got this from a friend of mine. even if you are not interested in getting new drives, it's an interesting read.
sach -----Original Message----- From: Rasmus Lerdorf Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 10:17 AM To: Subject: Maxtor USB2 120G drives Ran across a nice deal on the weekend. Staples has a clearance on the Maxtor 120G external drives. In the store they have a price tag of $279 on them, but don't believe that. At the cash register they ring up for $97.50. Then Staples has a $30 off $150 printable coupon: http://65.108.247.49/jwong1268/$30off$150_exp._11-08-02.htm (just cancel on the email address check and click on the coupon image top-right) And on top of that Maxtor has a $20 rebate: http://www.maxtorvip.com/maxtordirect/rebates/cm50049.pdf So, go with a friend and buy two. 2*97.50 = 195 -30 = 165 2*-20 = 125 So that is $62.50 per drive or about 50 cents/gig. The $20 rebate is one-per-customer, so have your friend send in his/her own. This is the drive: http://www6.tomshardware.com/mobile/02q3/020827/mobile_data-02.html Works perfectly for me on Linux. The trick of course is finding them. I think I got the last one in the Newark store and I didn't see any in Milpitas. The SKU # is 486982 so you can try calling around to see if any of the Staples stores near you has any left. -Rasmus _______________________________________________ Bits mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sugoi.org/mailman/listinfo/bits
