[Wrong Item] Dell - 146GB 15,000RPM Serial Attached SCSI Hard Drive $16.50 Delivered

Ldealbreaker on 23/09/2011 - 07:52
Last edited 23/09/2011 - 09:12 by 1 other user

Mod — Moved to forum as the order confirmation says HDD kit rather than the actual SAS drive itself. Keep in the forum to keep the discussion going (for those who have made the purchase).

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Is this a hd mount kit? how do I delete this thing?

Hope you agree this is a deal, seems like it to me.
Sure they are not big but compared to normal disks they are a good price.

Would consider using two in raid 0 for my OS partition.

Remember these are SAS, they Wont? work with SATA controllers.

http://accessories.ap.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=au&l…

General Discussion

Comments

  • slowmo on 23/09/2011 - 07:56
    +2

    SATA 3 Gbit/s drives may be connected to SAS backplanes, but SAS drives may not be connected to SATA backplanes..
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_attached_SCSI

  • Mr_P on 23/09/2011 - 08:02

    Its got to be a mistake - I have ordered one, but will be highly surprised if Dell honour this

  • peter05 on 23/09/2011 - 08:06

    The 3.5" one it displays as you might be interested is $371, I'm not even going to bother trying for this one…

  • dealhunt on 23/09/2011 - 08:14

    Definitely they won't honor it even after a banking transaction:

    "MISTAKES: While all efforts are made to check pricing and other errors, inadvertent errors do occur from time to time and Dell reserves the right to decline orders arising from such errors."

  • Mr_P on 23/09/2011 - 08:15

    Well, I ordered and have just received order confirmation, but the confirmation shows 'Kit - HDD Bracket for 2.5-inch HDDs'

    So seems the product type and description does not match the product

    • dealhunt on 23/09/2011 - 08:18
      +2

      Enjoy your new gadget :)

  • bonbon on 23/09/2011 - 08:18

    Yes same here, got order confirmation for the Hdd Bracket.

    • bonbon on 23/09/2011 - 08:41

      btw I ordered 5

      • bbyboy on 23/09/2011 - 09:07
        +1

        so why do you need so many hdd brackets for?

  • twinbag on 23/09/2011 - 08:19

    don't forget additional 7% off with moneybackco!

    But as others have said, this is a pricing error, you've a snowballs chance in hell of getting one.

    • twinbag on 06/10/2011 - 20:10
      +1

      Well apparently Frosty the snowman has a condo in hell.

      Got my bracket today…….attached to a shiny new 146GB HDD.

      Thanks OP!!

  • dealbreaker on 23/09/2011 - 08:20

    how do I delete this bargain?

    • dealhunt on 23/09/2011 - 08:22

      Maybe click on the report link.

  • thebargainhunter on 23/09/2011 - 08:29

    I purchased 4 just in case :D

  • sasquire on 23/09/2011 - 08:29
    +4

    You could simply change the title to "Dell HDD Backet for 2.5 Inch drivers… only $16 delivered… bargain!"
    :D

  • benjoi on 23/09/2011 - 08:34

    Ordered 2… order desc:
    Dell - 146 GB 15,000 RPM Serial Attached SCSI Hard Drive for Dell PowerEdge R210 Server

    Looks like it's the HDDs, not the brackets. We shall see!

  • smackus on 23/09/2011 - 08:35

    this is my email and it doesn't say kit anywhere-
    (how do I format this thing?)

    Dell Order Acknowledgement - Internet Reference Number: AU0000-*******

    Order Details

    Product Unit Price (ex GST) Quantity Price
    Dell - 146 GB 15,000 RPM Serial Attached SCSI Hard Drive for Dell PowerEdge R210 Server $ 1 $
    Sub Total(s): $15.00
    GST: $1.50
    Total Price: $16.50

    • bonbon on 23/09/2011 - 08:37

      in you order confirmation will say Hdd Kit.

      • smackus on 23/09/2011 - 08:48

        shite. just got the second email, an Order Confirmation, indeed it does say Kit.

  • Syndicate on 23/09/2011 - 09:06

    If you click on What's in the box you get this:
    1 x Hard Drive
    4 x M3X.05X4.5MM Flat head Screw
    1 x M3 Flat head Screw

    • wisc on 23/09/2011 - 09:23

      hmm thats an interesting development….
      wonder why it said bracket in the others though?

      • scotty on 23/09/2011 - 09:28

        Looks like what's on the website is different from the actual item linked to their inventory. For those saying brackets, they have actually ordered and received order confirmation saying mount brackets.

  • aa1320 on 23/09/2011 - 09:07

    nearly ordered 10, then I saw the comment and give up
    great replies guys

  • Carnage21 on 23/09/2011 - 09:08
    +4

    Id like to congratulate you all on buying HDD mounting kits

    • altomic on 23/09/2011 - 12:15
      +2

      yeah, buy who will be laughing when the rest of us need to mount our HDDs?

  • goyourself on 23/09/2011 - 09:15
    +2

    In 2005 (or was it 04?) there was a stuff up on Dells website for 250gb HDD's, You can imagine in 2005 these HDD's were worth about $500 - $600 and they listed it at $8 each (i think, cant quite remember).

    I ordered 5 of them and Dell honored the order, i still have these HDD's to this day running in a NAS with Raid 5.

  • pinoy on 23/09/2011 - 09:19

    these are definitely mount kits. I didnt have to "purchase" to wait and see. There is sales support that u can talk to! They confirmed this are mount kits. its so funny how some people think with logic with no room for error. ohh.. the frill of surprise for some.

  • mirovich on 23/09/2011 - 09:32

    Sh!t, I bought 3, will I get refund ? or I am screwed :(

    • issh on 23/09/2011 - 09:38

      might contain he Hard Drive

      Reason
      -It has 146GB (mounts wouldn't have a capacity)
      -Description says it contains a HD (http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/53545#comment-603723)

      • aa1320 on 23/09/2011 - 09:43

        I think there is system error, maybe the product id is for the hdd bracket wif hdd image & description

      • mirovich on 23/09/2011 - 09:43

        If they honor it i will buy more lol

        • aa1320 on 23/09/2011 - 09:45

          same here, but i didnt order at all, cuz i read the comment and stops me ordering 10
          lol

  • bctransit on 23/09/2011 - 09:49

    ordered 3, see how is goes, if it is the kit only, I will ask for refund, otherwise will keep HDDs
    (also made screen dump on the selling page as proof that I was buying the HDD rather than the kits)

  • issh on 23/09/2011 - 10:08

    now no longer on their site
    Yep, seems like an error

  • mirovich on 23/09/2011 - 10:13

    For those who ordered, keep this image as a proof:
    http://db.tt/oM2viR7d

  • skysky on 23/09/2011 - 10:45
    +3

    This is the response I got from customer support.

    Thank you for contacting Dell Customer Service.

    Upon checking your order#:xxxxxxxx, your original order is for 4 unit x Dell - 146 GB 15,000 RPM Serial Attached SCSI Hard Drive for Dell PowerEdge R210 Server but in our database it's showed 4 unit x 400-23257 Kit - HDD Bracket for 2.5-inch HDDs.

    I need to check this with our online team to investigate more in this and I will revert once I got their confirmation.

    Thank you and sincere apologies for all the inconveniece this matter has caused.

    Farihah

    • mirovich on 23/09/2011 - 10:53
      +1

      Thanks, keep us posted :)

    • skysky on 23/09/2011 - 12:47
      -1

      Booo to Dell!!! Take my money because of a system stuff up, and wont give it back for 1-2weeks… they should honour the HDDs at that price! =Þ

      It's regarding your case number xxxxxxxx, I got the confirmation that our online system has pick the wrong product for your order.

      We already cancelled your order#:xxxxxxxx and we will be processing you the full refund AUD66.00 to your credit card. Please allows 1-2 weeks times for the refund to be reflected in your account.

      Please advised whether you want to placed the new order. I can request our sales team to send you the quotation for Dell - 146 GB 15,000 RPM Serial Attached SCSI Hard Drive for Dell PowerEdge R210 Server.

      Kindly assist and sincere apologies once again.

      Thank you.

      Farihah Megat Husin

      • dealhunt on 23/09/2011 - 13:17

        I think this is illegal since they already got your money.

        • Domingo on 23/09/2011 - 13:23
          +1

          I highly doubt it is illegal. It will align to their account cycles which probably occur every two weeks, so you may get it earlier but at worst case two weeks.

          Legally it will be something like 'a reasonable amount of time' and two weeks isn't going to be seen as unreasonable for a large company, even though it seems that way to individuals.

        • dealhunt on 23/09/2011 - 13:27
          +3

          What I mean is that since they got your money you and Dell finalised and agreed for a deal the "contract"!
          This is Law, you guys don't need to neg unless you learn basic stuff first.

        • bonbon on 23/09/2011 - 13:39
          +3

          Advertising a horse than send you a gold fish.

        • mirovich on 23/09/2011 - 13:54

          I'll play your card and tell them to give me my HDDs or I will sue them :P

        • Domingo on 23/09/2011 - 14:00
          +2

          They have immediately offered a refund upon learning that your order was not as you expected it to be. That seems like a pretty reasonable response.

          This is really not too dissimilar to a pricing error. Instead of the error being in the number holding the price, it was in the number identifying the product. The leap from one to the other really isn't very large.

          It's clearly a mistake and while it can be a tad disappointing, it's difficult to see how someone can honestly believe they should have to honour it. A person made a mistake, just like people make mistakes all the time.

        • wisc on 23/09/2011 - 14:49
          +1

          @Domingo but this is a big faceless company! we should try to screw them as much as possible… bit of payback does the soul good!

        • issh on 23/09/2011 - 15:04

          Nope
          I believe business's have this in their T&C about these situations

        • Domingo on 23/09/2011 - 15:35

          @wisc I have no issue with trying to screw the big companies, but this isn't the way to do it and we all know it. They've got away with stuff like this before and to be honest, they should, because it's one person's carelessness that caused it.

        • wisc on 23/09/2011 - 15:43

          my comment was a bit /TIC/

      • benjoi on 23/09/2011 - 16:31

        I've been told this is a mistake by the marketing department.
        After a bit of resistance they said marketing would be looking at some discount / compensation for the inconvenience.

        Let's see what they've got to say. Otherwise a full refund is available.
        No great loss.

        • mirovich on 23/09/2011 - 16:41

          Do I have to email them for a refund ? or there could be a possibility of sending me HDDs :D

  • mirovich on 06/10/2011 - 16:36
    +1

    Got my HDDs yesterday :D WINNING :p

    • scotty on 07/10/2011 - 08:46
      +1

      So is this a genuine bargain, or Dell honoring their mistake, or Dell having another mistake in their logistic department?

      Well done guys!

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