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User #182262 780 posts
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Picked up myself a 1TB WD My Book Essential, for $170, Asked them to price match HN and said that HN priced matched MSY using its 110%. MSY = $187 Worth a try worked for me, If I post up receipt maybe you guys can take it in and show them its $170 and try get HN to do another 110% price match lol |
posted 2008-Dec-3, 3pm AEST
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User #99318 1787 posts
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Please do. I'm in the market for a 1TB External and most are over the $200 mark. |
posted 2008-Dec-4, 1am AEST
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User #182262 780 posts
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Will post up receipt tomorrow night for those who requested |
posted 2008-Dec-4, 1am AEST
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User #141960 9662 posts
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Do you know what sort of drive is in it? |
posted 2008-Dec-4, 12pm AEST
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User #15519 7757 posts
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Do you know what sort of drive is in it? It would be the WD 1TB Caviar Green hard drive. |
posted 2008-Dec-4, 12pm AEST
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User #81542 1785 posts
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It would be the WD 1TB Caviar Green hard drive. Wow, $170 is a pretty good price especially given that the WD 1TB Caviar Green by itself currently goes for around $165 at the very least! |
posted 2008-Dec-4, 12pm AEST
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User #159373 218 posts
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there were seagates around for $130 but they were in limited places. I've still got a screenshot of it to see if I can find one in a store and get a price match. does anyone know any 1tb HDD with esata for under $200? thanks |
posted 2008-Dec-4, 12pm AEST
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User #255728 14 posts
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Is there any chance of the receipt being posted tonight??? |
posted 2008-Dec-4, 3pm AEST
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User #233615 133 posts
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As the o.p is from Brisbane and i live on the NSW Central Coast, should my local JB still match the price if i show them the receipt. |
posted 2008-Dec-4, 3pm AEST
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User #182262 780 posts
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They should, be home soon to upload it, I will blur some sections of the receipt |
posted 2008-Dec-4, 4pm AEST
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User #141960 9662 posts
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Wow, $170 is a pretty good price especially given that the WD 1TB Caviar Green by itself currently goes for around $165 at the very least! Its $159 at mwave. |
posted 2008-Dec-4, 6pm AEST
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User #182262 780 posts
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Its $159 at mwave. http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5953/sdahi8.jpg GTA @ $71 as well for those interested |
posted 2008-Dec-4, 8pm AEST
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User #159373 218 posts
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http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bi 1tb NAS for $200 really cheap but limited availability might try to get it from somewhere elde with a price match |
posted 2008-Dec-5, 11am AEST
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User #15519 7757 posts
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1tb NAS for $200 really cheap but limited availability might try to get it from somewhere elde with a price match Would they price match an item that's marked as a clearance product, limited stock. |
posted 2008-Dec-5, 1pm AEST
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User #114724 715 posts
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http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-b 1tb NAS for $200 really cheap but limited availability might try to get it from somewhere elde with a price match Does it actually have a hdd? |
posted 2008-Dec-5, 2pm AEST
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User #47110 68 posts
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why are they clearance items... possibly crap. |
posted 2008-Dec-5, 2pm AEST
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User #81542 1785 posts
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Its $159 at mwave. It may have been but not any more: The crappy AUD-USD exchange rate has seen alot of computer hardware prices increase from what they were only a month or two ago. |
posted 2008-Dec-5, 10pm AEST
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User #233615 133 posts
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Thanks heaps R3XNebular for posting the receipt. I printed it off took it in to my local JB and they matched it. |
posted 2008-Dec-6, 7am AEST
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http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5953/sdahi8.jpg Thanks matey. I am off to JB Kedron tomorrow to get one. Cheers |
posted 2008-Dec-6, 9pm AEST
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User #130410 137 posts
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http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bi went and got one of these from DSE indooroopilly. got it for $179 thought it was a bargain, then read the reviews, no wonder they want to get rid of them. supposedly they overheat something bad, even though their website says its a aluminum case which disperses heat, it must be a crock of shit. now im wondering whether i rip it apart and take the 2 500gb's out and put them into my machine, or wait till they fail????? |
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User #198249 183 posts
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PC Maniacs had WD Elements 1TB for 170$, but they removed it from the catalog just a few hours ago, I guess it got sold out. I had it in my shopping cart ready to get purchased at Monday...but I guess I wasn't lucky. I ordered it from the shopping cart anyway (the URL of the hard drive isn't working anymore), lets hope my order won't get rejected. |
posted 2008-Dec-6, 11pm AEST
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User #182262 780 posts
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Thanks heaps R3XNebular for posting the receipt. I printed it off took it in to my local JB and they matched it. No worries, glad people are using it :), has anyone tried HN yet to see if they do the 110% so its 150-160ish? |
posted 2008-Dec-6, 11pm AEST
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User #198249 183 posts
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They didn't match mine in JB Hi-Fi Werribee Plaza, Melbourne... I had R3XNebular's receipt printed but the guy didn't even bother to look at it, he asked from what date it is – 3rd of December I said. Then he said that the price have changed from then and they can't price match it, which is apparently bullshit – CRAIG3426 got his one yesterday. I went to HN to get it from there, but they didn't have 1TB Essential Edition, the biggest they had was 640GB. The 1TB WD They had was the WD Elements one for 198$...So i got it, I'm happy with it. ;) Thanks for the receipt anyway R3XNebular, i appreciate it ;) |
posted 2008-Dec-7, 10am AEST
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User #182262 780 posts
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I had R3XNebular's receipt printed but the guy didn't even bother to look at it, he asked from what date it is – 3rd of December I said. Then he said that the price have changed from then and they can't price match it, which is apparently bullshit – CRAIG3426 got his one yesterday. Bad luck, should of tried another JB hi fi in your area |
posted 2008-Dec-7, 1pm AEST
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User #20010 2091 posts
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wtb this. anyone in melbourne getting them still? |
posted 2008-Dec-15, 2pm AEST
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User #201715 331 posts
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I swear I saw it at Australia Post for $168. |
posted 2008-Dec-15, 3pm AEST
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User #234066 217 posts
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I swear I saw it at Australia Post for $168. $219 at Aus Post was there today standing in line looking at the catalogue. |
posted 2008-Dec-16, 10am AEST
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User #106828 731 posts
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very close to going to try and get one of these for $170. but i really wanted esata. Its so much faster :( |
posted 2008-Dec-16, 10am AEST
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User #15519 7757 posts
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$219 at Aus Post was there today standing in line looking at the catalogue. Yeah i saw it for $219 at Aus Post today aswell. I saw the WD 1TB Elements for $199 at DSE today also. I believe the Elements drive contains the 1TB Caviar Blue hard drive as opposed to the Caviar Green that's in the Essentials drive. |
posted 2008-Dec-16, 5pm AEST
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User #35378 719 posts
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$219 at Aus Post if you know someone that works for the post you can get 10% off with their work swipe card and down to $197 |
posted 2008-Dec-16, 5pm AEST
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User #149020 1910 posts
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if you know someone that works for the post you can get 10% off with their work swipe card and down to $197 I managed to get one on Friday for $189 from OfficeWorks, they pricematched on the HDD and a WRT610n which was $449 which i got for $284. I thought i still paid a few dollars too much for the HDD, but it seems not as of recently. :) There ticket price on the HDD was also $219 |
posted 2008-Dec-16, 6pm AEST
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User #234066 217 posts
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I believe the Elements drive contains the 1TB Caviar Blue hard drive as opposed to the Caviar Green that's in the Essentials drive. What's the difference between the Caviar Blue and the Caviar Green drives, anything significant? |
posted 2008-Dec-17, 8am AEST
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User #15519 7757 posts
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What's the difference between the Caviar Blue and the Caviar Green drives, anything significant? Caviar Green is a 5400rpm drive and Caviar Blue is a full 7200rpm drive. |
posted 2008-Dec-17, 10am AEST
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User #37534 1155 posts
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The price of these things go up and down like a yoyo. I walk past OfficeWorks North Sydney every morning and they have a big display of these drives. I've seen 3 different prices – $199, $219, and $249. They seem to cycle between 219 and 249 every other day! |
posted 2008-Dec-17, 10am AEST
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User #82561 1128 posts
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They didn't match mine in JB Hi-Fi Werribee Plaza, Melbourne... they've got some pretty cocky young people in that store, pretty arrogant last few times i went there (yes, the werribee plaza store). |
posted 2008-Dec-17, 12pm AEST
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User #233615 133 posts
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Gave a copy of my receipt to a friend, he walked into the same JB i got mine from yesterday showed them the receipt and they gave it to him at $170 no questions asked.. |
posted 2008-Dec-18, 10am AEST
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User #31290 2124 posts
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they've got some pretty cocky young people in that store, pretty arrogant last few times i went there (yes, the werribee plaza store). You were expecting more? Pfft ... store run by so-called "hipsters". |
posted 2008-Dec-18, 1pm AEST
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User #82561 1128 posts
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You were expecting more? Pfft ... store run by so-called "hipsters". "oh look at me! i can use an ipod! isn't it cool! i even know how to make webpages on mybookspace!" lol *yes i know....its facebook and myspace *shudders* |
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User #164344 617 posts
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The 1tb was at 170 for quite a while at good guys and officeworks late last month. So for them to price match to 170 isn't that a big deal. But with the low Australian Dollar, it seems like 200 is probably the norm now. |
posted 2008-Dec-19, 8pm AEST
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User #182262 780 posts
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saving $30 bucks is worth it to me and many others :) |
posted 2008-Dec-23, 12am AEST
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