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[GONE] 1TB Verbatim External HDD - $49.99

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[GONE] 1TB Verbatim External HDD - $49.99
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gshorty21 on 16/05/2011 - 10:20 staples.com.au (5534 clicks)
Last edited 17/05/2011 - 16:34 by 1 other user

3.5" External Hard Drive USB 3.0 1TB (Ref 47658)

PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM IS STRICTLY LIMITED TO 1 UNIT PER CUSTOMER
USB 3.0 Super Speed data transfer,
Sleek 'black steel' space saving design for the desk top,
Store thousands of digital photos, videos, MP3s,
'Nero BackItUp and Burn Essentials' software - create your own 'back up' from your PC/Laptop hard drive to your portable hard drive,
Verbatim 2 Year Limited Warranty.
Specifications:
USB 3.0 / USB 2.0 / USB 1.1 port Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 Mac OS X 10.1 or higher Linux kernel 2.6 and higher
PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM IS STRICTLY LIMITED TO 1 UNIT PER CUSTOMER

mod - amended to direct link. Corrected price to $49.99 from $49.95
mod - it looks like the offer is no longer available 17 May 2011, 4:33pm

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  • sash213 on 17/05/2011 - 15:25

    Ha, they still have an ad for it in the flash module

    • forenzic on 17/05/2011 - 15:27

      nup ad is gone

  • forenzic on 17/05/2011 - 15:26

    yep removed from site, doh, was there 10 minutes ago, doh!

  • Steptoe on 17/05/2011 - 15:30

    Looks like you have to spend $55 after discounts to get FREE shipping.

    • Utopian on 17/05/2011 - 15:43
      +2

      Correct. I'm sure it's been mentioned several times, and how to get EVEN-MORE value with it anyway. $20 discount from playing the game, $10 discount from buying a box of paper. Buy a cheap item, get free postage.

      1TB USB External
      5 Reams Of A4 Paper
      1 Box Of Teabags (or some-other ~$7 item)
      $55 Delivered to your door.

      That's insane!

      Cheapest USB3 1TB in the country is $75+ shipping. So take $20 off that! Then throw-in a free BOX of paper, along with another ~$7 of value… AND FREE SHIPPING. Anyone that makes a negative about that needs to slap themselves (softly, if you must).

      Work's getting my receipt for the office-supplies, and I'm getting the drive for almost FREE.

      Get Onboard!! Woop-Woop-Yeaaaa-hah!!

      • Steptoe on 17/05/2011 - 16:12
        +1

        not into teabagging, but to each their own.

        • MHLoppy on 17/05/2011 - 16:15
          -1

          lol

  • Utopian on 17/05/2011 - 15:38

    ** POOOOF ** Disappeared. All links, including the flash animation, all lead to main page.

    Managed to get one, and my wife got one too. But others at work all got their hopes up :(

    SO-many family members could've done with one too. Would've still been great to get the Staples name out there.

    WDTV Live = $98
    1TB External = $30
    24/7 Channel With >200 HD Titles = Priceless!

    ** EDIT **
    Back in stock, back on sale! w00t!

  • Utopian on 17/05/2011 - 16:39
    +1

    And, links broken (out of stock) AGAIN :(

    …Watch this space…

  • Cloudyday on 17/05/2011 - 19:11

    Nice find, thanks OP!

  • alfy on 18/05/2011 - 12:19
    +1

    Received mine just now, awesome deal, HDD for $35 :)

  • chadiwrx on 18/05/2011 - 12:54

    I ordered mine on the 16th & I haven't received mine.

    • SomeGuyOnOzB on 18/05/2011 - 13:39

      Got mine :)

      Thank you Breadie, gshorty21 and especially to Staples :)

      From something that was said on the other thread, I actually played a round of that game and got the official email telling me I'd been registered for the competition and was being given a $20 voucher.

      I didn't just put the code in.

      • chadiwrx on 18/05/2011 - 14:05

        Yeah that's what i did to. I played the game & I got the email with the code.
        Then I placed an order & used the code.

      • SomeGuyOnOzB on 18/05/2011 - 14:29
        +1

        From what someone said, it sounds like the flood of hits yesterday crashed their system and among other things, lost new records in the user and/or logon table.

        -> people cannot log in
        -> they will take a while to fix the system up trying to work out how to get the data into the system
        -> it will take longer as they are trying to still do business
        -> new users are being given customer numbers that were given out before the crash, which leads to people then seeing the details of other people

        Perhaps the problems people have experienced are to do with a system crash and not to do with some backlash that someone imagined.

        Time will tell.

        Meanwhile, people might want to wait and see if they get their order on time
        (was it orders before 3pm -> delivery next day and orders after a 3pm -> delivery the day after?)

        If the order has not arrived after the expected time, give their support a call. Be polite and pleasant and just check:
        - they have your details on file
        - they have your order
        - what is the expected delivery time

        If the staff are struggling to recover the system, they will appreciate your understanding. :)

        • chadiwrx on 18/05/2011 - 14:58
          +1

          I just received my order through Star Track Express. :D

  • Privaten on 18/05/2011 - 14:38

    I just got mine too, fast delivery took 1 day.
    Thanks for the post

  • Thiefsie on 18/05/2011 - 18:15

    Got my HD today… it's dead… won't turn on or even light up… :( - Faulty power adapter :(

  • lentildude on 18/05/2011 - 19:03

    got mine 2day.. now Im trying to open it to see waht drive is inside.
    How do you open it, no screws at all????

  • Gollygirl on 18/05/2011 - 22:54

    Wow fast delivery and is fantastic, thanks for the post

  • justine on 19/05/2011 - 02:16

    Could someone please post up an invoice or proof of purchase? It would be very helpful

    • blackrider89 on 19/05/2011 - 09:30

      U cannot do pricematch or else anyway in this case anyway.

      • justine on 19/05/2011 - 13:21

        Why not?
        A few websites are willing to price match if i can produce proof of the deal or proof of purchase. Because staples have sold out, i can't use the link as proof. I need an actual invoice :-(

        • ronthy on 19/05/2011 - 15:14
          +1

          better double-check the T&Cs of the other sites that claim to do a price match. some will say they won't price match on items that are sold out or not in stock at the other site (ie. at staples).

          Eg. Officework's version is:
          Identical products are price matched against online stores but as with any other kind of store, the item must be currently in stock. When price matching online stores we also take into account the added cost of delivery. If the identical product can be purchased and delivered via an online store for a total price lower than the one we are offering, we will beat that total price by 5%.

  • nfr on 19/05/2011 - 11:58
    -2

    Got the HDD today. My god it's the ugliest drive I've even seen.

  • [Deactivated] on 19/05/2011 - 12:55

    ordered Monday and delivered yesterday. Very fast delivery. The drive is pre-formatted in FAT32. I re-formatted in NTFS. Works great.

    • pilchard on 21/05/2011 - 22:07

      I loaded 500gb onto mine before I realised it's FAT32. Formatting now to start all over again!

    • wmaple on 22/05/2011 - 00:09

      It write in speed of 50mb~ Lol

  • daydream on 19/05/2011 - 16:31
    +1

    Great price. Does the job it's meant to. Ordered Tue arvo. Got it Thur arvo.
    Staples (Corporate Express) shipped it in a bigger box without packaging to stop it moving around but it seems ok.
    Comes with Nero BackItUp & Burn Essentials software. Reports as Samsung HD 103SI drive.

    • wmaple on 22/05/2011 - 00:08

      the same~

  • lentildude on 19/05/2011 - 17:07

    how do you open it??? want to rip out drive.

    • daydream on 19/05/2011 - 17:41

      Yes, it's a tight fit. You need to slide out the inner brown box (Hold it over something soft and slightly shake it to let gravity then slide it out). Then it becomes obvious that the inner box lid lifts up.

      • BuyoTheCat on 19/05/2011 - 20:45
        +1

        i just ripped out the damn box.

  • BuyoTheCat on 19/05/2011 - 20:44
    +2

    i received mine today (19/05) 2 days after ordering it
    . these guys are definately not ran by COTD mobs

  • wmaple on 22/05/2011 - 00:07

    why the real named Samsung hd103si ?

  • blackrider89 on 22/05/2011 - 05:38
    +3

    All are satisfied, why note vote more and make it into the top deals section?

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