50-pack RiData DVD-R Media for $10.
Not the best quality media and probably not best for long-term storage, but a good value for general use media.
Rosewill Portable USB Slim CD/DVD Media for $50 with coupon EMCLTNS25 .
This is useful with light-weight laptop computers which have no built-in CD/DVD drive.
Portable USB Memory Card Reader for $9 with coupon EMCLTNP55 .
Works with Secure Digital cards of 2GB or less only (will not work with 4+ GB SD Cards).
Inspiron 15" Laptop Computer for $499 with Dual Core T4200 processor, 3GB memory, 320GB hard drive, CD/DVD Burner, and 6-cell battery.
Studio 15" Laptop Computer for $679 with Core 2 Duo T6400 processor, 4GB memory, 320GB hard drive, CD/DVD Burner, and 9-cell battery.
Studio XPS Desktop Computer with 21.5" LCD Monitor for $949 with Intel Core i7 920 processor, 6GB Tri-Channel memory, 640GB hard drive, CD/DVD Burner, ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB video card, and 2 year in-home warranty service.
Hitachi 1TB Hard Drive for $67.50 with coupon EMCHDD10A .
A great deal at about 6.8 cents per GB.
Seagate 1TB Hard Drive for $81 with coupon EMCHDD10A .
This two-platter model ending in "528AS" does not have the widespread firmware-crashing problems found in Seagate's "333AS" model (333GB per platter).
This is a great deal on one of the best performing 1TB hard drives on the market.
The one coupon code can be used on more than one drive in a single order, but has a $10 savings limit and can only be used once per person.
The "Green" drives operate at a slower 5400rpm speed, more energy efficient and give off less heat, but perform slower than a standard hard drive.
Green drives are perfect for file storage (backups, MP3s, videos), but the operating system and applications will perform better if installed on a faster drive.
External Hard Drives
Each of these Vizio HDTVs have both ATSC and QAM tuners, allowing over-the-air free HDTV with a VHF/UHF antenna as well as plugging directly into a Cable TV jack on the wall.
ZipZoomFly.com
- Western Digital 1TB Hard Drive & $15 Card for $103 or $73 after rebate
Western Digital Black 1TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $103 with free shipping.
A $15 Visa Prepaid Card is available by mail-in rebate form.
Unlike ZipZoomFly, we do not consider this deal as $88 after rebate because a $15 Visa Prepaid Card is just like getting a gift card with an expiration date, rather than getting cash back which could be used toward paying off your credit bill.
If you choose eBillMe during checkout, they take $30 off the purchase price, making it $73.
However applying for a new online credit is not recommended for someone thinking of leasing or financing something big for the next 6 months, or for someone looking to repair their credit.
Western Digital RE3 1TB Serial-ATA 7200rpm Hard Drive for $140 with coupon EMCLTMM37 .
5 year warranty.
These RE3 drives can operate more reliability in a RAID configuration with data redundancy, such as RAID levels 1, 5, 6, and 10, but its TLER feature should not improve reliability in RAID-0.
Dell.com
- two 1.5TB Hard Drives $200
Two-pack of Seagate 1.5TB Serial-ATA Hard Drives for $270 with free shipping, and coupon code MZ7$L7$7DCG5BC gives $70 off in the cart.
A great deal at $0.07 per GB, but the drive has some negative reviews involving data loss.
After receiving the drives, check with Seagate.com to see if a firmware patch is available to help prevent data loss.
ZipZoomFly.com
- 1TB Hard Drive for $70 (expired) (repost)
Hitachi 1TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $75 with free shipping, and coupon code ZZFHT805 gives $5 off.
A great deal at 7 cents per GB.
Delivery takes about 3-4 days for people in the western half of the US, and 5-9 days for the eastern half.
If you need the drive quicker, Newegg sells it for $75 with 3-day shipping.
If you put 2 in your cart, the price comes to $140 after coupon.
If you choose eBillMe, another $30 is taken off during checkout.
At $110 for two 1TB drives ($55 each) it may sound like an incredible deal, however doing eBillMe is only recommended for someone who can pay off the entire balance quickly to avoid hefty finance fees. Also opening a new line of credit can negatively impact your short-term credit, so eBillMe is not recommended for someone thinking of financing or leasing a new car, motorcycle, home, apartment, or boat within the next 6 months.
Also some credit card companies, such as AmEx, may raise your interest rate or possibly drop you as a customer if your credit rating drops even if you are in good standing with them.
A credit rating is not something to mess around with these days, and knowing the risks can help save you far more in the future than the $30 you can save today. Update (2pm EDT):
No longer available, but available at Newegg for $5 more.
ZipZoomFly.com
- 1TB Hard Drive for $70 (repost)
Hitachi 1TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $75 with free shipping, and coupon code ZZFHT805 gives $5 off.
Delivery takes about 3-4 days for people in the western half of the US, and 5-9 days for the eastern half.
A great deal at 7 cents per GB.
Western Digital 640GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $65 with coupon EMCLTLN34 .
Rated one of the best performing hard drives on the market, and comes with a 5 year warranty (most hard drives have a 3 year warranty).
Media Drives and Card Reader Drives for Desktop PCs
LG Blu-Ray Burner and CD/DVD Burner Drive for $150 with coupon EMCLTLN45 .
Reads and writes to CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Ray discs.
Not a bad deal for a Blu-Ray burner, since Blu-Ray reader drives cost around
$90
to
$110.
Rosewill 3.5" Memory Card Reader Drive Bay for $10.
Requires an available USB Header slot on your motherboard.
If your computer case has USB ports on the top or front, then you may need to unplug them in place of this memory card reader drive, which is a worthy swap since a USB port is provided on this drive plus the benefit of a memory card reader on your computer.
Newegg.com
- External Desktop 1TB USB Hard Drive for $90
Western Digital Elements 1TB Desktop USB Hard Drive is on sale for $90 with free shipping.
Most 1TB USB drives cost $100 or more.
Newegg.com
- Slim Portable DVD Burner & 2GB Flash Drive $50 (expired) (repost)
Rosewill External USB Slim Portable CD/DVD Burner is on sale for $50 with free shipping.
Also includes a free 2GB USB Flash Drive.
A portable DVD burner can come in handy with laptop computers, especially the slim ones which do not already have a CD/DVD drive.
ZipZoomFly.com
- 1TB Hard Drive for $76 (repost)
Hitachi 1TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $76 with free shipping.
Delivery takes about 3-4 days for people in the western half of the US, and 5-9 days for the eastern half.
However ZipZoomFly drives are packed in very nice & reusable foam coffins, the best drive packaging we have seen and useful when transporting or safely storing drives.
A great deal at 7.6 cents per GB, and only $1 more than the Newegg deal posted earlier today.
20-pack Verbatim Dual Layer DVD Media for $23.39 after coupon.
It stores almost twice the data of a normal DVD, but at only 2.4x these can take about 45 minutes to burn a 8.5GB disc to capacity versus about 5 minutes for a 4.7GB regular DVD.
Newegg.com
- 30GB Solid State Disk and $20 Visa Card for $119 after rebate (expired)
OCZ Vertex Series 2.5" 30GB MLC Serial-ATA Solid State Disk is on sale today until 5pm EDT for $119 with free shipping.
Most stores sell it for at least $130.
A mail-in rebate is available for a $20 Visa Prepaid Card, which can be used to purchase up to $20 of other stuff.
We do not consider this deal "$99 after rebate" because they require you to spend up to the $20 they put on the Visa card rather than giving you a check, meaning you would actually spend $119.
This solid state drive is designed for use in laptops and computers with a 2.5" drive slot, has no moving parts so it does not skip or fail from bumps and drops, operates silently, consumes less power than a hard drive, and performs a little faster.
ZipZoomFly.com
- 1TB Hard Drive for $76
Hitachi 1TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $76 with free shipping.
Delivery takes about 3-4 days for people in the western half of the US, and 5-9 days for the eastern half.
However ZipZoomFly drives are packed in very nice & reusable foam coffins, the best drive packaging we have seen and useful when transporting or safely storing drives.
A great deal at 7.6 cents per GB.
Sony Slim CD/DVD Burner Drive for $40 with coupon EMCLSMR32 .
Meant for laptops and rack mountable servers which use Serial-ATA DVD drives.
A drive like this usually sells for $50 to $60.
Newegg.com
- Slim Portable DVD Burner & 4GB Flash Drive $60 (expired: 5/11)
Rosewill External USB Slim Portable CD/DVD Burner is on sale for $60 with free shipping.
Also includes a free 4GB USB Flash Drive.
A portable DVD burner can come in handy with laptop computers, especially the slim ones which do not already have a CD/DVD drive.
Newegg.com
- 4GB USB Flash Drive Pen for $10 (expired)
Super Talent 4GB USB Flash Drive in a Pen for $10, and coupon code EMCLSLV24 gives free shipping in the cart.
3Ware 9650SE-4LPML 4-Channel Serial-ATA RAID Controller Card for $290 with coupon code EMCLRPL45 .
It plugs into a PCI Express x4, x8, or x16 slot, and provide true hardware RAID for up to 4 Serial-ATA drives.
Some systems come with software RAID which works well, but a hardware RAID card is meant for those who need more reliability.
This card usually sells for over $300.
D-Link DGL-4500 Wireless Router for $140.
It usually sells for over $150, and is one of the best consumer routers on the market with dual-band Wireless N support.
Staples
- 10% off in-store (expired)
10% off in-store this week.
A Staples Advantage membership number is required to get this deal.
If you don't know your membership number, they can look up your account at the store.
Frys.com
- 2TB Hard Drive for $238 (expired: sold out online)
Western Digital 2TB Serial-ATA hard drive for $230 plus about $8 shipping (comes to about $0.12 per GB).
At 5400rpm, it's probably not the best performing drive on the market, but more designed for use as a backup drive, music/video storage, and for hot-swappable use with a BlacX.
Most other stores sell this drive for around $300.
ZipZoomFly.com
- 1TB Hard Drive for $78 after rebate
Hitachi 1TB Hard Drive for $88 with free shipping.
By itself that's a pretty good deal, but a $10 mail-in rebate is also available.
Microcenter
- 1TB Hard Drive for $80 in-store (expired)
Microcenter is clearing out Hitachi Deskstar 1TB Serial-ATA Hard Drives for $80 in-store.
Each of their 21 stores had at least 40 in-stock at time of this post, and in-store pickup orders can be placed online.
Even though this older model drive has been replaced by newer ones, it still has pretty good reviews and a great value at $0.08 per GB without waiting for an online store's delivery.