Is This A Good Deal?

[dingoBaby]

One of the big box electronics retailers (the blue one, as opposed to the red one) is offering a Maxtor 120 gig 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/133 HD for $139 USD with a $60 mail in rebate. Total price (less tax) $79. Is this a good deal? I think it is but I would appreciate some comments. Thanks in advance.

[dingoBaby]

One thing I forgot to add. The promo is for a 100 gig plus bonus 20 gig HD. Meaning its a 120 gig drive in a 100 gig box.

[Jibbler]

Yes, its a good deal, but the rebate may take some time getting into your hands. If you are patient, you'll be rewarded. :P

[dingoBaby]

I just double checked the ad and its only a $30 rebate. It is definatly Monday :angry:

[dingoBaby]

I am on a roll today. After reading the fine print, I have discovered that I was right in the first place!! Its a $60 rebate ($30 from Maxtor and $30 from Best Buy). Thanks for the input Jibbler I am going to get myself a new HD. :P

[Nightwolf]

Hell yeah, that's a great deal! As a reference point, I usually consider anytime you can get a HD for less than one dollar per Gigabyte (i.e. a 60GB drive for $59.99) to be a good deal.

[dingoBaby]

I bought and installed it this afternoon. Works like a charm.

[adamp2p]

Definately a good deal.

I just purchasd a 120 Gig single drive by Western Digital with 8 MB cache and 8.9m/s seek from Circuit City with a $100 dollar rebate: total paid though $180 at time of purchase, thus, total paid = $80.

[DivX]

whats this rebait ???

Us in England don't get it what is it ???

ps.. i got a 120gig samsung quiet drive for £80 $110 ???

[adamp2p]

A "rebate" is defined as a discount which is not given at the time of sale.

You send in some info, receipt and your address and you get some of the money you originally spent back a few weeks later.

1/2 of the people are too lazy to follow the instructions exactly, and never get their money back.

[mobboss01]

whats this rebait ???

Us in England don't get it what is it ???

ps.. i got a 120gig samsung quiet drive for £80 $110 ???

If they offer a rebate, you purchase the item and send in the receipt and probably the barcode. In a few weeks or months, they will send you a check for the rebate amount.

And, yes you did get a good deal dingo. Nice find.

[DivX]

Cheers i hope it happens to us in the U.K. too lol


nice to get a bit of £££££ back lol

[punkerforgod]

hey dingo, i got the same HD from fry's. check to see if it is 120gbs mine is only 114gbs. those bastards just round it up.

[dingoBaby]

Originally posted by punkerforgod@20 May 2003 - 18:23
hey dingo, i got the same HD from fry's. check to see if it is 120gbs mine is only 114gbs. those bastards just round it up.
Scroll down in this thread and there is a good explanation for this. LINK (http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/index.php?act=ST&f=31&t=34428)

[DivX]

it's cos Microsoft class a GIG as 1024mb and the people who make the hardware class a GIG as 1000mb

so you not been ripped off it's normal

plus there is a chunk used to for file system be it FAT ,FAT32 or NFTS ect....

[3RA1N1AC]

Originally posted by mobboss01@19 May 2003 - 15:25
If they offer a rebate, you purchase the item and send in the receipt and probably the barcode. In a few weeks or months, they will send you a check for the rebate amount.
basically it's a roundabout way of discounting the price. rather than just marking the price down, they give you a partial refund after you mail a request for it. my theory is that the shop actually makes more money this way because they are assuming that some people will lose their receipts, forget to send the request, or the request will get lost in the mail (i'm sure all of those things do happen).

and yes, $80 for 120gb is a very good price. i'd say that if you are paying $1 or less per gb, it's a fair price at the moment.