160gb raptor $162 or less!

[The_NME]

Yeah, the 7200.10s are quite zippy. I'd buy one but some peeps seem to get the quiet ones I'd want while others get ones that are louder than the 7200.9s

 

[jiggamanjb]

seems dead how did i miss this

 

[sike]

seems dead how did i miss this

Oh no it looks like it! GRRR I should have jumped on this right away!

 

[OnDborder]

413?? Ouch..

 

[soloz2]

yeah, I'm kicking myself too

 

[OnDborder]

It's back up... For 180 now..

Where do you get the info on the warranty? http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=341-3681

 

[jiggamanjb]

I got one!!! How many more should I buy???????

 

[OnDborder]

I was getting one but the 1 yr. warranty turned me off.

 

[Alchemy1]

I was getting one but the 1 yr. warranty turned me off.

Ditto. I read the forums over at slick deals and noticed there was only a one year warranty. I had one in my shopping cart and everything

 

[jiggamanjb]

There could be a 1day warranty and I still would have gotten one. WD makes some bada$$ drives.

 

[OnDborder]

I've had to return a 2yr. old Raptor before for replacement...
Besides, the 5yr. warranty is one of the pro's for the Raptor.

 

[Captain Helghas]

All hard drives die, eventually. Some will die and get replaced for relatively free. Others don't have that option. I'd rather have that option than not.

 

[Froggy]

The fear of dying keeps most people from living. This applies to PC stuff as well!

 

[jiggamanjb]

The fear of dying keeps most people from living. This applies to PC stuff as well!

classic!!

 

[Captain Helghas]

Not so sure that qpplies to PC parts, but I understand your enthusiasm.

 

[yo4444]

Most of us either don't keep our hdd's for that long, or, if we do, can't remember which of the 25 or so hdd's we have is still under warranty or not.
I'd take the chance on 1 yr vs. 5 for the price break.

Also, Slickdeals has a code for a $10.00 price break if you use paypal.

 

[greenmaji]

So.. were are the rebranded 40Gig 16Mb cache raptors for $68
Will that be a possiblity after the 36Gig 16Mb cache raptors are relised?

Has there been a cupon e-mail? If so, I havn't got mine yet

btw.. I saw 160's on fleebay about 3-4 weeks after the 150's were relised. (not at this price though )

 

[krag]

holey poop nuggets batman!

Now that is the funniest thing I have heard all day! LOLOLOLOLOLOL!

 

[Ascii2]

got this off another forum and thought it would be appreciated here:

The "short stroked"-ness may probably be realized on the drives sold by Dell by flashing them with retail Raptor firmware. Warrany would probably go to zero though.

 

[sike]

Sweet it's back! I'll have to jump on this as fast as possible!

With over a century MTBF it will surely last 5+ years.