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500GB laptop hard drive for $49.99
From Rick Broida at CNET


Newegg has a Samsung Spinpoint M7E HM501II 500GB laptop hard drive for $49.99 shipped. That's after applying promo code NBHDDSALE3 at checkout. (As with most Newegg codes, you must be a newsletter subscriber for it to work.)

The drive runs at 5,400rpm, which is probably on par with the drive you're replacing, and sports a SATA interface. If you're upgrading a really old laptop, check to make sure it uses SATA and not IDE. (Only systems older than 4-5 years are likely to have the latter.)

The Samsung Spinpoint is a bare drive (meaning no box, and probably no manual), and it's backed by a three-year warranty. Newegg's promo code is good until July 18, but the drive could sell out before then.

That's because it's one of the best prices I've ever seen on a 500GB laptop/Netbook drive. The last time I wrote about one, it was $78 for the same amount of storage. Fifty bucks is an outright steal.

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I just checked and it's still available

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152209


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Re: 500GB laptop hard drive for $49.99
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I only buy 7200 RPM HDDs.  You would be trading performance for price by buying a 5400...

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Re: 500GB laptop hard drive for $49.99
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Because of the heat issue most laptops use a 5400rpm HDD.


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