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500GB 2.5" WD5000BEVT $79! 1TB WD10EARS $85! 1.5TB WD15EARS $115! Only @ Netplus!

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500GB 2.5" WD5000BEVT $79! 1TB WD10EARS $85! 1.5TB WD15EARS $115! Only @ Netplus!
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Store RepStopSpending on 08/04/2010 - 18:23 netplus.com.au (2613 clicks)
Last edited 09/04/2010 - 09:28 by 1 other user

Pickup is free and easy! Shipping is additional. $5 Metro, $12 WA Country, $19 Australia Wide. Even so, you would have to be crazy to miss out on this! Do be quick as stocks are limited!

Western Digital 500Gb 2.5" Notebook 2.5" WD5000BEVT at $79!

Western Digital 1Tb 64Mb Cache Green SATA2 WD10EARS at $85!

Western Digital 1.5Tb 64Mb Cache Green SATA2 WD15EARS at $115!

Other bits worth considering at the same time;
2.5" USB External Case $19
3.5" USB E-Sata Case $44
SATA Data Cables
SATA Power Cables

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  • sublemon on 08/04/2010 - 18:30

    Big plus from me!

  • L45er on 08/04/2010 - 18:49

    Good prices on the HDDs.

    However the $44 Astone 3.5" 481E ESata + USB External case can be had for as low as ~$24 on StaticIce
    http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=astone+481e&spo…

  • sash213 on 08/04/2010 - 18:56

    Hey Netplus how bout free shipping? $19 + $79 doesnt make this competitive.

    Good for you guys out West though

  • ca6leguy on 08/04/2010 - 19:02

    Prices are good but WD EARS drive are formatted for Vista and Windows 7. Beware if you are getting it for your Windows XP.

    • jamiecturner on 08/04/2010 - 20:30
      +2

      novice

    • Cobalt_ on 08/04/2010 - 23:19

      The drives arent formatted at all. The issue is that versions of WinXP that are not running up to date service packs (nil, SP1, SP2) will have issues trying to create a single partition using the entire disc space. People running SP3 will have no such problems

      • bigheadache on 09/04/2010 - 13:47

        That's not the problem. The issue is that WD EARS uses 4kb sectors, not 512byte sectors like traditional hard drives. Vista and 7 can use the new sector sizes natively. If you use XP you need to set the jumper or use the WD Align software. The XP service packs have nothing to do with it.

  • You and Me on 08/04/2010 - 19:20
    +3

    WD 500Gb 2.5” WD5000BEVT
    MacBook folks note: there are many reports that this model "WD5000BEVT" is incompatible with some Macs - continuously stopping and starting.

    WD 1.5Tb WD15EARS
    While many people do not experience problems with this drive, it has an exceptionally high number of dissenters (over 20% giving 1-star). Problems have been reported with MS/Win (XP, Vista+7) and Linux. Amazon reviewer "snapcrackle" has a useful review with leads to more details if required. Many reviews here.

  • stumo on 08/04/2010 - 19:25
    +3

    Yeah, as said above, $19 shipping for a 2.5” drive is kind of steep and puts it well out of bargain territory for us East coasters.

  • [Deactivated] on 08/04/2010 - 19:38

    yeah $7 postage Oz wide would be more like it

  • You and Me on 08/04/2010 - 19:42
    +6

    Netplus features some criticism (perhaps slow?) on Whirlpool, yet, it is cited as a mainstay in the sector, and scores well on the PC Shop Wiki from Whirlpool (23 good, 2 bad.)

    ABN history and company info.

    • moo on 08/04/2010 - 19:47
      -3

      I am trying to understand the context behind your post. What point exactly are you trying to make? Posting the ABN history or company info, now i'm REALLY puzzled. Why not do a whois on the domain and post the information too roll eyes.

      Troll much?

      • You and Me on 08/04/2010 - 20:14
        +7

        Perhaps you regularly shop with them, or generally know the sector, but not everyone does.

        Before I buy from an unknown, I like to check them out.

        In answer to your question: the point of my post is to help people make a decision by providing facts, and links to more detail.

        I didn't think I sounded like a troll, but, perhaps I didn't state the information clearly. If I'd included an opinion (like "NetPlus seem like a safe option") it may have made more sense.

        • brain on 08/04/2010 - 21:30
          +2

          Can say I've made a few purchases from NetPlus in the past and never had a problem. For what it's worth.

          • troyww on 08/04/2010 - 23:26
            +1

            @brain: I buy almost everything from these guys . Real stock levels , Sick and tired of MSY advertising cheap prices even on items they don't have in stock for months .Netplus answer their phones and are actually quite helpful on the one time I've had to return something .

        • Cobalt_ on 08/04/2010 - 23:26

          If you want decent service and a customer warranty thats valid go to Netplus. If anything goes wrong with the items you buy from Netplus their returns guy wont accuse you of breaking it like they do down at Austins. Normally a quick and easy swap over during the 12 month warranty period.
          And you dont have to stand around 20 minutes waiting to get served, then have to go around to dispatch and wait another 20 minutes for the warehoues guys to get your goods for you. The person who serves you will provide you with the goods

  • katsuya on 08/04/2010 - 19:45

    If you add the shipping fee, this is not that cheap at all.
    MSY is selling these at cheaper price (2.5" 500gb - $95, 3.5" 1tb - 95, 3.5" 1.5tb - 129),
    but you can get it instantly.

    • TheBooleanOne on 08/04/2010 - 19:47

      How much does MSY charge for shipping though? Comparing apples with apples here?

      • sash213 on 08/04/2010 - 20:55
        +1

        Comparing East and West. Pickup in WA its a deal, delivered to Syd, its not. So he is saying if the store wants sales from East, make the delivered price comptetitive.

        Also we take the risk of DOA, etc and returns. Prefer a store I can walk in to.

    • ozhunter on 08/04/2010 - 21:51

      why would you add the shipping fee when comparing it with msy? If you live within WA then its a good deal,if not it would probably be better to buy locally.

  • TEER3X on 08/04/2010 - 20:20

    As stated already, shipping cost is a big factor. Good for West-Australians only, no good for most Australians.

  • POWERevolution on 08/04/2010 - 20:40

    Total price $98 for 2.5" 500Gb is not a bargain!!!
    If something go wrong during shipping return/exchange is a big hassle too.
    Buy local for peace of mind.

    • ozhunter on 08/04/2010 - 22:01
      -1

      The price for 2.5” 500Gb is $79. :)

      • Trance N Dance on 08/04/2010 - 22:05
        +1

        yeah that's without the shipping inc to the east coast

      • POWERevolution on 09/04/2010 - 00:51
        • +$19 postage
  • sublemon on 08/04/2010 - 21:07
    +2

    Just a heads up, price for me was $104.40 for the 500gb 2.5" (PayPal surcharge 2.4% - $2.45, Delivery insurance 5% $3.95)

    • POWERevolution on 08/04/2010 - 21:16

      But you still think it's a bargain! :)

      • sublemon on 08/04/2010 - 22:32

        I couldn't find a decent priced 500gb here in the east, msy sold out (and have since increased their price) as has alot of other shops. =/

    • ozblogger on 08/04/2010 - 21:51
      +2

      Now I rememmber why I never bought of this website ! 2.4% surcharge + $19 Delivery …

      • ozhunter on 08/04/2010 - 21:53

        just like how many West Australians don't buy from Fluidtek, shipping doesn't make it worth it

    • Ultraman on 09/04/2010 - 09:39
      +1

      WTH? PayPal Surcharge 2.4% ???

      • Trance N Dance on 09/04/2010 - 12:00
        +1

        yeah paypal charges 2.4% on transactions less than $1000, the store is passing on 100% of their fees
        so instead of jacking the price up by $2.50 for everything in the off chance someone pays by paypal they can charge a lower price for the majority of people who uses other forms of payment (albeit CC is anywhere between 2-3% depending on the service provider)

      • pais on 09/04/2010 - 12:49

        This actually benefits the consumer — it's a simple way to pass on the savings from the company not using paypal directly to the consumer (although it probably violates Paypal's ToS)

  • clandestino on 08/04/2010 - 23:04
    -2

    When shipping is factored in, this isn't a bargain in my opinion. Furthermore, $19 to ship a 2.5" drive is excessive without question.

    • Trance N Dance on 08/04/2010 - 23:12

      just because u dont live near the store doesnt mean it's not a bargain
      at the very most you should just not vote and leave it at neutral

      • ugoagogo on 08/04/2010 - 23:17

        the sad thing is I live near enough and I just bought a 1tb from a competitor for $93 and when I got home this was posted.

        still a bargain , I will go and buy the 1.5 from them tomorrow.

        as a side issue I am running xp and aside from a long format seems to be ok….so far

        • clandestino on 08/04/2010 - 23:21

          that's annoying !! but still great to get the 1.5 for that price.

  • clandestino on 08/04/2010 - 23:20
    -1

    Of course it is a bargain if you live near the store…how about if people start posting some hong kong bargains on here?

    The reality is that more than 9/10 ozbargainers will have to pay shipping if they purchase this item.

    For what its worth, my neg vote was very borderline and mainly it was due to the excessive shipping charge. If it had been $85 + $10 shipping or $89 + $6 shipping then I might have voted +ve.

    edit - perhaps I was harsh and the high shipping fee doesn't warrant a -ve.

    • Cobalt_ on 08/04/2010 - 23:35

      Like someone said before, if you dont live in WA it probably isnt a bargain for YOU. However WA people can take full advantage of this. It would be like every WA person negging every non WA deal posted on this site. It is not constructive criticism. It is a valid Australian deal so get over it already.

      You dont see WA people negging Fluidtek deals because the shipping costs suck.

      • clandestino on 08/04/2010 - 23:36

        alright mate calm down.

        Can I ask, do you think $17 shipping is reasonable?

        • Trance N Dance on 08/04/2010 - 23:38

          only if it's express with tracking
          but 10 dollars would be reasonable

        • Cobalt_ on 08/04/2010 - 23:40
          +4

          I dont care because I am in WA. When I see a Fluidtek deal with excessive shipping costs I dont go negging it. It's a good deal if you're in NSW. Likewise when UMart has a good deal but the shipping to WA sucks I dont neg it because it is a good deal for people in QLD. See the pattern?

          Netplus is a brick and mortar shop. Their main business comes from people walking in off the street. Setting up for a full e-store with efficient dispatch would probably come at a significant cost to them. Hopefully they will look at expanding and improving their e-store in the future, who knows.

          • You and Me on 09/04/2010 - 00:06

            @Cobalt_: Some good points there.

            The negative vote may not have been clearly justified, but, I think it adds something: When I see a negative on something which has a large majority of positive votes, it whets my appetite to see what's going on, and I consider the bargain more carefully.

        • skinny on 08/04/2010 - 23:41
          +1

          Yes, when you bulk ship, it should work out to be very very cheap - $6.95 - $9.95 would sound reasonable!

  • NimitzHarrington on 09/04/2010 - 00:13

    Not a bargain when shipping (and credit card surcharge) is applied.

  • tonyjzx on 09/04/2010 - 00:33

    we seem to be going around in circles which is par for the course here i guess

  • Ultraman on 09/04/2010 - 10:21
    +3

    If I were to give this a negative it would be because the rep has used too many ! marks, and does not specify together in the title that those prices are Pick Up Only in W.A. The use of ! marks together with the "low" price makes it advertising IMO. And given for non-W.A. states that after the "high" delivery fee + PP/CC surcharge + insurance it is definitely not much of a bargain for anyone else.

    In fluidtek deals do they say NSW pickup only? (Or "NSW" somewhere in title at least) I have not really followed any of those because of the bad rep I already knew fluidtek has lol.

    If delivery was $10 I think most would be able to stomach the surcharge and possibly opt for insurance too. But $19 plus Surcharge plus Insurance = NOT A BARGAIN for VIC/NSW/ACT/QLD/SA & NT. So the title needs to at the least contain "W.A." somewhere in it to clearly show the "bargain" prices are for W.A. only.

    • pais on 09/04/2010 - 12:53
      +2

      Just a minor correction - Paypal surcharges actually save you/us money. Rather than the business having to use a pricing model where they inflate all prices by 2%, they can tack it on at a case-by-case basis. It might make it harder for you to directly compare to someone who doesn't have a surcharge, but it's definitely not a bad thing. It passes their savings onto you.

      If you're saying that this should've been in the title (or at least description), then yep, definitely!

      • clandestino on 09/04/2010 - 13:22

        "Paypal surcharges actually save you/us money."

        Not sure I understand this, or the sentence that followed… can you explain a bit more? cheers

        • pais on 09/04/2010 - 13:53
          +2

          What etailers can do is either adjust their prices accordingly to take into consideration merchant surcharges (in this case, it's paypal; they charge 30c + 2.4% or 1.4% depending on your monthly turnover through the merchant) — and this will be applied across the board. i.e. instead of a particular product costing $100, they mark the stock at $102 and everyone pays the same; cash, cheque, bank deposit, CC/Paypal or otherwise. This subsidizes the loss that they'd have from merchant fees.

          Alternatively, they can create incentives for those who avoid merchant fees for the business. i.e. Product is advertised at $100 for those who can pay via cash, cheque or bank transfer. Anyone who uses their merchant gets hit with the merchant fees. They pass these savings onto the consumer.

          It does sound a little backwards, but can definitely work in our favour provided the business is transparent!

          I can see where some of the negative comments are coming from though — in this particular case, the surcharge was not advertised to OzB'ers.

          • You and Me on 09/04/2010 - 22:58

            @pais: I see, you're saying that a surcharge policy is a user-pays policy.

            Of course, an etailer could be charging, perhaps $101.40, across the board to: absorb the merchant fees; as well as provide certainty in the form of a definitive price.

            I think that the importance of expectations (and thus confidence) should not be underestimated. It reduces the anxiety of the prospective customer, and thus improves the likelihood of a sale, and perhaps also brand affinity.

            This soon translates into profit as long as other factors don't obscure it.

            Personally, I'd like to see all retailers having to display a maximum rather than minimum price. Sometimes the minimum price is not possible (i.e. credit card surcharge when that is the only accepted method) and so is not an actual price at all - just hypothetical.

            Such a system (maximal pricing) would diminish the impact of the more predatory shops, without preventing bargain hunters from enquiring after better prices if they had the time and inclination.

            • pais on 09/04/2010 - 23:28

              @You and Me: I agree wholeheartedly that retailers and etailers alike should have to advertise at the "maximal pricing" as you suggest… and then provide an incentive (i.e. "pay by bank transfer, receive 2% discount") for potential customers; otherwise it's definitely misleading. The bottom line is that it all falls down to pricing transparency. Nobody likes hidden fees (or the word "surcharge").

              In this particular case, full disclosure was lacking.

              Unfortunately, Australia doesn't have clearly defined laws for this sort of practice; even withholding GST on the price is subject to ACCC interpretation of consumer law.

              • You and Me on 10/04/2010 - 16:54

                @pais: Indeed — I'm often surprised that shops don't use incentive systems more often, given the goodwill they can generate.

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