seagate 500gb portable USB disk $55 at staples

Searched and not found here, first deal post.

Staples has Seagate 500GB Expansion Portable Hard Drive for $80

Item: 829936
Model: ST905004EXA101-

-$25 off $75 coupon (e-junkie or eBay)
$55 with free shipping.

if I'm watching videos off this external, would it power off after 5 mins? cause I read it does

mattlaw said: if I'm watching videos off this external, would it power off after 5 mins? cause I read it does

By default, it goes into a minimum power state and the disk stops rotating after five minutes of inactivity (e.g. it won't turn off if it's being used).

nice! In for 1. Thanks OP. I missed the WD deal few weeks ago. This one is good too.

whats the coupon code to use at Staples?

priyranj said: What is the coupon code you have used? Appreciate your help. I am looking for this deal.

Priyran, trying to save you from the cranky people here...

1. Don't ask a question 6 minutes after you asked the same question previously and expect to get an answer
2. Go back and re-read the original post, and you will see two of the possible sources for the coupon (Hint: Eebay or e-junkie)

Good luck.

PharmerNate said: Technically NOT a repost....thanks for posting it separately.

Howevery, it has been discussed. I still prefer your post on it's own though.

Repost hound posts are technically NOT of value to anyone.

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Changing topics to something a bit more constructive, this is an excellent deal - I've been monitoring eBay auctions and this is a cheaper price than most of the 400gb portable drives are going for, let alone the 500gb ones. Not to mention that most of the ones on eBay are refurbished and this is a new drive.

updated

Bought one $59 after tax. THanks.

In for one Thanks OP!

sjdealster said: Senior members,
The guy is asking a question- just give him the answer. While the description is clear, it is still a little confusing for people who are new to the forum.

Cheers.First of all, she's not a "he"; she's a "she".
Next of all, should we "Senior members" give you a break as well for posting the same comment twice?
for posting the same comment twice?

Does seem redundant and silly, doesn't it?

mattlaw said: winton said: mattlaw said: [I read reviews saying it powers off while transferring large files. Is that true?If you read it on the internet, it MUST be true...

what a GREAT way to answer the question
Lol I agree with you. What's forum for?

mail4calvin said: can this drive can be pulled out and be used in a netbook?

provided that:

the netbook takes 2.5in HDDs
it's not soldered to the chipset in the external housing

Saw the deal on Fuzzy mellow's post (mentioned earlier), but didnt decide to pull the trigger till I saw this post. Fatwallet keeps dangling the bait, till you bite.

I just picked up the WD 750g essential at Costco for 99.00 too. Now to decide if I keep both (probably).

pkan51 said: Bought one $59 after tax. THanks.

Ama zon has it for $60 free shipping and for most no sales tax

$60 @ Ama zon

Thanks OP. Ordered one with 25 off 75 coupon that I have and total comes to 58.84.

mail4calvin said: can this drive can be pulled out and be used in a netbook?

Most likely yes, but no one can give you a warranty

I did this the same drive and stick it into Patriot Box Office player.

Too bad my Staples rewards are not here yet :-\ I would bite this one...

This drive is very hard to dis-assemble and re-use. It uses glue and delicate plastic tabs to hold the drive in place. The plastic casing is very brittle.

The drive is NOT soldered to the SATA interface. It is just plugged to the sata chipset.

I wouldn't recommend this drive at all, as the failure rate is pretty high. Mine died in just 3 weeks after few hrs of use. Also, the warranty is only 2 yrs compared to 5 yrs for free agent.

Also freeagent go has metallic case I think.

The drive is 8MB, 5400rpm. I wouldn't buy this for using as internal drive either. I'd rather get the 16MB 7200rpm hitachi's for $10-15 more as the case/enclosure in this case is most certainly unusable.

Also, removing from the case voids the warranty.

I want to use this in another case with eSATA, can anyone report on speed using eSATA external enclosure?

Thanks OP. Used with Rewards coupons to get to around $10 cost.

What happens if you return an order that you used Staples rewards on? I bought this before I knew about the 25 off 75