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$119.95 WD 1.5TB SATA2 WD15EARS 64MB 3.5" 1500GB Hard Disk Drive @PCMEAL.com.au

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$119.95 WD 1.5TB SATA2 WD15EARS 64MB 3.5" 1500GB Hard Disk Drive @PCMEAL.com.au
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Store Repdealgates @ PCByte on 18/03/2010 - 18:02 pcmeal.com.au (1613 clicks)

No handling fee for pick up customer, no credit card surcharge for online payment.

$119.95 for 3.5” Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB (WD15EARS, SATA II, 5400-7200rpm, 64MB Cache) Internal Hard Disk Drive

Computing 1500GB Caviar Green 1.5TB Computer Component Hard Drive Western Digital

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  • wisc on 18/03/2010 - 18:13

    ive never gotten a really good straight answer whats
    "5400-7200rpm" mean? does it very depending on load?

    cant wait to the 2tbs get to this price point, will be buying four and my system will be complete finally!

    • leeroys_dad on 18/03/2010 - 18:16

      think of it as the the access speed

      • sloppy on 18/03/2010 - 18:22

        I assume wisc means … does it run at 5400rpm or 7200rpm?? Coz that confuses me too!

        • w0mbat on 18/03/2010 - 18:36
          +2

          5400RPM / 7200RPM is the rotational speed of the disk. How fast the disk spins.
          So a 7200RPM disk spins faster so the data passes under the read/write heads more often, so it should have a better performance. Consumes more power and is normally nosier than a 5200 RPM unit.
          The green units idle at 5400 and spin up to 7200 as is needed.

          • wisc on 18/03/2010 - 18:57

            @w0mbat: so what your saying is veriable depending on load!

            • leeroys_dad on 18/03/2010 - 19:03

              @wisc: sorry, my mistake. read the question wrong

          • [Deactivated] on 18/03/2010 - 19:30
            +1

            @w0mbat: As far as I'm aware, they never go that fast.

            All measuremeants I've seen taken don't have it ever going above around 5900rpm (from memory).

            While this isn't the fastest drive on the market, it's surprisingly not that bad performance wise.

    • shiftyphil on 19/03/2010 - 10:44

      WD doesn't advertise the actual speed.
      The range of speeds given is for the entire Caviar range.

      This, being a cool/quiet/eco model, will be towards the bottom end of that range.

  • RooAvery on 18/03/2010 - 18:50

    Model: WD15EARS

    WD Caviar Green, SATA Hard Drive, 1.5 TB, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache

    Cool, quiet, eco-friendly. WD Caviar Green drives use less power and support quieter, cooler-running desktop PCs and external storage devices.

    Ideal For Environmentally friendly PCs and external storage requiring lower power consumption and cool, quiet operation.

  • tomsco on 18/03/2010 - 19:03

    BTW, 1.5TB = 1536GB

  • davidl2 on 18/03/2010 - 19:06
    +1

    damn, why can't you guys be in Melb? :P

    • Autonomic on 18/03/2010 - 19:12

      accidently negged sorry….how can I remove it?

      Also, site isn't loading for me.

      • tomsco on 18/03/2010 - 19:23

        don't think you can without a mod's help. dw i balanced it out

    • tomsco on 18/03/2010 - 19:22

      because that would make it too easy :p

    • Crownie on 18/03/2010 - 23:37

      Try Umart in Mt Waverly.
      Seems to be the cheapest price in VIC and should be cheaper than this deal with shipping.

  • azndragon168 on 18/03/2010 - 19:12

    site down?

    • Store Repdealgates @ PCByte on 18/03/2010 - 19:23
      +1

      will be up soon, sorry!

      • wisc on 18/03/2010 - 19:24
        +1

        they werent making enough on the drives so they had to shut down the site :D

        can you do a great special on 4*2TBs?

        • Store Repdealgates @ PCByte on 18/03/2010 - 19:38

          plenty in stock :) Database issues before :(

          • wisc on 19/03/2010 - 13:59

            @dealgates: no i mean, your not making enough money on the drives to keep your web page up….never mind…

            so can you do a great special on 2TB*4???? for my RAID 5 system that i'm trying to build?

            :D

  • Turd on 18/03/2010 - 19:17

    err site doesnt work??

    • Store Repdealgates @ PCByte on 18/03/2010 - 19:33

      It's up now.

  • snake86 on 18/03/2010 - 19:26

    How much is shipping to melb?

    • Store Repdealgates @ PCByte on 18/03/2010 - 19:36
      -1

      around $10

      • davidl2 on 18/03/2010 - 20:39
        +2

        cheapest I can find is $13

      • Pizza The Hut on 19/03/2010 - 11:49

        misleading

  • Turd on 18/03/2010 - 19:47

    Thank you! Ordered two via Express Post.

    I'll probably get it on Monday

  • begin_2000 on 18/03/2010 - 19:48

    Can I pick it up on weekends?

  • manja on 18/03/2010 - 19:58

    Very tempted, but just bought two SAMSUNG 1TB disks (HD103SJ) from the computer market.

  • yeohkt on 18/03/2010 - 20:14
    +3

    good if could pickup

    eParcel Standard $13.00

    eParcel Standard with TransitCover $17.00

    eParcel Express Post $21.60

    eParcel Express Post with TransitCover $25.60

  • murkywater on 18/03/2010 - 20:30

    DAMN!

    I just got the 1tb version of this HDD for 107 a couple of weeks ago >.<

    ARGH!

  • topstuff on 18/03/2010 - 21:44
    +1

    A note foe those using XP:

    http://www.wdc.com/en/products/advancedformat/

    I believe the WDxxEARS drives have this feature.

    • steve-oz on 19/03/2010 - 08:20

      Yeah I did some research on this. If you're using XP, run the align tool. Then performance will only degrade slightly - but my thoughts are that this will be compensated for by the 64m cache (as opposed to the old format eads model with 32m)

  • koolio on 19/03/2010 - 00:17

    sweet deal just bought one

  • pull the lever on 19/03/2010 - 01:39

    holy crap these are getting cheaper.

  • netsurfer on 19/03/2010 - 10:14

    Great for Sydney people (pick up customers). After adding the postage, the price is about the same as MSY (for VIC people), but I guess you don't need to wait in the queue.

    A good deal (hence the positive vote)… pity Aust Post charges a lot to transport items.

    • Turd on 19/03/2010 - 11:21

      Not really great for Sydney people. The pickup location is so far away, esp if you live in the CBD.
      Good for people who live in the West and can pick it up M-F during biz hours.

      For me it's really good because I cannot pickup M-F during work hours, and the pickup location is too far for me to go, ie. petrol is more expensive!

      But the "no credit card surcharge for online payment." is also good. Try finding a retailer which doesnt charge you a % for using the credit card. I know MSY charges you!

  • d1donly on 19/03/2010 - 11:30

    Just ordered one, great price!!!

  • bctransit on 19/03/2010 - 12:25

    does anyone know if I can pick it up on Saturday?

    • Store Repdealgates @ PCByte on 19/03/2010 - 14:29

      Yes, you can come to pick up on Saturday 10:30 am to 4pm. But you need place an order to reserve the stock for you first. Thanks.

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