From the Toys Section:
Amazon has the low price this weekend on Western Digital Green Hard Drives. These hard drives spin down when not in use but zoom with 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM and a SATA II interface. 2TB Drive is $229 ($225 from a 3rd party). 1TB is $88. Both ship for free.


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Zipzoomfly has the 2tb for
Zipzoomfly has the 2tb for $110 and a 1tb for $67. So the prices listed here are nothing special.
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10009901&ps=... they are $90 and $15 mail in rebate
and $240 for the 2TB
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010073&pro...
A 1TB at Zipzoomfly for
A 1TB at Zipzoomfly for $67
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10009440
I meant a 1.5TB for $115
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10009089
the first one is a crappy
the first one is a crappy Hitachi and the second one is the notoriosly horrible Seagate and it isn't even 2TB. Apple's to oranges.
I don't think these are 7200
I don't think these are 7200 rpm are they?
they are 7200RPM. However,
they are 7200RPM. However, when speed not needed, the drives apparantly spin down to 5400RPM
I've had the 1TB model for
I've had the 1TB model for about a year now and it's a great drive. Very quiet.
noob question
these dont fit in (pre-unibody, last 15" model) macbook pros, do they?
if they do, im definitely getting one!
noob question
No, these are 3.5 inch drives, you want a 2.5. The largest available are 500 GB.