home : hot deals & information involving: Maxtor Monday, August 11, 2008
Staples.com
- 300GB IDE Hard Drive for $40 (expired: sold out)
Maxtor 300GB Parallel-ATA (IDE) Hard Drive on clearance for $40 with free shipping after an automatic $10 couple applied in the cart.
Add $0.10 of other stuff to qualify for free shipping, such as an eraser or a padded mailer.
This hard drive uses an old IDE interface rarely used on PCs these days, and may not work for some people.
Staples.com
- 160GB Hard Drive for $30 (expired: 10am EDT, sold out)
A Maxtor 160GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive for $30.
Staples gives free shipping on $50+ orders, otherwise shipping costs $8.
If you buy it with other stuff to get free shipping, the drive's cost is $0.19 per GB, a pretty good deal if you are looking for an inexpensive drive.
Newegg.com
- Maxtor Onetouch III Portable 160GB USB Hard Drive $50 (expired: sold out)
Maxtor OneTouch III R01E160 160GB Portable USB Hard Drive for $50 with free shipping.
Most other stores sell it for around $100.
It has a 2.5" hard drive inside, and is much more portable than a standard external hard drive so it can fit in laptop computer bags, jacket pockets, and purses.
It is powered through the computer via the USB cable, so no need to carry around a power cord.
More details available on Maxtor's website. Update (12pm EDT):
It is now sold out, and will no longer available at this price.
Frys.com
- 750GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive $107 (expired)
Maxtor L01F750 750GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive for $100 plus about $7 shipping.
A great deal at just under $0.15 per GB.