
Maxtor = MCC (Mitsubitshi Corp)
W.D. = CMC
Samsung = Ritek

That's how everything should be.

I don't understand how you say W.D.s are quiet when in fact they make the loudest hard drives ever, even louder than Samsung. Maxtors are among the quiestest and coolest running drives ever, with Seagate coming on par on some benchmarks. You seem to favour performance as in write speed, etc. Personally, I favour performance as in life span, durability, in which, has to do with how hot the drive runs. W.D.s are nothing but HOT, and I can't say their quiet.

[Cyrus]

I wouldn't install a Maxtor HDD in my PC even if they were given away for free and came with a lifetime guarantee.

Junk is junk no matter what the price is.

I don't know why everyone is so down on Maxtor. I've had a few Maxtor drives for years and none have failed me. Maybe it's not the best out there, but it's certainly not as bad as some are making it out to be.

[ZeeTX]

No, you got it all wrong.

Hitachi = TY
Seagate = Verbatim
Maxtor = MCC (Mitsubitshi Corp)
W.D. = CMC
Samsung = Ritek

That's how everything should be.

I don't understand how you say W.D.s are quiet when in fact they make the loudest hard drives ever, even louder than Samsung. Maxtors are among the quiestest and coolest running drives ever, with Seagate coming on par on some benchmarks. You seem to favour performance as in write speed, etc. Personally, I favour performance as in life span, durability, in which, has to do with how hot the drive runs. W.D.s are nothing but HOT, and I can't say their quiet.
I think you should read the NEW reviews of these new HDDs (SATA2) that I am talking about. And I didn't just talk about performance. I talking about both performance and as well as reliability.

If you are talking about the drives based on the performance/relaiblity of the older generation of drives then you may be right but these NEW SATA2 drives have shuffled all things up and yes WD SATA2 drives are one of the quitest drives if not less/more than Seagate.

Maxtors were OK in my books too but I've had many terreble experiences which had me fed up and I never would want to go through all that again.. :!: - Enough said.

[Jon Lai]

I think you should read the NEW reviews of these new HDDs (SATA2) that I am talking about. And I didn't just talk about performance. I talking about both performance and as well as reliability.

If you are talking about the drives based on the performance/relaiblity of the older generation of drives then you may be right but these NEW SATA2 drives have shuffled all things up and yes WD SATA2 drives are one of the quitest drives if not less/more than Seagate.

Maxtors were OK in my books too but I've had many terreble experiences which had me fed up and I never would want to go through all that again.. :!: - Enough said.

"enough said" is byfar the WORST statement you can put in an argument.. it just shows me that you don't have any more facts about this topic and you're not willing to go on with the discussion either because you feel like you're going to lose, or you don't care at all.

Anyways, this thread is talking about an SATA1 drive, not SATA2, so there's no point in directing the discussion towards SATA2 drives when Futureshop doesn't even have SATA2 retail drives avaliable.

[jamewoong]

Enough... Stop arguing both of you.

For $90 (tax included) for this 200GB, it is worth! Don't tell me it is because you use maxtor and it failed for few times and you've spent lot of money without extending your warranty into it, then it should be junk...

If you have a failed HD, then you are in a bad luck! I have a Maxtor 40GB which is still working like charm and it had been here for already 2 years. I've bought this Maxtor 200 GB few months ago and it still working - you need to take care of it!

Perhaps, you should stop downloading pron things, you are stimulating your HD! :D

No company want their HD to fail! If you're worried, then don't buy any HD, that's all!

End of story. :D

[mahjongmaniac]

The funny thing is they already changed their price to 89.99 online, then I went to the store they had it displayed at 109.99 ... but when I took it to the lady at the desk, she scanned it at 179.99! ... the ******** thing is she double checked with her manager.

Stooples employees are stupid !
i believe there might have been a mistake somewhere...

the $110 price may have been the price of ANOTHER Maxtor 200GB HD that stooples has on sale last wk (which i believe ends 2nite)

if i'm not mistaken, the BB vs. stooples PM on the Maxtor HD was slightly diff. than then model that stooples is selling for...

[mahjongmaniac]

I wouldn't install a Maxtor HDD in my PC even if they were given away for free and came with a lifetime guarantee.

Junk is junk no matter what the price is.

heh... interesting...

if Maxtor HD's was ever free and had a lifetime warranty, then i sure wouldn't mind using a "free" HD...

just remember don't put anything 1/2 impt. on there and u'll be fine :)

------------

Enough... Stop arguing both of you.

agreed...

relax Lai and ZeeTX


...
If you have a failed HD, then you are in a bad luck! I have a Maxtor 40GB which is still working like charm and it had been here for already 2 years. I've bought this Maxtor 200 GB few months ago and it still working - you need to take care of it!

and perhaps add to that that a fan is definitely a need as Maxtor HDs heat up pretty easily.

a fan to cool down the HD will surely increase it's lifespan to some degree...


Perhaps, you should stop downloading pron things, you are simulating your HD! :D


^ :lol:

[jackass_ca]

Okay, after reading all of these threads, I am pretty sure I am going to return this HD. I don't want to have to back up the sh*t on the HD, or worry about losing it, what's the point of having the extra memory...

Son of a ... It was so nice to think that I could put such memory on my comp for so little too...

[chickengrill]

Don't ever buy MAXTOR shitts. NEVER - Trust me you'll be better staying away from Maxtor craps. I've had horrible experience(s) with them.

WD/Seagate > Hitachi > Samsung > some other brand if any > Never Maxtor **** again even at peanut prices.

Seagate?!, Maxtor?! Seagate bought Maxtor and sooner or later, there will be no different.

[xwar]

Okay, after reading all of these threads, I am pretty sure I am going to return this HD. I don't want to have to back up the sh*t on the HD, or worry about losing it, what's the point of having the extra memory...

Son of a ... It was so nice to think that I could put such memory on my comp for so little too...

HAHA .. I'm using this maxtor as an external backup drive.

[-iD-]

Hmm too cheap to pass up! I guess i'm one of the lucky ones that have never had a hard drive fail on me, although my 2 25gb ibm hds are clicking every once in a while.. :) My old Maxtors (11.2 / 17.2 / 60 / 80 / 2x200gb) all are still running fine, most of the older ones were on 24/7 as server drives. H#ll, even my Quantum fireball SE 8.4 and 3.2 drives are still running, albeit a little on the louder side. I like Maxtors, but for reliability i'd go with Seagate.

Thanks OP for the local deal!

Regards,

-iD-

[jackass_ca]

See, problem is, I am not a gamer, or anything like that, I like music and have lots of it on the computer. I am still just running my cheap ass Dell, with 60GB HD, which has been plenty for me... I just thought, rather than spending more money on a new computer with more space, which will do nothing more special for me, I could get a little extra space for $80. But at what price, the hassle of installing it, moving everything over to it, yada yada yada...

[st7860]

www.addaxcomputer.com has a 200 gigabyte 7200rpm drive 3 year warranty for $95 every day, no PM or rebates needed. i have NO idea whether its a deskstar or maxtor or a seagate.

they also have an external 200 gig drive for $120, every day. I assume thats the same as the $95 drive but with a $25 box.

www.anitec.ca and www.ncix.com probably have similar deals too.

[ZeeTX]

"enough said" is byfar the WORST statement you can put in an argument.. it just shows me that you don't have any more facts about this topic and you're not willing to go on with the discussion either because you feel like you're going to lose, or you don't care at all.

Anyways, this thread is talking about an SATA1 drive, not SATA2, so there's no point in directing the discussion towards SATA2 drives when Futureshop doesn't even have SATA2 retail drives avaliable.
This maybe an argument for you but for me its stating the fact for many and also what I had experienced with crappy Maxtors. If you are interested in investing your money on this crappy Maxtor then you must be worried about the facts but I am not and happy with my decission.

If you are really looking into buying something good you better do research on the net and not just blame and complain others.

And also, this thread is not even talking of any SATA drive leave alone SATA2 drives. Its the same old super crappy Maxtor EIDE ATA133 drive with 8MB cache which is atleast a 3year old advancement from 2MB cache drives.

Just try experiencing if not owning one, the NEW SATA2 16MB cache drives from WD and then talk about performance, reliability, heat and noise.

[Jon Lai]

This maybe an argument for you but for me its stating the fact for many and also what I had experienced with crappy Maxtors. If you are interested in investing your money on this crappy Maxtor then you must be worried about the facts but I am not and happy with my decission.

If you are really looking into buying something good you better do research on the net and not just blame and complain others.

And also, this thread is not even talking of any SATA drive leave alone SATA2 drives. Its the same old super crappy Maxtor EIDE ATA133 drive with 8MB cache which is atleast a 3year old advancement from 2MB cache drives.

Just try experiencing if not owning one, the NEW SATA2 16MB cache drives from WD and then talk about performance, reliability, heat and noise.

Except this thread is about PMing the SATA model at Staples and not buying the EIDE one at Best Buy.

I don't know much about the EIDE Maxtors nor the W.D.'s, becuase I've used Seagates and Quantums for EIDEs, but switched over to Maxtor for SATA1. My mobo doesn't support SATA2 so until I get a new computer, I won't be testing those out as of yet. Speed different isn't a lot anyways, but I found Maxtor being much quieter, much cooler, and especially much cheaper than all other brands. W.D. SATA1 drives read and write a bit faster than Maxtors, but that's not what I'm concerned with. I had great experience with former-Maxtor Quantum Fireballs, and therefore picked the Maxtor for the SATA1 drive I'm running right now.

About SATA2, perhaps you're right, but Maxtor has yet to fully release their SATA2 line to their fullest extent. Reading benchmarks, Maxtors still seem to be quietest and coolest running on the general sector. I won't say much about SATA2 becuase I don't know about them, but that's what I've read from benches.

[jackass_ca]

I don't think BB even shows the SATA model online. The one for $89.99 and the PM opportunity are for the Ultra ATA, not the SATA model. The SATA model was already on sale at staples last week for $109.99

[Jon Lai]

I don't think BB even shows the SATA model online. The one for $89.99 and the PM opportunity are for the Ultra ATA, not the SATA model. The SATA model was already on sale at staples last week for $109.99

You don't get it do you? You go to Staples, pick up a SATA model, then show them the flyer showing the EIDE model on sale, and get them to match it. That was the whole purpose of this PM.