Scorching Hot! 74GB WD Raptor - $89 + tax @ BB -YMMV (good chance though)

[InCogneato]

The 74GB Raptor is on clearance right now at Best Buy for 101.99.

Use this (http://emailinfo.bestbuy.com/pp/editor_NET/v3/CampaignWrapper.aspx?E=6602;348811;714881278;1;02&R=T1_CMP_6603&A=1007&ci=6603) to bring the price down to $89.75. (It has worked for me all week, even though it only states external drives.)

YMMV = Because I think a lot of places are sold out or have low stock. I got the last one left, it was just sitting there, all alone, staring at me with no other 74GBs around, screaming BUY ME; so I did. :D

I'd wager there's a good chance you'll find one if you hit a couple Best Buys. (I found this one at the first one I went to). This same deal will get you the 150GB Raptor X for $149 + tax, and there are plenty of those there.

Enjoy!

[kenji]

suggest you locate the sku online first and use 'in store pickup' to determine stock before driving all over town and wasting gas.

[InCogneato]

suggest you locate the sku online first and use 'in store pickup' to determine stock before driving all over town and wasting gas.its not listed on the site as far as i can tell, only the 150GB is

id say wasting a few bucks in gas is worth it considering the reward, youre saving *60 dollars off THE LOWEST ON PRICE GRABBER* ;]

[kaluminati]

have you done this? It doesn't have internal Hard Drives listed as available items to use the coupon for.

[drizzt81]

nice deal.

[subscience]

have you done this? It doesn't have internal Hard Drives listed as available items to use the coupon for.

From the original post:

Use this (http://emailinfo.bestbuy.com/pp/editor_NET/v3/CampaignWrapper.aspx?E=6602;348811;714881278;1;02&R=T1_CMP_6603&A=1007&ci=6603) to bring the price down to $89.75. (It has worked for me all week, even though it only states external drives.)

[FrankieFiero]

The 12% coupon didn't work for me when I got the 150Gb Raptors last week. The system won't apply the discount, so you'll need a supervisor to not read the fine print to get it to work.

Luckily, I was able to PM the 150's @ 169.99 yesterday, so I don't feel bad about the 12%.

[Skinny1]

where did you PM to?

[jebo_4jc]

FYI the SKU is 7898206 according to Google's cache. You might try to call one of the stores and ask an employee to look at their computer to see if any stores in your area have stock of that SKU.

[Camaroz06]

isnt this the 8mb cache version?

[jebo_4jc]

isnt this the 8mb cache version?
I believe BB sells the WD740ADFDR if I'm not mistaken, which is the 16mb model.

[annaconda]

Guys i still don;t understand i can put 2 x 300GB 16MB SATAII hard drives in RAID 0 and beat the crap out of the Raptor, for almost the same price, but five times the storage.

Why the hell do we need raptor?

[subscience]

It'd really depend on the specs of your current HDs, annaconda. My puny 36 GB Raptors blew the doors off of my previous 7200 RPM RAID0 hard drives. Write speeds and disk access times were noticeably faster and there was a tangeable difference in load times, especially when moving large files.

My 2 cents!

[InCogneato]

Guys i still don;t understand i can put 2 x 300GB 16MB SATAII hard drives in RAID 0 and beat the crap out of the Raptor, for almost the same price, but five times the storage.

Why the hell do we need raptor?
i would disagree, youll beat the crap out of the raptor only on certain occasions, those of which are not often

the raptors will get the speed benefits at all times and on all occasions

[cjm18]

how does this compare to the 150gb raptor speed wise?

[jebo_4jc]

Guys i still don;t understand i can put 2 x 300GB 16MB SATAII hard drives in RAID 0 and beat the crap out of the Raptor, for almost the same price, but five times the storage.

Why the hell do we need raptor?
One Raptor will be faster than two 300GB SATAII hard drives in RAID-0 in most cases.

[Mikey122687]

Whats YMMV?

Also is this 16MB cache or 8MB?

[matt fury]

This was out of stock all over Vegas last week. :(

[kaluminati]

I just picked up the 74GB today using that coupon with no problems. The cashier was a cute girl, and she looked at the fine print in detail, but let me use it anyway =)

[Mikey122687]

I just picked up the 74GB today using that coupon with no problems. The cashier was a cute girl, and she looked at the fine print in detail, but let me use it anyway =)

You got her # right? If not thats a disappointment :D

[jebo_4jc]

OMG....
Whats YMMV?http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=ymmv

Also is this 16MB cache or 8MB?
I believe BB sells the WD740ADFDR if I'm not mistaken, which is the 16mb model.
RTFT

[Hornswoggler]

[QUOTE=Mikey122687;1030599328]Whats YMMV?



Your Mileage May Vary

[Mikey122687]

OMG....
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=ymmv



RTFT

RTFT=Read the effin thread?

[Blaineikans]

RTFT=Read the effin thread?

If so... jebo's kind of a dick.

I went to the local bb and I didn't see any Raptor's, it was really only curiosity cause I'm lacking in the $$.

[cjm18]

There was a sign at my local BB for the 150 gig ones but no sign at all for the 74 gig others. Kind of weird.

[Jodiuh]

If so... jebo's kind of a dick.
Haha, but he made me laugh a little. :D

I've been eyeing a nice little stripe w/ 2 of the newer 74GB's for $200...

[Camaroz06]

I went to the Best Buy over in Saugus, MA I only found the 8mb cache ones.

[FrankieFiero]

where did you PM to?

I PM'd it at BB - just brought the receipt in and got $60+tax back (I got 2). It's not an advertised sale, but since it's in their system the $169.99 price comes up - no hassles.

[EnderW]

Guys i still don;t understand i can put 2 x 300GB 16MB SATAII hard drives in RAID 0 and beat the crap out of the Raptor, for almost the same price, but five times the storage.

have any evidence to support that claim?

[purple_haze]

my place had non in stock i was gonna jump ship on one too even though raptors have run through my head besides the cool speed factor.

[SnottyW]

my place had non in stock i was gonna jump ship on one too even though raptors have run through my head besides the cool speed factor.

Uh...what did he say?

[TypeO]

Uh...what did he say?


No clue. His forum name is "Purple Haze" hehe Today must be the day.

[salvationpcs]

my place had non in stock i was gonna jump ship on one too even though raptors have run through my head besides the cool speed factor.

i think his saying...

His best buy didn't have any in stock, I was gonna get one. I have been thinking about getting one because of the cool speed factor.

[purple_haze]

i think his saying...

His best buy didn't have any in stock, I was gonna get one. I have been thinking about getting one because of the cool speed factor.

exactly, I would have never considered getting a pair of raptors since i was dead set on a pair of barracudas for my computer build and the fact that raptors are freaking expensive. it was going to be an impulse buy if they had any in stock, but my bank account is thanking me for not finding the raptor drives.

LOL you guys are mocking my gibberish

i seriously got to lay down the dro

[Jodiuh]

The what?

[bbz_Ghost]

This was out of stock all over Vegas last week. :(

Yeah, I tried at the one at Boulevard Mall and the one way out on north Rainbow myself, actually went in person to both (what a waste of three hours). Would have been nice though, wouldn't it? :p

Maybe they'll get some in before the end of the week, who knows... probably not since they're clearing 'em out. Bleh...

[bbz_Ghost]

RTFT=Read the effin thread?


You can say Fuckin' 'round these parts, yanno... just not in the topics. :D

[MatreX]

Picked one up in Burleson, TX ... there was one left on the shelf when I left yesterday evening...

shop online and use "store pickup" option, then if a store says "available" you're in luck!

The rest of the Fort Worth area stores were out as of yesterday evening.

$161.xx after tax for the Raptor X 150.

[jebo_4jc]

RTFT=Read the effin thread?yup

If so... jebo's kind of a dick.Eh...maybe I deserve that.
I wasn't trying to be a dick, just trying to have some fun with the kid who was asking questions that were already answered 6 posts above his. In fact, when he clicked "Reply to post" the answer to his question was probably on his screen :)

[jebo_4jc]

shop online and use "store pickup" option, then if a store says "available" you're in luck!

Only works for the 150gb version, unfortunately, since the 74gb has been removed from the website

[bigmoneyhvywght]

Grabbed a Raptor X yesterday w/ the coupon. They still had one Raptor X and two 74's on the shelf(Macedonia, OH).

[drizzt81]

no 74GB at Robinson Twp near Pittsburgh, PA. At least not according to the GF that went there today.

[saturnine2]

Theres a single 74gb Raptor and a Raptor X left at the Fayetteville NC store. There were two X's, but one of them has my name on it.

If you swing by, come to the Geek Squad and ask for me :)

[MC FLMJIG]

I have 2 close by. I will try

[Blaineikans]

No 74 or 150's here in College Station

[gwarren007]

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Doesn't exclude it eithor :D
unless "clearance" is what they call the sale

[zagon]

Got 2 for $190. Thanks.

[smizack]

The what?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=dro

First link. ;)

[Jodiuh]

Ah...I prefer my high a bit more scenic (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/jodiuh/MTB/IMG_0867.jpg). ;)

Found some @ a couple stores w/ stock...1 of each (74&150). 30 miles, hella traffic...:confused:

[LightningCrash]

You can say Fuckin' 'round these parts, yanno... just not in the topics. :D

if these were WD1500ADFD, i'd be shoving old women out of the way to get one of these.

people in glass houses sink sh sh ships.
fuck! ass!

[PnZrFsT]

I went to the Best Buy over in Saugus, MA I only found the 8mb cache ones.

Nice, another MA guy.

I'll be checking Hyannis and Dartmouth this weekend before the sale runs up.

[jajaja]

yo guys, I have a question. I have been wondering why this raptor kind of drive of small size drive priced so high ? what's make it so expensive from other drives ? thanks

[InCogneato]

yo guys, I have a question. I have been wondering why this raptor kind of drive of small size drive priced so high ? what's make it so expensive from other drives ? thanks

speed

[jajaja]

speed

how diffrent in speed ?

[Archaea]

mmmmmm

a couple of raptors in Raid0!

[InCogneato]

how diffrent in speed ?
i would say it is more or less 2 times faster than the fastest 7200RPM 16mb cache drive, but dont quote me on that ;)

[tealk]

I just picked one up with the 12% off coupon. Came to $89.75 before tax. Pretty sweet in my opinion. :D

[Indignity]

i would say it is more or less 2 times faster than the fastest 7200RPM 16mb cache drive, but dont quote me on that ;)

Well, sorry had to quote ya :P

These Raptors=10,000 rpm for fast read/write times
Barracudas=7,200 rpm

So doing the math, it's actually 28% faster (not factoring the cache) :P

[InCogneato]

Well, sorry had to quote ya :P

These Raptors=10,000 rpm for fast read/write times
Barracudas=7,200 rpm

So doing the math, it's actually 28% faster (not factoring the cache) :P
lol, i dont think the math should be based on the rpm's alone :P

if you look at the seek times and other stuff like that, its more or less 2 times quicker :)

also i would personally argue that in real world usage the potential performance difference could be staggering.

for example: if the raptor copies 10 files in 2 seconds that would be, 20 seconds for 100 files. but if the seagate copies 10 files in 3 seconds, that would be 30 seconds! so while you might save 1 second with 10 files, you will save 10 seconds with 100! (this is not a real test or anything just logic)

:D

[Archaea]

it definately is NOT just RPM that counts.

Raptors have ~4ms seek time. Most 7200 RPM drives have an 8.5ms seek time.

Seek time is basically the amount of time the read arm takes to move to the location it needs to be to read the data from the spinning platter. So the rotation allows for the faster continuous data reading, but the individual file spot copying stuff is where the raptor will REALLY shine. 2x's faster is pretty accurate in that light.

[ahmadmz]

omg i just went to BB in Jefferson City , MO and i fckn hate it .... The stupid girl looked me in a suspicious way and asked me where did i get it since i didnt have that rewards thing membership. So i told her i found it online and membership is free anyway and i'll become a member right now. She still wanted to know how did i get that coupon if im not a member... so another girl came and she said its not a problem ... then she started reading the coupn and said its only for an external hard disk ... omfg i was so pissed. I said yea but i think u can also use it for internals etc etc. No good. I said FINE ill just pay the full damn amount. And when i gave her the money she checked it with the marker lol to see if it was real or fake lol.

Also the hard disk was $120.. not 101. I hate this city and i hate this BB.

One question .. it says it is SATA 1 , are there any SATA2 raptors??

[k00lance]

omg i just went to BB in Jefferson City , MO and i fckn hate it .... The stupid girl looked me in a suspicious way and asked me where did i get it since i didnt have that rewards thing membership. So i told her i found it online and membership is free anyway and i'll become a member right now. She still wanted to know how did i get that coupon if im not a member... so another girl came and she said its not a problem ... then she started reading the coupn and said its only for an external hard disk ... omfg i was so pissed. I said yea but i think u can also use it for internals etc etc. No good. I said FINE ill just pay the full damn amount. And when i gave her the money she checked it with the marker lol to see if it was real or fake lol.

Also the hard disk was $120.. not 101. I hate this city and i hate this BB.

One question .. it says it is SATA 1 , are there any SATA2 raptors??

It was $101 when I saw one here. There is no SATA2 raptors. Not even SATAII HDs can fully utilize 3.0gb/sec.

[ahmadmz]

When did you check it ? It was the last one sitting there and both this and the 150 GB raptor were regular price =/

[jajaja]

aight guys. thanks for the explanation :)

[Jodiuh]

BB's site lists the Raptor X in stock all over Phoenix, but it's back up in price. Nothing online about the 74 still...I wonder if that's getting axed. :(

[Jodiuh]

I had BB print me out a sheet w/ the 74GB Raptor's current price of $119.99 and got CompUSA to PM a couple. It's not the crazy deal of yore, but it's better than $140 from Fry's/Egg.

Any recommendations on stripe size? 64?