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Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Robert
Date: March 18, 2007 11:23AM
I'd hurry on this one [www.provantage.com]
Heck, the internal drive alone is worth a lot more.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Buzz
Date: March 18, 2007 11:38AM
good job Rob!


Sometimes it is what it is...
and then there's times when it's really better.



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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Panopticon
Date: March 18, 2007 11:41AM
Really HOT!

Thanks, just ordered three of them. Will find out on Monday if it goes through or they pronounce it a typo. btw, SmartDisk sells that model for $120 + shpg.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: evilrobot
Date: March 18, 2007 11:42AM
i'm guessing this has to be a typo - the 40gb version is $97...

could always order one and hope for the best.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Cap'n Rusty
Date: March 18, 2007 11:46AM
thanks!
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Robert
Date: March 18, 2007 11:49AM
Its not a typo. these drives are being closed out everywhere, see amazon link: [www.amazon.com]
Note that a number of these according to an Amazon review were infected with a Windows worm so reformat it when you get it.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: DaviDC.
Date: March 18, 2007 11:56AM
Less than 30 bucks for this drive shipped to my house! Thanks!!


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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: ztirffritz
Date: March 18, 2007 12:02PM
Geez. At that price I could easily ditch DLT backup tapes at work and just use a different drive every day, Friday, Month, and year. Cool thanks.


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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: space-time
Date: March 18, 2007 12:06PM
got 2!
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: walscobry
Date: March 18, 2007 12:07PM
I went for 2 of em.

I was just thinking about making a firewire recovery drive, this might just be the ticket.

The second will be for a full proper backup of the the Powerbook HD.

Hoping the order works, good luck to all.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Panopticon
Date: March 18, 2007 12:07PM
Amazon often makes me chuckle. The review of a FireWire400 model, by 'Electronics Junkie' (a Windows user). who bought a USB model! Priceless.
"quite" and "returning the drive" ? Is a reformat that difficult in Windows?

Looks like a great drive but came with VIRUS,
November 17, 2005
Reviewer: Electronics Junkie (Memphis, TN)
I must say that my initial impression was very favorable for this drive. Small, quite {sic}, and easily powered by my laptop using only power from the USB port.

My initial satisfaction was quickly erased when I opened Windows Explorer ... Needless to say, I am returning the drive.

EDIT: removed the ref. to 'Combo' as it's not offered as such, DOH!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/18/2007 12:29PM by Panopticon.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: nwyaker
Date: March 18, 2007 12:08PM
Great find ! I'm in for two. The specs at SmartDisk say the case is magnesium, drive speed 5400 RPM, two FW ports, bus powered.

[www.smartdisk.com]
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: mattkime
Date: March 18, 2007 12:12PM
I just picked up five of them. Anyone know what drives are in these? Hm, docs say 5400rpm. I might upgrade a couple of laptop hard drives with these. Should be a speed boost over the 20GB drive in my ibooks.


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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: TheTominator
Date: March 18, 2007 12:20PM
Thanks.

I just ordered two.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: space-time
Date: March 18, 2007 12:22PM
like I said, I got 2, but now I think I should have gotten more...

on the other hand, it could be a typo, so I'll stick with 2 for now
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: nwyaker
Date: March 18, 2007 12:26PM
Remember the SmallDog iBooks ? If they cancel, what lost ?
Once this gets on FW , the eBayers will pounce.
They are on Amazon for about $ 30 also.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/18/2007 12:27PM by nwyaker.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: macphanatic
Date: March 18, 2007 12:27PM
Anyway to power them from a laptop that has a 4 pin firewire port? I'm thinking about one for my work laptop, but don't want to lug a power adapter brick.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Mike Sellers
Date: March 18, 2007 12:28PM
Price jumped to 59.02 while I was ordering. Damn!!
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: clay
Date: March 18, 2007 12:29PM
price through checkout was the lower price, now when I check my order status, it lists the higher price. hmmm. time to get in touch with customer service.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: comaplate
Date: March 18, 2007 12:29PM
probably was a typo, now listed as $59.02
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: tahoedrew
Date: March 18, 2007 12:30PM
Show's as $59.02 at 10:35 pacific. What gives?

~A
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: macnut
Date: March 18, 2007 12:30PM
In in for two. I was just going to get another drive for an old G4 Sawtooth and this will do fine. The other will be for backing up my Powerbook on the road. Thanks for the heads up!
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Panopticon
Date: March 18, 2007 12:31PM
Quote
macphanatic
Anyway to power them from a laptop that has a 4 pin firewire port? I'm thinking about one for my work laptop, but don't want to lug a power adapter brick.

[sdkbase.smartdisk.com]
The ACFWS is a 12V 1Amp Center-pin positive adapter. Specs on the Pin are as follows:

Length - 9.50mm
O.D. - 3.50mm
I.D. - 1.30mm

Didn't see one matching those specs @ AllElectronics [www.allelectronics.com]
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Robert
Date: March 18, 2007 12:31PM
Uh oh, price just went up to $59 at provantage. Good luck to all. My email from them has old $22 price + ship.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: MacArtist
Date: March 18, 2007 12:32PM
I jumped on this deal also. Impossible to pass up for less than $30 delivered.

It will make a great back up/emergency boot drive.

(edit) I hit the "buy" button just in time for mine! I hope they honor the lower price.


I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making
him carry me, and yet assure myself and others
that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his
lot by all possible means — except by getting off
his back. - Leo Tolstoy, novelist and Philosopher
(1828-1910)





Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/18/2007 12:35PM by MacArtist.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: rgG
Date: March 18, 2007 12:33PM
It changed on me, too, damn. Well, good luck to those of you that got it in early.




Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Tommie Milwaukee
Date: March 18, 2007 12:34PM
Is this drive bootable?
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: tahoedrew
Date: March 18, 2007 12:34PM
$30.26 on Amazon.com:

[www.amazon.com]

~A
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Robert
Date: March 18, 2007 12:36PM
Still available for $37 shipped at amazon [www.amazon.com]
This would be considered real hot if you hadn't heard about the Provantage deal.



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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: volcs0
Date: March 18, 2007 12:38PM
I picked up two and got my confirmation email.

I suspect these will be canceled, but who knows...
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: DaviDC.
Date: March 18, 2007 12:39PM
I just checked the email confirmation ProVantage sent me & the price was listed as $28 shipped.


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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: MacArtist
Date: March 18, 2007 12:41PM
MacWorld lists this drive as being OS X bootable.

[www.macworld.com]

There's hope for the ProAdvantage price if Amazon's price is correct at $30.


I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making
him carry me, and yet assure myself and others
that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his
lot by all possible means — except by getting off
his back. - Leo Tolstoy, novelist and Philosopher
(1828-1910)





Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/18/2007 12:45PM by MacArtist.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: GGD
Date: March 18, 2007 12:44PM
I ordered 7 for $200 shipped when I first saw this, got the confirmation email, although the email itself doesn't list what was ordered or prices. There is a URL in the email for the order status, and that page does show my $22.52 each price, but it also has this interesting message....

"Status: Your Internet order has been given to an order reviewer for routine verification."
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: MacArtist
Date: March 18, 2007 12:49PM
First seller on Amazon is out.

Price now up to $36 from TheFactoryDepot.


I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making
him carry me, and yet assure myself and others
that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his
lot by all possible means — except by getting off
his back. - Leo Tolstoy, novelist and Philosopher
(1828-1910)

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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: anonymouse1
Date: March 18, 2007 12:53PM
Amazon resellers have some for about $45 with shipping.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Jp!
Date: March 18, 2007 12:53PM
$59 for me.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: tahoedrew
Date: March 18, 2007 01:02PM
Is the one on Amazon.com (SmartDisk FWFL80 80GB Firelite 2.5" Firewire External Hard Drive) the FW800 version? I can't find confirmation in the description.

I'm about to checkout for $43.80 shipped - even that seems like a good price

~A
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Zoidberg
Date: March 18, 2007 01:11PM
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GGD
I ordered 7 for $200 shipped when I first saw this, got the confirmation email, although the email itself doesn't list what was ordered or prices. There is a URL in the email for the order status, and that page does show my $22.52 each price, but it also has this interesting message....

"Status: Your Internet order has been given to an order reviewer for routine verification."

Same here; I ordered three. We'll see what happens but if they jack it up I'll cancel.


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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Panopticon
Date: March 18, 2007 01:11PM
tahoedrew, No. FireLite FW models are FireWire 400, not sold in a FW800 version.
[www.smartdisk.com]
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Zoidberg
Date: March 18, 2007 01:12PM
Likely what happened was they got a run on it (us) and decided to boost the price.


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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: anonymouse1
Date: March 18, 2007 01:12PM
Yeah, I just ordered one for 43.80--that's a cheap price for even a 3.5" HD, let alone a 2.5 with FW enclosure.

D@amn! Here's a cheaper price on Amazon, about $37 shipped:

[www.amazon.com]
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: tahoedrew
Date: March 18, 2007 01:14PM
According to this page there is an 80GB FW800 version:

[www.smartdisk.com]

near the bottom is this:
FireWire Models
Available Capacities:
*FireWire 400: 40GB, 60GB, 80GB, 100GB, 120GB, 160GB
*FireWire 800: 80GB
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Zoidberg
Date: March 18, 2007 01:14PM
Hey, if the price is raised, they can't process the order without clearing it with the customer, right? I.e., they can't process my order for three at $59 (when I ordered it for $28) without my express permission, correct?


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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: PeterB
Date: March 18, 2007 01:16PM
Thanks anonymouse. I just snagged one at that price.



Freya says, 'Hello from NOLA, baby!' (Laissez bon temps rouler!)
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: OWC Larry
Date: March 18, 2007 01:18PM
I wonder what mechanism is inside - that price is/was a steal!


OWC Larry
Other World Computing
[www.macsales.com]
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: anonymouse1
Date: March 18, 2007 01:20PM
Whew! Just cancelled first order; got lower Amazon price...
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: GGD
Date: March 18, 2007 01:20PM
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Zoidberg
Hey, if the price is raised, they can't process the order without clearing it with the customer, right? I.e., they can't process my order for three at $59 (when I ordered it for $28) without my express permission, correct?

That's what I'm assuming, if they process the order with a different price after the order was placed I'll contest it with my credit card company. If they cancel it, well then it was just too good to be true.
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: tahoedrew
Date: March 18, 2007 01:28PM
$39.24 with shipping and tax from amazon. It was weird that PC Universe listed it at $30.26, then sold out, and you had to order from another Amazon partner, then PC Universe showed up with more stock after about 10 minutes.

I'm still wondering if it's the FW800 version as smartdisk lists a FW800 version available - that would be even better!

~A
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: Panopticon
Date: March 18, 2007 01:30PM
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tahoedrew
According to this page there is an 80GB FW800 version:
[www.smartdisk.com]

You're right, but that is a model FWFLB80. It is not listed for sale on SmartDisk's Web Store (the link I posted above) [www.smartdisk.com]

Strange, as lots of etailers list it as 'in stock'. $197 @ Provantage [www.provantage.com]

If it was a FW800, no biggie. It's FW400 compatible and that would be the deal of the year at $30 drinking smiley
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Re: Flaming hot: 80 gig portable firewire drive $28 shipped
Posted by: nwyaker
Date: March 18, 2007 01:39PM
And furthermore, you can find it here for $ 31 + ship, or two or more, free ship.

[www.superwarehouse.com]

This site is showing 4200 RPM model.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/18/2007 02:03PM by nwyaker.
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