Seagate 500 @ $139 is shown as $169 using link

[OWC Larry]

Pretty good price form us for a better, faster Enterprise Class 500GB Drive at $156:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item-maillist/Maxtor/7H500F0/

[OWC Larry]

I know it's not $139.99... but stilll... It's real, available, ships for $2.95 or 2nd Day air for $7.95 or less.... get for the weekend since we also ship same day as ordered (without extra fee) if ordered before 6PM CST.

[Racer X]

Wow, that is a great value. That's their high end drive, right? Nothing above it quality wise?

[olnacl]

OK Larry - convince me I should buy it - I've had more Maxtors fail in the past few years than any other brand. How do I know this will be different ?- and the warranty doesn't mean much to me as I take a hammer to them when they fail unless I catch it early enuf to erase them thoroughly before sending it in for warranty or the contents is non-personal...

[incognegro]

[quote OWC Larry]Pretty good price form us for a better, faster Enterprise Class 500GB Drive at $156:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item-maillist/Maxtor/7H500F0/
NCC-1701?

[The Grim Ninja]

Western Digital 500 GB SATA for $150 + 5 shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6822136014

I would probably lean more toward the maxtor myself. But, I'm holding out for a Seagate.

[rgG]

[quote olnacl]It's listed on the deals page here on Macresource - I went there as soon as I saw it yesterday, not long after it was posted and the price was at $169. I also saw it on techbargains - same link, same $169 price.
I've seen deals change in a matter of minutes, mostly at Amazon and Buy.com. I have clicked and seen a price and then when I would go back a few minutes later, it was different. It was probably the $139 price when it went up at MR and TechBargains, but it could have changed two minutes later.

[Racer X]

they could conceivably have code in place that when an item starts getting 10-20x the normal hit rate in a given time frame, the price gets jacked up. The hit rate could also serve as an alarm of sorts to have a human double-check the pricing, and adjust manually.

[space-time]

[quote Racer X]I wonder if newegg is doing that cookie thing like amazon. They know based on cookies where you are, and if you have looked at that item before, and if you are interested (repeated viewing) they raise the price.
Wow, this is plain evil. Does getting rid of cookies remedy the situation?

[Racer X]

it can.

I have a friend very high up at amazon, and he refuses to talk about it. He knows who is paying for his house, and it isn't me.