Hard Drive Deals

Dell Outlet Home cuts 25% off a selection of hard drives via coupon code "K2Z88R?9V0PT4C", as listed below. Each is at the lowest total price we could find by at least $6. Shipping starts at $6.99. Deal ends May 28. The hard drives, with prices after the above coupon:

• Western Digital 1TB Caviar Green SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (pictured) for $53.24
• Western Digital 1TB Scorpio Blue SATA 3Gb/s 2.5" Internal Hard Drive for $64.49
• Seagate 2TB Barracuda SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive for $76.49
• Western Digital 3TB MyBook Essential Desktop External Hard Drive for $104.99

TigerDirect offers the Seagate Backup 1TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive in Black, model no. STBU1000100, with Total Defense Premium Internet Security for Windows for $113.99. This $70 mail-in rebate cuts it to $43.99. With about $4 for shipping, that's $0.05/GB and $32 under the lowest total price we could find for these items purchased separately elsewhere, although we saw this bundle for $9 less two weeks ago. This drive is compatible with Windows and Mac and features a USB 3.0 adapter, 18" USB 2.0 / 3.0 cable, pre-loaded backup software, and more. Rebate expires May 31.

Of note, the software must be activated before the rebate can be redeemed. Be sure to cancel before 12 months are up or you will be charged an annual fee.

Dell Home Outlet offers the the Western Digital 3TB Red Serial ATA 6Gb/s Internal Hard Drive, model no. WD30EFRX, for $159.99. Coupon code "K2Z88R?9V0PT4C" cuts it to $119.99. With free shipping, that's $0.04/GB, $13 under our mention from a week ago, and the lowest total price we could find today by $3. This internal hard drive is optimized for use in NAS systems and features a 64MB cache. Deal ends May 28.

For its newsletter subscribers only, newegg offers the Hitachi Deskstar 1TB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, model no. 0F10383, for $74.99. Coupon code "EMCYTZT3479" drops it to $59.99. With free shipping, that's $0.06/GB, tied with our November mention, and the lowest total price we could find now by $9. This 7200 rpm drive features a 32MB cache.

newegg offers the Hitachi 1TB Touro Mobile Pro USB 3.0 External Hard Drive, model no. 0S03559, for $74.99 with free shipping ($0.07/GB). That's the lowest total price we could find now by $5, although we saw it for $5 less last month. This hard drive runs at 7200 rpm. Deal ends May 27.

TigerDirect offers the Seagate 1TB Expansion Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive in Black, model no. STBX1000101, with Total Defense Premium Internet Security 5-User for Windows for $94.99. This $70 mail-in rebate cuts it to $24.99. With around $4 for shipping, that's $10 under our mention from two days ago and the lowest total price we've seen. (It's also a current low for these items by $40.) It features USB 3.0 connectivity, a 4-foot USB cable, and more. Deal ends May 31.

Of note, the software must be activated before the rebate can be redeemed, which involves providing your credit card information. However, you can cancel the service at any time within the first year without any additional charges.

B&H Photo-Video offers the Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 4TB Serial ATA 6Gb/s Internal 3.5" Hard Drive, model no. 0S03355, for $189.99 with free shipping ($0.05/GB). That's $10 under our February mention and the lowest total price we could find by $60. (For further comparison, it's also the best price we've seen since Cyber Monday, when it was $1 less.) It runs at 7200 rpm and features a 64MB cache.

Buy.com via Rakuten Shopping offers the Seagate 4TB Expansion USB 3.0 External Hard Drive, model no. STBV4000100, for $149.99 with free shipping. That's $0.04/GB and the lowest total price we could find by $5.

For in-store pickup only, Micro Center offers the Toshiba 1TB Serial ATA 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, model no. DT01ACA100, for $59.99 ($0.06/GB). That's tied with last month's mention (which included free shipping) and $7 under the lowest total price we could find. This 7200 rpm drive features a 32MB cache.

Rakuten Shopping offers the Iomega 4TB StorCenter ix2 Gigabit NAS Server, model no. 35550, for $249.99 with free shipping ($0.06/GB). That's $48 under our November mention and the lowest total price we could find by $29. It features a Marvell 3282 1.6GHz processor, 256MB of RAM, two 2TB hard drives, Gigabit Ethernet, USB connectivity, and more.

B&H offers the Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black Serial ATA 3Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, model no. WDBAAZ0010HNC-NRSN, for $79.99 with free shipping. That's $0.08/GB, $1 under our March mention, and the lowest total price we could find by $9. It runs at 7200 rpm and features a 32MB cache.

Best Buy offers the Seagate 500GB Slim USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive in Silver, model no. STCD500104, for $69.99 with free shipping ($0.14/GB). That's the lowest total price we could find by $10. This drive is 0.4" thick and features backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 and Mac and Windows compatibility.

mwave offers the Buslink 2TB USB 3.0 SuperSpeed External Hard Drive, model no. U3-2000, for $114.99 with free shipping. That's $0.06/GB, a buck under our March mention, and the lowest total price we could find now by $10. It features a data transfer rate up to 5Gbps and includes an AC adapter.

B&H Photo-Video offers the Western Digital 500GB Elements SE USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive, model no. WDBPCK5000ABK-NESN, for $48.49 with free shipping. That's $0.10/GB, a buck under our mention from five days ago (which required a rebate), and the lowest total price we could find by $5, outside the deal below. It features a maximum data transfer rate of 5Gb/s. Deal ends June 8.

A close price: newegg offers it for $49.99 with free shipping. Deal ends today.