musicmann Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Dell Home - $109.99 - Free Shipping (?) Model: ST31000340AS Condition: New (I don't see anything saying otherwise) Comment: Says "Member Purchase Program"...I don't know what that means (if anything). Too bad I don't need (read: "can't afford") a drive right now! http://bensbargains.net/deal/74924/?referrer=rss http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/System_Drives/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=eep&cs=2242&sku=A1463976 Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 It is free shipping, but TAX is charged. About the same as shipping for me. 11.5 cents per gig (including tax) was too hard to pass up. Thanks for posting musicmann! Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Some are saying that Dell made an error - and that the $70 discount per drive is supposed to be on cameras only. On my receipt email, the line item showing the discount is labeled "Dell EPP Members save $70 off select Cameras!" lending credence to that position. Not sure if it IS indeed an error, whether Dell would cancel all the orders or just fulfill them. The $110 per drive is $40 less than the best price ever posted on these drives ($150 at ZipZoomFly). Quote Link to comment
BryantD Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Thanks for the link. Can't pass that up, had to get me one. Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Seems Dell frequently makes pricing mistakes on its Web site. See http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=882128 Summary - Laptop drive priced at $11.99 instead of $115.99. Lots of people ordered, Dell canceled the orders a few days later. This is not nearly as dramatic, but could still be characterised as an error and canceled. Those "in the know" say that it is important to not try and contact Dell, which will just draw their attention if it is, in fact, an error. They also say that purchasing using a Dell Preferred account rather than a regular credit card is suggested. Evidently some prior pricing mistakes were honored for those using the Dell account and canceled for those using credit cards. My receipt says it will ship on Monday Tuesday. Quote Link to comment
musicmann Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 Interesting info. Let us know how it turns out. I hope it works for you guys. (...boy am I tempted....) Quote Link to comment
SuperW2 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 In for (2)... we'll see if we get em or not for that $$$... Wade Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Some have guessed that lower prices on the 1T drives are in advance of the 1.5T drives becoming available. I expected the 1T drives prices to fall to around $150 on sale when the 1.5Ts came out (ZipZoomFly pricing), and gradually fall to close to $100 over the next 6-9 months. $110 this fast was not expected. When the 1Ts came out they were street priced around $250 ($225 on sale), and the 750Gs were about $200 ($150 on sale). It took a while for the 750Gs to get to $100 (very recently). When the 1.5Ts come out, I believe we'll see street pricing around $300. If the 1Ts are at $110, it will really hurt sales. Only the most demanding high density storage users would pay almost triple for 50% more storage. Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 The deal is no longer available. Price now at $199.99 http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/System_Drives/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=eep&cs=2242&sku=A1628167 We'll see if they fulfull or not. Mine says it will ship the 19th (Tuesday). Quote Link to comment
jimwhite Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 I hope my 3 ship... that will fill my box with 12 x 1tb for the array... Quote Link to comment
Billped Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Don't hold your breath ... Quote Link to comment
BryantD Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Has anyone's drives ship yet? Mine still says "In Production" scheduled to ship today. Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Same here. I have been monitoring another thread at SlickDeals on this. Seems some folks got drives shipped yesterday. Maybe one shipped so far today. There is some general sense of gloom that they are canceling the orders. http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=897596&page=48&highlight=seagate Interesting quote from that thread ... For people that missed out there will ALWAYS be another deal on Hard Drives. In fact Zoom Zip Fly has already marked theirs down to $140 and the 1.5 tetra is already priced at $215 Interesting ... Quote Link to comment
SuperW2 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Mine doesn't even show up on my Dell Order Page, even though I got an email confirm at the time of making the order. Have not received any other notification, so not sure if it got canceled, never submitted, or just isn't showing up on the "My Account" Page (which I've seen in the past with other orders from Dell). Quote Link to comment
BryantD Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I just got an email saying my shipment has been delayed until 8/26/08. Fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment
jimwhite Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 me too ! and the progress bar is at order CONFIRMED .... I hope the delay isn't a stall to get in some re-certs!!! Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 This is not a good thing. I read about prior pricing errors and this type of elongation happens frequently. DELL may approach Seagate and tell them they have a large number of paid orders at this price point and ask for a steeper discount. I was 80% confident yesterday, I'm only 10% today. Quote Link to comment
merlyn Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 This is not a good thing. I read about prior pricing errors and this type of elongation happens frequently. DELL may approach Seagate and tell them they have a large number of paid orders at this price point and ask for a steeper discount. I was 80% confident yesterday, I'm only 10% today. Why would Dell bother to talk to Seagate .... just easier to cancel the orders that did not ship like mine. got this 2 hours after the delayed email that most people got. Dear Valued Customer, Thank you for your order for a Seagate 1 TB SATA NCQ Barracuda 7200.11 Internal Hard Drive. We regret that, because of a pricing error, we have cancelled this order. As you may have noticed, Dell specifically indicates on our web pages, catalogs, advertising and order-confirmation that Dell cannot be responsible for pricing or other errors, and reserves the right to cancel orders arising from such errors. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We truly value our relationship and reputation with our customers. Please be assured that we are working hard to avoid similar issues. We invite you to visit www.dell.com or call 1-800-WWW-DELL, if you wish to place an order for this product at its correct price. Sincerely, Dell Inc. BTW this is my third cancelation from dell due to price mistake .... sigh ... merlyn Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 All of us waiting are likely to get the same result as you. You may be the lucky one for having been cut lose and able to take advantage of another deal while we're stuck waiting for a maybe. ZipZoomFly has the drives available for $139.99. On the other forum there are several people that got the delay email followed closely by the cancel email. My confidence is down to 2%. Quote Link to comment
BryantD Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 This is not a good thing. I read about prior pricing errors and this type of elongation happens frequently. DELL may approach Seagate and tell them they have a large number of paid orders at this price point and ask for a steeper discount. I was 80% confident yesterday, I'm only 10% today. Why would Dell bother to talk to Seagate .... just easier to cancel the orders that did not ship like mine. got this 2 hours after the delayed email that most people got. Dear Valued Customer, Thank you for your order for a Seagate 1 TB SATA NCQ Barracuda 7200.11 Internal Hard Drive. We regret that, because of a pricing error, we have cancelled this order. As you may have noticed, Dell specifically indicates on our web pages, catalogs, advertising and order-confirmation that Dell cannot be responsible for pricing or other errors, and reserves the right to cancel orders arising from such errors. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We truly value our relationship and reputation with our customers. Please be assured that we are working hard to avoid similar issues. We invite you to visit www.dell.com or call 1-800-WWW-DELL, if you wish to place an order for this product at its correct price. Sincerely, Dell Inc. BTW this is my third cancelation from dell due to price mistake .... sigh ... merlyn Got the same email. Bought another from ZipZoomFly. Quote Link to comment
SuperW2 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Well, I found my confirm email and used that link and I'm still at "Order Processing"... (was @ work and didn't both to Remote back home to find the email) I'm not holding my breathe since people are getting the cancel emails... I haven't yet, but guess that I will. Wade Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I am out. Just got a PHONE call saying the order was canceled. (It was not a personal call - but was a recording). I am not in desperate need of more space at the moment, so will likely wait. The only reason I bought was the incredibly good price. Quote Link to comment
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