160gb raptor $162 or less!

[greenmaji]

I don't think it went anywere, the coupon codes that would apply to this did die on the 21st however (I checked my old emails )
I think this MIGHT be a regular price for a while, if another coupon rolls in I might snag one myself Just to sell it

 

[soloz2]

I almost jumped on it... but since the price rose again I opted for a couple 74gb raptors from newegg. I don't need the space anyway

 

[jiggamanjb]

Dear Valued Customer,
We have reviewed your order. Although we had anticipated being able to ship your order sooner, we are experiencing an unexpected delay with your order ******** and will not be able to ship this order and any associated orders until on or before 07-03-2006.
· You will receive an Order Shipped email when this order has shipped.

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[soloz2]

I've gotten that email from Dell before... the worst is when they push the ship date back more than once. oh well... last time that happened I cancelled my order but they still shipped it... so I called them and they refunded me like $20 to keep it and I got the rebate... then I sold it on ebay and made some money off it... lol

 

[VinnyTAMU]

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.

To my knowledge you can not download WD's firmware anywhere. I am pretty sure that WD does not make their firmware available to the public.

 

[soloz2]

To my knowledge you can not download WD's firmware anywhere. I am pretty sure that WD does not make their firmware available to the public.

you just need to find someone wiling to make a copy off their Raptor. I'm sure if you search you can probably find it

 

[twoeyes]

backu p a 209 now :-\

 

[greenmaji]

$209 isnt bad for the 150GB raptor.. wait for your next Dell % off coupon e-mail

best on pricewatch is.... total cost $254.98
http://castle.pricewatch.com/s/search.asp?s=raptor+150GB&c=Hard+Drive&i=26

pricegrabber says ZZF
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101257&prodlist=pricegrabber
$249.90

 

[Elif Tymes]

I'd rather pay the $260 for a 5 year warratny.

 

[phelan1777]

What about acquiring dead WD raptors and swapping the boards onto the Dell Raptors?

 

[VinnyTAMU]

you just need to find someone wiling to make a copy off their Raptor. I'm sure if you search you can probably find it

Is there a procedure to do this? If so I would like to see the link.

 

[Ascii2]

Is there a procedure to do this? If so I would like to see the link.

The procedure is a simple one:

2 things required other than hard disk:

Flashing Utilty (usually runs in DOS)
file representation of the firmware (usually a hex, bin, or dmc file)​

The flashing utility is used to flash the firmware.

I have sucessfully flashed Maxtor hard disk firmware.