Hitachi 7200RPM 200GB notebook drive plus case - $139 at BB

damn, i wish it was PATA drive....

 

i'm gonna head down to BB tomorrow and check this out, thanks

i actually came in here looking for a notebook hdd deal 80gb doesn't cut it these days

hope it has the 7200 in mine also

edit: mine is indeed the 7200rpm drive

 

Hitachi and BB both list this as 5400 RPM drive.

If you got a 7200 Drive great, but I highly doubt it guarnteed.

 

i think the biggest 7200 rpm laptop drives are 160gb. but i could be wrong

 

Wow this is a great price, man these suckers are dropping fast.

 

You are :/

200GB is the cap for 7200RPM Laptop drives.

250GB is the top End for 5400 Laptop Drives.

 

Can we get pics of the drive inside?
The BB website says it contains a 5400 RPM drive.

 

I bought a 60GB 7200rpm notebook hdd a little over a year ago for about $160

 

I'm guessing it's this one...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8355709&type=product&id=1177112455216

probably go check it out later today...

 

kmtv = best n00bie ever

i'll update this post tomorrow with my model

edit: model is 7200rpm model, warranty is in effect

edit: just noticed bb website has pick up option...i'm not using it but the option is there

also apparently not all stores have them in stock so do check the website (it says avaliable at most stores)

 

I had no idea you could open up something like this. That's a brilliant idea. From the www pics it looks seamless. Do you smash it open with a hammer? I have a dremel.

 

Heard of a screw driver?

 

Just ordered one for pickup but am thinking of cancelling it.

Can someone check the serial number through the hitachi website to see if the warranty is valid?

I assume if i open, i will be charged 15% to return. Can you tell by looking at the serial number on the box? I am guessing no.

 

You can be almost certain that dismantling the drive will void your warranty. As much as I hate to roll the dice with hard drive survival rates I think that this deal is worth it. Of course it is possible that they tagged the drives for external after they were put into whatever warranty tracking system is used and put a new serial on the outside of the external unit itself...but who knows. I will certainly check when I get mine.

 

well you probably don't need to dismantle it to determine HD model.

Once pplugging it in the OS should be able to tell you that.

Rereading bestbuy policy, i THINK that they will charge you 15% restock fee

 

I got one tonight, it is indeed a 200GB 7K200

my total $139.99 - 10% (USPS Movers Coupon) + tax = ~$136 OTD

Not bad for a storage size and speed upgrade for my thinkpad

 

any chance you could please check the serial number on the hitachi website for warranty?

 

does anyone else see it says 5400rpm on the BB website page?

 

thanks for the heads up, ill check in morning.

 

Confirmed I got a HTS722020 Drive. Listed as 7200RPM.

Exact drive listed for $209 on Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145160

Drive has a VALID warranty outside the enclosure. Mine is good till Dec 2008.

250GB 5400 RPM from my laptop is going into my PS3, the 7200 is going in my laptop. And I get a 60GB with enclosure for Acronis backups on my main PC

Awsome deal.

 

Just a warning.

I bought 3 of them from 2 different Best Buy stores.

1 is the 7K200; the other 2 are 5400rpm drives

 

warranty is too short for my tastes. other hitachi drives are 3 years. i thinki'll still with the 7200rpm 160gb seagate laptop drive for 129

 

And the 7K200 I have looks like a faulty drive. It keeps unmounting itself with an error unexpectedly.

Wow what great luck i have.

 

I want to check something, could you post the serial numbers of your enclosures for me?

 

That sounds like a bum USB adaptor. Drive is probally still fine.

 

Yeah, I was wondering if the different drives have different serial numbers.

 

Well they had 3 at my local BB. The 2 oldest serial numbers, were just in the plastic clamshell case. The newest one had the clamshell and was also shrinkwrapped.


I took a chance and got the newest serial number. Guess it paid off.

 

Checked out my local BB and scored one. Make sure you all use this coupon for an extra 10% off. Expires 9-30-07.

Serial number for my drive is DTG0EW**

 

Here's what I found at the Springfield, IL store:

1. 4 drives in stock when I got there. 3 now.
2. Price was listed at 169.99, pricematched it to 139.99, but I couldn't use the coupon listed above.
3. Most importantly: 7200rpm of glorious speed. I did cherry pick the newest serial number

Now, I have to figure out how to shuffle the drives in my systems. I know the 200 is going in my T60 to replace the 100gb 7200, I just don't know where to move everything else to.

 

I just got back. plugged it in and it is a 7200rpm drive. i was able to use the coupon above

 

Anyone know how to get it apart but to keep the casing?

 

Well i already returned my 2 5400rpm ones so sorry i don't have the serial numbers

i did notice that the 2 5400rpm ones had the serial number label on the back of the packaging, while the 7200RPM one had the serial number in a different location on one of the front middle panels.

 

my macbook would love to have one of these in it, the stock 80gb only has 15gb left.

thanks for posting the deal!

 

There are only two screws securing the case. They're right underneath the sticker with the serial number on it. Be advised, the sticker is one of those "security" ones that say "VOID" if you try to peel it off. I used a razor to peel only the corners to get access to the screws, so when I re-assembled it, you can't tell it's been tampered with (unless you look closely).

EDIT: I should also mention that the serial number on the packaging, the enclosure, and the drive itself are all the same. So it's up in the air as to whether or not Hitachi knows that only the drive + enclosure are under warranty, or just the drive itself.

Here's a pic of the Hitachi vs. my old laptop drive, a Seagate Momentus 100GB (also 7200 RPM).

 

I saw the same thing when i was at bestbuy. they had a total of 4. two of them had newer looking lables starting with SN DTG and the other two had labels on the back starting with a different SN. I picked the DTG ones because someone else had already posted that they got a 7200rpm drive out of it.

 

just picked one up at Best Buy and indeed mine was a 7K200

THANKS!

 

Just an FYI, I moved the 60GB Segate out of my PS3, into the external enclosure. Not even 3 hours after using it, the USB adaptor took a dump.

Not like I can complain I still got the drive for $70 less than Newegg.