Re: [Thinkpad] 80 GB hard drive sale alert - UPDATE

Glad for your recent update (WRT the price change):

I just placed an order for this one last night at the $42 price, i.e.

>
>
> Orders can still be placed for 13N6805 at $42 plus shipping and tax. Hope
> it's not just an expensive piece of bent metal with 4 screws :-)
>
> Tony

The part number is described in many places on IBM's web site as a 80GB,
5400 rpm hard drive (and occasionally with the phrase 'tray assembly'
added). This part is a hard drive.

So I'm hoping to get a drive without the backorder delay. We shall See!

Cheers to ALL!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: thinkpad-bounces@stderr.org [mailto:thinkpad-bounces@stderr.org]On
> Behalf Of Anthony R. Gold
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 10:57 AM
> To: Thinkpad Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] 80 GB hard drive sale alert - UPDATE
>
>
> On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:19:32 +0000, I wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:15:52 -0600 (CST), David Goldman wrote:
> >
> >> I called 800-SHOP-IBM (per my confirmation e-mail), gave them my order
> >> number (since I don't have a customer number and therefore cannot yet
> >> check my order status on-line) and was told that all orders placed
> >> after Friday Feb 3 were on back-order and would therefore be cancelled.
> >> Given that I knew when I ordered the 13N6793 that there would be a 2-4
> >> week delay (ie., it was on backorder), I asked if there was anybody
> >> that I could talk to in order to check the status and possibly switch
> >> my order for the other 80GB HD that was on sale and supposedly not on
> >> backorder (13N6805).
> >
> > Orders can still be placed for 13N6805 at $42 plus shipping and
> tax. Hope
> > it's not just an expensive piece of bent metal with 4 screws :-)
>
> Today they are still offering the 13N6805, but the price is now $522 plus
> shipping and tax.
>
> Tony
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