TiVo Community Forums Archives - Is this a good deal?

TiVoCommunity.com
(c)opyright 1995-2005 All rights reserved
indexcheckTC
This area is a static history of posts in the TiVo Community Forum Archive.
This archive history was made for the simple indexing of search sites like Google.

Pages:1

Is this a good deal?
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)

Posted by: arkham999

I've been waiting to find a good deal on a 540 rpm drive to upgrade mt Sony TiVo, and I think maybe I found one. Here are the deals:

80.0GB Maxtor DiamondMax D540X 5400RPM 2MB Buffer. 1yr Maxtor Warranty. (MAX4K080H4) $115.00
80.0GB Maxtor DiamondMax 536DX 5400RPM 2MB Buffer. 1yr Maxtor Warranty. (MAX4W080H6) $115.00
100.0GB Maxtor DiamondMax D540X 5400RPM 2MB Buffer. 1yr Maxtor Warranty. (MAX4W100H6) $165.00

Are all, any, or none of these good deals? The drives are new, so I thought it sounded reasonable, but I have heard of 100 or 120 GB drives for these prices (not Maxtor though). Should I consider one or more of them?

Posted by: CliffHanger

If it's a B&M store, yes, they're very good. If online, fair. I always go by pricewatch:

www.pricewatch.com

Posted by: Chuck_IV

Best deal going right now is at you local Compusa store(till 2/23):

Compusa packaged 80gig 5400rpm Maxtor drive for $99.

Posted by: c3

Standard Maxtor warranty is 3 years. If it says 1 year, something is not right.

Posted by: gadgets64

arkham999 - do check CompUSA for the 80GB drive. Yesterday I was able to buy two from the Alpharetta store (Perimeter, Roswell, Marrietta and Duluth were out), I did not check Lenox or any other location.

The 100 GB (Sams Club) and 120 GB (CompUSA price matching) drives you are referring to were special one time prices, the lowest prices for these drives are $173 and $182 (source = pricewatch), respectively.

Good luck.