need new HDD **desperate**

[GangStarr]

i need a HDD like today, maybe tomoz lol
but i need it. i could buy from Sahara or other suppliers. but cant wait till Monday. ( they all close like 5 and so do I )

what i wanna know is are there any places in and around cpt where i can get one for a good price. retail :( im not prepared to pay R 649 for a 160GIG cos that’s a rip-off)

can anyone help?

[masticore]

DON'T use the "S" word here ...

Dunno about CPT, but Esquire in JHB have a walk-in shop ("Express" they call it) that's open on Saturdays

[dualmeister]

I have a 2 month old Hitachi 250 GIG I'm selling for R600.

Let me know if your interested ;)

[GangStarr]

Whats with all the obstacles! Cant I just get me a HDD :(

[Ekhaatvensters]

What size are you looking for then? Theres a pretty good price on the new Seagate 320Gig from buycomputers, its R1060 and you can collect it or get it shipped cheaply..

Hitatchis are alot cheaper... but the break easily apparently, I;ve never had one though.

dualmeister what are the specs of that HDD, SATAII? 8 or 16mb chache? id be interested but it has to be SATAII, and why are you selling btw, is it because hitatchis are crap?

[GangStarr]

im looking for at least a 160GIG and he is selling cos he wants a bigger drive

lookin on the net for HDD's R799 for a 160GIG wtf! are they on crack!

[masticore]

R799 is too much, IMO.

Buying as a dealer (from Rectum), a 160GB Seagate costs:

PATA: 7200rpm, 8MB - R495 (ex VAT)
SATAII: 7200rpm, 8MB - R525 (ex VAT)

Add VAT and you have prices of R565 and R600 (rounded).
Add whatever margin the dealer decides on and you have prices from R650 to R700 odd (@ 15%).

RE: Hitachi reliability. I have both Seagate and Hitachi drives. The Seagate's are just as good as the Hitachi's. Hitachi and Seagate are the only two manufacturers that big storage companies like EMC will source drives from for inclusion in their SANs / NASs. Says something, IMO. I'd buy either in the future.

[Ekhaatvensters]

Hey, in case you haven't found a new harddrive yet.. I might have a 120gig SATA one to sell you.. but ill see, might not get it or it might take a while.

Anyway Dualmeister, I'm interested!!
But you are probably in JHB, ill PM you anyway.

[dualmeister]

dualmeister what are the specs of that HDD, SATAII? 8 or 16mb chache? id be interested but it has to be SATAII, and why are you selling btw, is it because hitatchis are crap?

Maybe in the past, but mine have been very reliable and I have 4 x 250 GIG and a 500 GIG.

Hitachi only has 8MB in 250GIG AFAIK. Their 500GIG has 16MB.

I'm only selling it because I've run out of SATA ports and also I would have to upgrade my PSU if I add more drives now. So I am replacing some of my 250 GIG drives with 500 GIG ones.

It might be sold though. If not I'll put it up for sale on Tues / Wed. I'm in Cape Town.

[Joe_M]

im looking for at least a 160GIG and he is selling cos he wants a bigger drive

lookin on the net for HDD's R799 for a 160GIG wtf! are they on crack!

Hey Guys
Esquire Cape Town branch just sent me the latest special on Hard drives and they flipping amazing , I never realised that there was such a huge price drop on Hard drives , I just bought some seagate 250mb and 750mb and hard drives last week from Rectron, I just hope I will be able to sell them now :mad:

I dont know if this applies to the other esquire branches as I know that they have different special for the different branches ,
Seagate 1TB @R1299.00 excl vat

the hard drive enclosures are also not bad priced , although they are IDE but I can make use of some of my old IDE 120gb , 250gb drives as ext storage to my huge collection movies and stuff.

http://specials.esquire.co.za/2008_08_12HDEnlosures01.jpg
http://specials.esquire.co.za/2008_08_12HDEnlosures02.jpg
http://specials.esquire.co.za/2008_08_12HDEnlosures03.jpg

[Grimspoon]

Hey Guys
Esquire Cape Town branch just sent me the latest special on Hard drives and they flipping amazing , I never realised that there was such a huge price drop on Hard drives , I just bought some seagate 250mb and 750mb and hard drives last week from Rectron, I just hope I will be able to sell them now :mad:

I dont know if this applies to the other esquire branches as I know that they have different special for the different branches ,
Seagate 1TB @R1299.00 excl vat

the hard drive enclosures are also not bad priced , although they are IDE but I can make use of some of my old IDE 120gb , 250gb drives as ext storage to my huge collection movies and stuff.

http://specials.esquire.co.za/2008_08_12HDEnlosures01.jpg
http://specials.esquire.co.za/2008_08_12HDEnlosures02.jpg
http://specials.esquire.co.za/2008_08_12HDEnlosures03.jpg

Those are pretty good prices!!

[4cer]

on a 2 year old thread ?

[Grimspoon]

on a 2 year old thread ?

Good point.....Wtf?

[gambithunt]

I just ordered a 2.5" 250GB from Buycomputer, excellent service, I recommend them.

[Debbie]

damn, i thought we had seen the return of our ex-resident telkom employee gangstarr :(

[The_Techie]

on a 2 year old thread ?

My thoughts exactly :confused: