[nfbcs] half price hard drives

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

it doesn't matter where you go now after the flood.

Bryan Schulz

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dr. Denise M Robinson 
  To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List 
  Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 9:16 AM
  Subject: Re: [nfbcs] half price hard drives


  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
  >
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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
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  >  > www.best-acts.com
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