WD MBE 1TB USB Ext Hard Drive $140 Shipped

[RobRich]

Expires: 8/9/08 10:00 PM

Update: Sold out!

Newegg.com is offering the Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB USB External Hard Drive (model# WDH1U10000N) for $139.99 shipped, which is the lowest total price we know to be available by $40. Features a 7200RPM spindle rate and 16MB onboard cache memory. Availability and pricing are subject to change at any time.

Get this deal!

[LNL Photo]

Any idea why the price at New Egg says 179???

I sent them an email about it. Was this a typo on their part?

Take care, Larz

[BrownShirt228]

I just don't believe newegg ever even had it for that price. Something is fishy, but who cares. Here is my livechat/online with newegg about it.

Please wait while we connect you to a Newegg representative. All Newegg representatives are currently assisting other customers. Thank you for your patience. An agent will be with you shortly.
Thank you for contacting Newegg. My name is Skylar. How may I assist you today?
(my name omitted): Hi, I'd like to verify if you are selling the Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB USB External Hard Drive (model# WDH1U10000N) for $139.99 shipped... & is it "brand new"?
Skylar: May I have the item number please? It will start with a N.
(my name omitted): Sorry, I could not find it on newegg. That is why I came to ask.
(my name omitted): I saw it on a resellerratings email today.
Skylar: LINK
Skylar: That's what I was able to pull up on the site.
(my name omitted): .. im looking at it now.. 1 sec
(my name omitted): Yes, i saw that page too. So it is not available for $139?
Skylar: The price are as is on the site. We do apologize for the inconvenience.
(my name omitted): Thank you.
Skylar: Do you have any other questions, or is there anything else I can assist you with today?
(my name omitted): No. Have a great evening.

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Here is a copy of the page I printed this morning.

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That was the only way I knew how to show it here. This morning they had it listed for $139, but showed OOS, so I printed it to try to get Best Buy to price match it, but they said they could not go that low.

Where is it cheaper?

[RobRich]

Newegg occasionally does what it calls "Shell Shocker" deals. They are time limited promotions with limited promotion stock. When the time expires or the promo stock sells out, the price rolls back up.

This particular deal probably sold out in less than after being listed at Newegg, which is pretty typical for "Shell Shocker" promotions. In fact, I tagged the deal post as being sold out around an hour or so after initially posted.

[RobRich]

Originally Posted by BrownShirt228

I just don't believe newegg ever even had it for that price.

It was available, along with being posted at other sites, as verified through our Dealighted.com deal engine:

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