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Saturday Specials: WD 1.5TB HDD $139 & XFX 4870 1GB $185 - Austin Computers WA (Instore Only)

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Saturday Specials: WD 1.5TB HDD $139 & XFX 4870 1GB $185 - Austin Computers WA (Instore Only)
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Store RepPbulkie on 28/08/2009 - 11:18 austin.net.au (411 clicks)
Last edited 30/08/2009 - 12:15 by 2 other users

Greetings,

  • Absolutely smashing deal!!!
  • Walk-in price only on Saturday 9am-5pm 29/8/09 (No phone or online orders, no reservations).
  • Available in all our 5 showrooms in WA.

  • Limit to 1 per customer, Whilst stocks last.

  • Western Digital Caviar Green Power (1.5TB ) 1500GB/7200RPM/SATAII/3.5"/32MB $139 ONLY!!

Don’t run the risks of running out of storage space on your desktop with this absolutely lovely hard drive.

http://austin.net.au/ProductList/ProductDetail/tabid/104/Pro…

  • XFX HD4870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE Graphics Card $185 ONLY!!

Quality gaming card from one of the best graphic card manufacturers. Enjoy better frame rates and superior graphics on your latest games.

http://austin.net.au/ProductList/ProductDetail/tabid/104/Pro…

Best regards
Austin Computers

Mod - added "instore only" + date details to title.
Mod - amended expiry date from 28/9/09 to 29/8/09.

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  • josaya on 28/08/2009 - 11:58

    makes it tempting considering the reliability issues of the 1.5tb :)

    • agoodtip on 28/08/2009 - 12:31

      do tell …

    • voter1 on 28/08/2009 - 12:35

      reliability issues? do you mean the bad seagate batch that has now been fixed?
      Or just the fact that if the drive goes down you lose 1.5tb of data?

      • josaya on 28/08/2009 - 13:18

        i've talked to 4 mates who've bought this drive ~1month, 1 started clicking within a day, 1 after a week. russian roulette anyone? :) still, 1 year store warranty and 3 year WD warranty should be fine… especially if you have everything backed up on dvd O:)

    • kennethk on 28/08/2009 - 12:15
      +5

      oh i am sorry MR I DO NOT LIVE IN WA. I didnt know local deals weren't welcomed here. Maybe you should look at the amount of Fluidtek deals before you vote this one down.

      • qtvinsta on 28/08/2009 - 12:51
        -2

        at least they do deliver to outside of NSW or do they? couldn't find it on the site.

        • moo on 28/08/2009 - 18:07
          +1

          They don't, at least not yet. I'd suggest maybe doing some research prior to posting.

    • agoodtip on 28/08/2009 - 12:29

      yeah, no need for neg vote just because it's a WA exclusive deal.
      Tempting - however I don't like the "green" range of WD HDDs.

      • qtvinsta on 28/08/2009 - 12:53
        -1

        i'm only neg-ing it because they keep advertising their deals here and it's only 'walk in' for a day… or some promotion along that line.

        i never neg'd the previous ones, just starting to see a pattern. hope they don't turn into fluidtek

        • agoodtip on 28/08/2009 - 13:13

          Your reasons for the negative vote are not valid.

          As somebody from WA I'm very happy for them to continue offering us bargains, walk-in or otherwise.

    • SteveM on 28/08/2009 - 17:04
      -2

      While I wont -ve this deal, I agree with you, there are a lot of deals lately that can only benefit a small area.
      If a store in my area had a bargain that you could only get if you walked in I wouldn't post it here as most users here couldn't get there to take advantage. Lets face it the site here is OzBargain, not WABargain or NSWBargain.

    • HueyData on 28/08/2009 - 22:57

      Invalid -ve vote revoked. Some understandable concerns, but it is invalid to vote against a deal due to lack of delivery. Conversely, it is invalid to vote against a delivered deal on the basis of a pick-up only price comparison.

  • elcheapo on 28/08/2009 - 12:12
    +2

    Fluidtek (as much as I despise it) sells 1.5TB for $135

    • moo on 28/08/2009 - 13:28
      +3

      Moot point, given that they are based in the eastern states and do not deliver. This is a similar sorta deal, but for WA customers. Taking into consideration the freight costs, I think $139 is a fair price to pay.

      • josaya on 28/08/2009 - 13:31
        +2

        very fair considering they were on "special" at austin over the past 2wks for $159. guessing its the 4 platter though… not that it makes much difference :P

      • StewBalls on 28/08/2009 - 14:58
        +1

        I wouldn't say the point was moot, it provides a frame of reference for this price from a known, if somewhat cantankerous, quantity! ;)

  • Store Repbulkie @ Austin Computers on 28/08/2009 - 12:28
    +2

    ye Fluidtek has the Samsungs for $135. Different brand mate.

  • cyssero on 28/08/2009 - 15:09
    +1

    I'm on the other side of Australia but I can recognise a good deal when I see one. This is especially good for WA'ers because they don't have to pay high price of shipping from eastern states. If there's anything faulty you guys can take it straight back instead of sending it to NSW/QLD/VIC..

    • moo on 28/08/2009 - 15:11

      Whilst this is a good deal, I am not too sure on Austin's 'support' quality. So buyers, please do your research before making the commitment to buy! :)

      • StewBalls on 29/08/2009 - 00:50
        +1

        I can't say what exactly happens with WD, but I've just RMA'd a Seagate 1TB and it was all done through the manufacturer's website, no need to go near the reseller! ;)

        Mine was part of the bad batch mentioned above, it'll be interesting to see if Seagate comes to the party with the promised "free data recovery" for these models on return! ;)

        • MetalPhreak on 29/08/2009 - 04:09

          WD returns are simple. Logon to the website, put in your serial number, request RMA, fill in your details, send it off to Singapore. Receive new drive within (usually) 5-7 working days. Costs about $20 to post but you don't have to wait weeks and weeks for a local store/distributor to handle it (and basically post it to Singapore for you).

          I personally, due to some past experiences, tend to avoid Austins (nothing serious, I just find other stores better) but this is a pretty tempting deal.

        • StewBalls on 05/09/2009 - 05:47

          Update for anyone still looking….Seagate screwed me on the "free data recovery", just got back a plain vanilla refurb replacement drive, no sign of my Wolfenstein 2 savegames, er I mean important data! ;)

          On the plus side though, exactly 7 day turnaround Newcastle>Sydney>Singapore>Newcastle so I can't really complain too much about that! :)

  • Store Repbulkie @ Austin Computers on 29/08/2009 - 17:11

    WD 1.5TB drive sold out.

  • Miami Mall Alien on 29/08/2009 - 22:07
    +1

    Finally something for us Westerners. We get screwed out of 75% of the good deals on OB.

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