Re: Current HD costs (was Re: Confusion about the different update files)

2008-10-24 Thread Len Gerstel
On Oct 18, 2008, at 12:43 PM, Dan wrote: > > At 12:04 PM -0400 10/18/2008, Len Gerstel wrote: >> Yep, they have broken that barrier for SATA drives. OWC has a new one >> with 3 year warranty for $99 plus shipping at: >> >> http://eshop.macsales.com/Item_MRP.cfm?ID=10836&Item=SAMHD103UIY > > hum.

Re: Current HD costs (was Re: Confusion about the different update files)

2008-10-18 Thread diane
At 12:43 PM -0400 10/18/08, Dan wrote: >At 12:04 PM -0400 10/18/2008, Len Gerstel wrote: >>Yep, they have broken that barrier for SATA drives. OWC has a new one >>with 3 year warranty for $99 plus shipping at: >> >>http://eshop.macsales.com/Item_MRP.cfm?ID=10836&Item=SAMHD103UIY > >hum. Anyone ha

Re: Current HD costs (was Re: Confusion about the different update files)

2008-10-18 Thread PeterH
On Oct 18, 2008, at 8:54 AM, Dan wrote: >>> of $99 1 TB HDs (10¢ per GB) >> >> There's a $99 TB HD available? > > For the most part, 20 to 30c per GB is still the norm. Briefly, the price went down below $0.11 last week. First, one of the "usual suspects" fired-off with an until-supplies- ar

Re: Current HD costs (was Re: Confusion about the different update files)

2008-10-18 Thread Dan
At 12:33 PM -0400 10/18/2008, Steve R wrote: >At 12:04 PM -0400 10/18/08, Len Gerstel posted: >> The sweet spot right now is at the 750GB to 1TB size in the 12-14 >> cents per gig. > >Canadians can buy a gah. Pet peeve of mine - companies that won't ship internationally. Just because you're

Re: Current HD costs (was Re: Confusion about the different update files)

2008-10-18 Thread Dan
At 12:04 PM -0400 10/18/2008, Len Gerstel wrote: >Yep, they have broken that barrier for SATA drives. OWC has a new one >with 3 year warranty for $99 plus shipping at: > >http://eshop.macsales.com/Item_MRP.cfm?ID=10836&Item=SAMHD103UIY hum. Anyone have any experience with these size Samsungs?

Re: Current HD costs (was Re: Confusion about the different update files)

2008-10-18 Thread Steve R
At 12:04 PM -0400 10/18/08, Len Gerstel posted: > The sweet spot right now is at the 750GB to 1TB size in the 12-14 > cents per gig. Canadians can buy a Comstar external USB 1TB drive through FutureShop for $149. Chances are it's really a Ximeta which tends to have negative reviews by those w

Re: Current HD costs (was Re: Confusion about the different update files)

2008-10-18 Thread Len Gerstel
On Oct 18, 2008, at 11:54 AM, Dan wrote: > > At 8:27 AM -0700 10/18/2008, RediG3-5 wrote: >> On Oct 16, 8:56 pm, Kris Tilford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> of $99 1 TB HDs (10¢ per GB) >> >> There's a $99 TB HD available? > > For the most part, 20 to 30c per GB is still the norm. > > Sometimes

Current HD costs (was Re: Confusion about the different update files)

2008-10-18 Thread Dan
At 8:27 AM -0700 10/18/2008, RediG3-5 wrote: >On Oct 16, 8:56 pm, Kris Tilford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> of $99 1 TB HDs (10¢ per GB) > >There's a $99 TB HD available? For the most part, 20 to 30c per GB is still the norm. Sometimes, if you catch a sale with an in-store rebate plus a big m