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    Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS 500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s notebook HD - Bare Drive $57.99 Newegg

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by paradoxguy, Nov 2, 2010.

  1. paradoxguy

    paradoxguy Notebook Evangelist

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    As of today, Newegg listed the following hard drive (HD) for $57.99 w/free shipping:

    Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive

    Newegg.com - Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive

    At the same time, Newegg also lists the same HD for the regular $69.99 w/$6.29 shipping, but with a different item #:

    Newegg.com - Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420ASG 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive

    I mention the latter in case one price or the other is erroneous.
     
    paradoxguy, Nov 2, 2010
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    beastyben1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just be careful, Newegg is awful at shipping bare drives. If there is little to no packaging, return it quickly.
     
    beastyben1, Nov 2, 2010
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    paradoxguy Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for your response. I'm not questioning your observations by any means, only that opinions like yours piqued my curiosity such that I mentioned it in a recent post/thread on bare drives I recently initiated:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...ket-upgrades/529361-bare-drive-questions.html

    Judging from the few responses, I surmise members have had various experiences with the quality of Newegg's shipping and handling and perhaps Newegg has been inconsistent in this aspect.


     
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    paradoxguy Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for your response. I'm not questioning your observations by any means, only that opinions like yours piqued my curiosity such that I mentioned it in a recent post/thread on bare drives I recently initiated:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...ket-upgrades/529361-bare-drive-questions.html

    Judging from the few responses, I surmise members have had various experiences with the quality of Newegg's shipping and handling and perhaps Newegg has been inconsistent in this aspect.


     
    paradoxguy, Nov 2, 2010
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    It appears Newegg may have addressed the bare OEM packaging issues from the thread you linked.
     
    beastyben1, Nov 2, 2010
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