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Circuit City

PostPosted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 8:40 am
by bill
Warm deals if you need some storage, in store only and may vary by zip code.

Western Digital 80GB external USB 2.0 7200 rpm hard drive, Model: WDC WDXU800BBRNN
149.99 less $30 Mfr. & $40 Circuit City rebates =79.99


Western Digital 200GB internal hard drive, Model: WDC WD2000JBRTL w/ 8 meg buffer.
169.99 less $30 Mfr. & $40 Circuit City rebates = $99.99. $.50 per gig after rebates.

Didn't see any fantastic media deals.

PostPosted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 12:01 pm
by hoxlund
hey big monkey, for that 200GB internal

for roughly $30 more you can make it external

$130 200GB external is not bad

PostPosted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 3:00 pm
by bill
Good point. Do you know who makes a good sturdy external enclosure?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:43 am
by hoxlund
this is the enclosure i have:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDe ... 314&depa=1

its nice, no special power cable, takes standard computer/monitor cable

hers the firewire version:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDe ... 315&depa=1

and usb and firewire version:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDe ... 316&depa=1

PostPosted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 1:11 am
by XXXXX
Damn....that is a sweet USB-2/Firewire kit. Gonna grab me one of those. Thanks Hoxlund!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 2:42 am
by hoxlund
your welcome, enjoy it, and remember never buy a already made external drive

PostPosted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 3:18 am
by XXXXX
hoxlund wrote:your welcome, enjoy it, and remember never buy a already made external drive


Too late. I didn't know about these nice packages until just now, and last year bought a Maxtor 250 GB USB2. I need more though.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 6:18 am
by bill
Good user reviews. I especially like not having to carry a separate transformer.
Thanks Hoxlund.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 1:36 pm
by hoxlund
your welcome, im happy to contribute my experiences to cdrlabs