Western Digital 500GB Serial ATA/300 3.5" Hard Drive [WD5000AAKS] @ Fry's B&M ~ $89

[gramarye]

Western Digital 500GB Serial ATA/300 3.5" Hard Drive [WD5000AAKS] @ Fry's B&M ~ $89

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http://shop1.outpost.com/product/5366798

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Product Description:

WESTERN DIGITAL 500GB SERIAL ATA/300 3.5" HARD DRIVE - WD5000AAKS
FRYS.com #: 5366798

* Cavier SE16 Series
* 7200 RPM
* 16MB Buffer
* 8.9ms Seek Time

[Menelmarar]

=( I wish I was in town, would so jump on that.

[ServiceInteract]

If you're willing to pay for shipping, it's same price online:
http://shop3.outpost.com/product/5366798

[mogge]

came out to $103 with shipping+tax


good deal before ship+tax, but after means i'm going to pass D=

[nxcess]

I bit. Picked one. With tax comes out to be 97.41. Still cheaper than NewEgg and no waiting for the package to arrive. btw. It's an oem drive. but said 3 yr warranty on the receipt.

[Ockie]

Saw the same price today at microcenter B&M

[jonjon0nline]

Wow! Great price. Too bad I don't need more space yet...

[Blue Fox]

Bought 5 today...practically all the stores had over 100, so they shouldn't run out.

[movax]

Saw the same price today at microcenter B&M

The Microcenter @ 14 Mile? Might have to swing by there...this seller here on H and Anand isn't replying it seems about 750s on sale, may grab these instead.

[Kwincy]

Bought one too, having it shipped to work. After tax and shipping in IL, came out to 102.66.

[StepUp]

How much of a difference in a gaming rig would the 16 vs 32 meg cache make if this was used as a main drive? Is the price/performance worth the increase in price yet?

[gramarye]

Not as hot, but this is today's deal, are these rebranded Seagates + perpendicular?

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[plasma]

How much of a difference in a gaming rig would the 16 vs 32 meg cache make if this was used as a main drive? Is the price/performance worth the increase in price yet?



Probably not a huge difference that will blow your mind, but more cache can't hurt. If the price increase is only $20 or so I say go for it,

this is reasonably priced and has the 32MB cache


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288

[Blue Fox]

Not as hot, but this is today's deal, are these rebranded Seagates + perpendicular?

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Yes they are.

[Big D.]

I bought one of these about a month ago for 90-something...pretty happy with it, and it even runs cooler than my older 300GB WD drive (24 degrees vs 30). It should be a good deal for under 100 bucks.

[vtx_]

Pretty good price, but I don't have a Fry's anywhere near me :(

[DumpALump]

The aaks WD drives tested a lot faster than the 7200.11 for some reason. In many cases the 7200.11 and 7200.10 was pretty much the same speed.

This is actually a really good price even with tax + shipping. I ended up ordering 2 of them for ~$201 shipped. Even ordering from some stores online the cheapest I could find was OEM $105 shipped.