Officeworks Maxtor Basics 250GB Cobalt/Black Pocket $109

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  zhenjie on 03/02/2009 - 23:31

  Hella cheap for 250gb 2.5" hard drive! Going to pick some up tomorrow.

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  Lenneth on 04/02/2009 - 00:26

  +2

  Only 260 days for this to become reality. :p

  http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/4596

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    Crownie on 04/02/2009 - 11:23

    That wasa a 3.5" drive from K Mart.
    A 2.5" 250GB drive still goes for $125 (cheapest on staticice)

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      Pizza The Hut on 04/02/2009 - 12:03

      if you have to have maxtor

      theres a external WD drive of the same size for $109.00

      personally i think WD is a better brand than maxtor but I'd rather buy from officeworks than a comp store for such a small difference.

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        zhenjie on 04/02/2009 - 12:20

        Where are they selling the WD drives for $109?

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          WaywardOne on 04/02/2009 - 14:48

          @zhenjie: I think they were referring to this post:
          http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/8757

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          Pizza The Hut on 04/02/2009 - 15:29

          @zhenjie: theres 2 stores here selling it for $109 - $110. plus an unbranded one in between.
          http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=250gb%202.5…

          that ozbargain link is another one as well

          so 109 for a 250gb drive is not that cheap but if you are going to get one i would buy it from officeworks for their service.

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            WaywardOne on 04/02/2009 - 16:06

            @Pizza The Hut: Actually Scorptec had it for $99
            http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=250gb+2.5%2…

            Unfortunately upon clicking the link, the price is now $139!
            Officeworks' price beating policy mandates that the item is in stock and the retailer is a local competitor (otherwise they include postage)

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  bizi on 04/02/2009 - 10:18

  Has this drive been used as a donor for an eee pc 1000h? :)
  If it's suitable, it would be a great option!

  Does OW Sussex St, Sydney have stock?

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  Sycotek on 04/02/2009 - 10:44

  Wouldn't be using it as a donor HDD for an eeepc as the price of 2.5" are coming down due to the 400GB and 500GB being release over the last week.

  Stock 2.5" 250GB is 99 or lower at most places - even the 7200 RPM drives are down to $130ish.

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  bizi on 04/02/2009 - 11:07

  Thanks sycotek; my aim is to get something fast & useful enough, with case, so I could swap the 80G into the case after upgrading with the 250G or whatever drive. If the 400-500Gb externals get into this price range I'll wait a while longer!

  If this 250Gb was at least as fast as the 1000h drive I'd still be tempted if I could put the 80Gb in the case.

  Thanks again.

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  bizi on 04/02/2009 - 12:56

  This appears to be a SATA drive, so that rules it out as a netbook internal drive, right?

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    skinny on 04/02/2009 - 13:09

    +1

    Laptops now use SATA drives - at least for 2 years now

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  Noslee on 04/02/2009 - 15:12

  A bare 500gb 2.5" is around $150, so just buy a cheap USB case for it will do.