[nfbcs] half price hard drives

[Dr. Denise M Robinson]

try newegg.com <http://www.newegg.com/> also --I have gotten many parts
from them
Denise

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Bryan Schulz <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> hi,
>
> it was a lucky day as i got the last two they had at www.techforless.comout in colorado plus i had a preferred customer 10% discount.
> check from time to time as their deals/inventory continually changes.
>
> Bryan Schulz
>
>  BEST Solution
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>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Gabe Vega
>  To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>  Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 4:13 PM
>  Subject: Re: [nfbcs] half price hard drives
>
>
>  it would be nice if you gave the url to the site where we can save money
> as well.
>  Gabe Vega - Sent from my Apple Mac Mini
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>  On Dec 4, 2011, at 2:46 PM, Bryan Schulz wrote:
>
>  > hi,
>  >
>  > This is not an attempt to brag how i saved $200 but an example of
> research combined with creative thinking.
>  >
>  > Similar to myself, you probably didn't realize how flooding in Thailand
> could cause hard drive prices to sky rocket 100-150% until you need to buy
> a new drive.
>  > A year ago, a 2 terabyte drive could be found for $80 and after the
> disaster left four feet of salt water in the western digital and other
> companies plants, the price is a minimum of $200 for the same drive.
>  >
>  > I received two western digital my book essential external drives
> yesterday.
>  > I didn't mind ordering from an online site that mostly sells refirb and
> open box items because i read what i could on the net and figured out that
> inside the plastic case is a regular sata-2 hard drive just connected to a
> small circuit board and i planned on cracking the shell loose as i listened
> to people do the same on you tube.
>  >
>  > I didn't care if the status said open box because all the customer
> reviews said the unit runs very hot in the plastic case and i plan to use
> the drives in the metal Patriot Valkyrie network storage box.
>  >
>  > It was easy to crack, just like people described on you tube but not in
> blind friendly terms.
>  > i scuffed the edges of the plastic case when you have to jam a flat
> screwdriver into the crack and twist to pop the clips loose.  Then you
> slide the plastic u-shaped cover off that makes it look like a hard back
> book sitting on a bookshelf and the drive is free after being pushed from
> the plastic rectangle frame.
>  > The drive is completely free after six screws are removed and the frame
> with the circuit board is slid from the regular sata drive connectors.
>  >
>  > The gamble paid off as i now have the two bare western digital 2
> terabyte drives that will be slid into the Patriot Valkyrie network
> attached storage unit which allows data duplication, multi system file
> sharing and ftp access so i won't have to go to a cloud and wait for news
> reports of someone's cloud based files being hacked.
>  >
>  > Happy modifying and maybe you can save 50% on a drive you need.
>  >
>  > Bryan Schulz
>  > BEST Solution
>  > www.best-acts.com
>  >
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