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    Are these the same HD? CompUSA 20 bucks cheaper than newegg?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bball3212, Jan 27, 2010.

  1. bball3212

    bball3212 Notebook Consultant

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    I'm not surprised at the price difference so much, but from the information presented, I don't think these are the same models either.
     
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    I'm looking at them, and I suspect the difference might be a retail drive vs an OEM. Notice that the tigerdirect/CompUSA (same company, BTW) drives only have a 12 month warranty, compared to the 3 year warranty from newegg and zipzoomfly.
     
    Judicator, Jan 28, 2010
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