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    Best place to get an IDE HDD 320GB/ 500GB

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by xboxhaxorz, May 3, 2011.

  1. xboxhaxorz

    xboxhaxorz Notebook Evangelist

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    I am looking to upgrade my cf 29 HDD. The hard drives range from $90 and higher for that size. I assume there is no better deal than that?
     
    xboxhaxorz, May 3, 2011
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    rusty503 Notebook Evangelist

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    That is about normal for this drive. BTW, I have not found anything bigger than 320GB. You can find some decent deals at times on eBay but most times they are over $100.
     
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    back in jan. just after new years I walked into best buy and they were selling the WD3200BEVE for $54.00. I bought 5 then. was only able to take the one they had home and back ordered the other 4. got them in a week. now they are 89.00 at best buy last time I checked. occasionally ebaywill have some go for 70-80. then there is the S&H. there are some refurbished hdd of this variety but not sure I'd like to gamblefor a $20 savings. again, there's S&H. the samsung pata 160GB for $50's and you guessed it, S&H. heard samsung is about to sell off its hard drive division with seagate and WD taking the lions share of the market. still a good drive. FWIW.............Driller
     
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  5. xboxhaxorz

    xboxhaxorz Notebook Evangelist

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    same price on amazon, but free shipping. will probably get it from there.

    theres a guy on ebay selling cf 29 with 500GB so i assume there must be a ide 500GB out there somewhere.........

    ahh just checked its sata, so i guess he put the ide sata adapter in there
     
    xboxhaxorz, May 5, 2011
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    Make sure you're buying from Amazon directly; if you buy from a vendor on Amazon in many cases you'll find they're the same people with storefronts on eBay, so no great guarantee of quality.

    I've never regretted a purchase made from NewEgg; I can't say that for Amazon.

    mnem
    A pig in a poke is not the same as a poked pig.
     
    mnementh, May 5, 2011
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