donoreo Premium Member join:2002-05-30 North York, ON |
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Re: Hard Drive Dealssaid by MichelR:I figured that was it, based on the online tool. Nice way to avoid providing free warranty service. As pointed out, a receipt with the date of purchase will help but you may be close to that date if the online tool says it is out. I do not think I have bought a drive in the past decade that was more than a month old. |
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Shipping it back to them probably makes it less than worth it anyway.
The new WD drive I got last week has a Nov. 2013 date. |
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elwoodbluesElwood Blues Premium Member join:2006-08-30 Somewhere in |
750gb Samsung EVO at TD for $430, till midnight tonight. » www.tigerdirect.ca/appli ··· tId=5300 |
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GuspazGuspaz MVM join:2001-11-05 Montreal, QC |
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Samsung 1TB EVO for $499 (USD): » www.bhphotovideo.com/c/p ··· 2_5.html$430 for the 750 is an OK price, but it's not spectacular. It's more expensive per-gig than the B&H price, even after currency exchange. |
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elwoodbluesElwood Blues Premium Member join:2006-08-30 Somewhere in |
It's not the currency conversion I have a problem with, it';s the cost of getting it across the border. They won't send a 500 drive by USPS (and by extension CP), which leaves the couriers, who will in turn hose you bad. |
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GuspazGuspaz MVM join:2001-11-05 Montreal, QC |
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They charge about $10 for shipping to Montreal, while TigerDirect charges about $9 for shipping to Montreal. Not much of a difference... |
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elwoodbluesElwood Blues Premium Member join:2006-08-30 Somewhere in |
10 bucks, + the courier brokerage fee + the HST frontage fee + the we fronted any duties fee. |
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GuspazGuspaz MVM join:2001-11-05 Montreal, QC |
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B&H fees on $499 item:
Shipping: $10.40 GST: $24.95 Brokerage: $1.56 Disbursement: $0.75 Security & Handling: $2.65 Total of shipping and taxes/fees: $40.31
TigerDirect Canada fees on $430 item:
Shipping: $8.48 GST + QST: $65.65 Total of shipping and taxes/fees: $74.13
B&H tacks on less extra costs to your order than Tiger Direct does. Even if you ignore tax, all of B&H's cross-border costs combined amount to less than 1%. But since B&H guarantees no extra fees on pickup, the reality is that Tiger Direct's additional costs are MUCH higher. |
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2014-Feb-24 8:07 pm
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Canada computers has the 960GB Crucial M500 for $509 - not that great a deal because in the past it was quite a bit cheaper, but it's better than the full price of $599.
I have one of these in my gaming computer, and I'm very happy with it. |
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GuspazGuspaz MVM join:2001-11-05 Montreal, QC |
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The price is pretty good, but the M500 isn't as fast as the 840 EVO, |
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said by Guspaz:B&H tacks on less extra costs to your order than Tiger Direct does. Even if you ignore tax, all of B&H's cross-border costs combined amount to less than 1%. But since B&H guarantees no extra fees on pickup, the reality is that Tiger Direct's additional costs are MUCH higher. Only for a resident of Quebec. A resident of Ontario would get hit for the full HST on the B&H order, negating any savings. |
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donoreo Premium Member join:2002-05-30 North York, ON |
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2014-Feb-25 9:27 am
said by IamGimli:said by Guspaz:B&H tacks on less extra costs to your order than Tiger Direct does. Even if you ignore tax, all of B&H's cross-border costs combined amount to less than 1%. But since B&H guarantees no extra fees on pickup, the reality is that Tiger Direct's additional costs are MUCH higher. Only for a resident of Quebec. A resident of Ontario would get hit for the full HST on the B&H order, negating any savings. He has GST and QST. HST for ON would be $64.87 or $71.84 at current exchange |
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GuspazGuspaz MVM join:2001-11-05 Montreal, QC |
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B&H total fees in Ontario for $499 USD order:
Shipping: $10.40 HST: $64.87 Brokerage: $1.56 Disbursement: $1.95 Security & Handling: $1.05 Total: $79.83 USD
TigerDirect.ca fees in Ontario for $430 CAD order:
Shipping: $8.35 HST: $72.59 Total: $80.94 CAD
B&H's fees are not that different to TigerDirect's. My basic point remains, B&H is not much more expensive than TigerDirect because of cross-border fees. |
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donoreo Premium Member join:2002-05-30 North York, ON |
donoreo
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2014-Feb-25 11:39 am
For anyone concerned, I have ordered many things from B&H without problem. No surprises. They even have iOS and Android apps. |
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elwoodbluesElwood Blues Premium Member join:2006-08-30 Somewhere in |
said by donoreo:For anyone concerned, I have ordered many things from B&H without problem. No surprises. They even have iOS and Android apps. You're purchased Camera products not hard drives right? |
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donoreo Premium Member join:2002-05-30 North York, ON |
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2014-Feb-25 12:58 pm
said by elwoodblues:said by donoreo:For anyone concerned, I have ordered many things from B&H without problem. No surprises. They even have iOS and Android apps. You're purchased Camera products not hard drives right? Yes, but I am talking about the service over all. They are good and the price you see on checkout is the price. |
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GuspazGuspaz MVM join:2001-11-05 Montreal, QC 1 edit |
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I bought seven Hitachi 4TB 5400RPM hard drives from B&H for my file server, because they had them on sale for $150. I and the convention have bought many things from B&H before, both camera related and non camera related.
They're a rather large and well respected retailer, and have been in operation for 41 years. To quote Wikipedia, they're the largest non-chain photo and video equipment store in the US. The CEO of Google once famously said during a 2007 Google financial results conference call that it's his favourite camera store. |
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elwoodbluesElwood Blues Premium Member join:2006-08-30 Somewhere in |
750gb Samsung EVO at TD for $400 Damn they're coming down in price. If didn't have to buy a new tire it would be up my alley. » www.tigerdirect.ca/appli ··· tId=5300 |
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donoreo Premium Member join:2002-05-30 North York, ON |
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2014-Mar-5 10:22 am
Still pricey but getting there. |
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elwoodbluesElwood Blues Premium Member join:2006-08-30 Somewhere in |
Pricey when it comes to mechanical drives, yes,they're really coming down in price. What concerns me of course is that as the price comes down we sacrifice quality |
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donoreo Premium Member join:2002-05-30 North York, ON |
donoreo
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2014-Mar-5 10:39 am
I just meant on a price/gb. Of course the performance is so much higher than it is not a fair comparison to just look at price/gb.
There may be some quality issues as the price comes down but a lot of the price will still be basic economics of supply and demand. |
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B&H uses Purolator which cost me $19 in shipping, brokerage & HST on a somewhat large $90 item. Not hosing anyone with those amounts when you consider that HST made up just under $12 of those $19. |
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Seagate 600 Series 480GB SSD - $239 at Tiger Direct.... » www.tigerdirect.ca/appli ··· com&lk=7 |
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GuspazGuspaz MVM join:2001-11-05 Montreal, QC |
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Performance is generally on-par with Samsung's 840 EVO (which is a bit faster), which sells for $251.
Three caveats, however:
1) The Seagate 600 series seems to have been discontinued (it's old, and NewEgg lists it as discontinued)
2) Seagate is a newcomer to the SSD field and does not yet have a proven track record. They also don't make the controller or flash in the drive.
3) The Seagate 600 has somewhat worse reviews than the Samsung 840 EVO (65% 5-eggs versus 80% 5-eggs)
Despite that, they're generally considered decent and well performing drives. I wouldn't buy it over the similarly priced Samsung, but I don't think you'd be disappointed buying it. |
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creed3020 Premium Member join:2006-04-26 Kitchener, ON |
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Re: Hard Drive DealsI got a Seagate 600 240GB on a Boxing Day special at Canada Computers for $139 which is close to that magical 50 cents a GB price I want to see the industry get to. That special is bang on vue! |
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vue666 (banned)Let's make Canchat better!!! join:2007-12-07 |
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The Seagate is 480GB. What is the capacity of the Samsung? |
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GuspazGuspaz MVM join:2001-11-05 Montreal, QC |
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2014-Mar-27 3:52 pm
said by vue666:The Seagate is 480GB. What is the capacity of the Samsung? 500GB. |
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2014-Mar-27 5:03 pm
For the same price in the area of $239? |
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