Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 120GB Internal Hard Drive
Model: L01J120
7200 RPM
Ultra ATA/133
Buffer Size: 2MB
Average Seek Time: <9.1 ms
I found and bought this hard drive from my local Best Buy store this morning for $99. No mail-in rebates or coupons or anything, simply $99 cash (or check or credit) and I was out the door. I got the last one but I called for a friend this afternoon and that same store (Fayetteville, GA for those in the area) just got a new shipment in and they are keeping them at the same price. At BestBuy.com the same drive sells for $179. I would like to think the same deal is going on at other Best Buy locations but you may want to call ahead first.
You can check the drive out at BestBuy.com for specs but as I said this deal is not available online and it may only be at select stores.
Maxtor doesn't make the best high capacity drives out there but you simply cannot beat this price. I have seen 120GB hard drives on PriceWatch.com for $120 shipped but all of those were 5400 RPM drives. And considering I'm putting it into a FireWire enclosure for my iBook I don't care about the seek time or buffer.
