Amazon Prime is a great deal for frequent online shoppers, but computer hardware enthusiasts know that retail giant doesn’t always carry everything they’re looking for. Now, these enthusiasts can find the parts they need with a similar expedited shipping membership as part of Newegg Premier.
Update [2013-05-23]: The sale is over, and Amazon has raised the price back to approximately $175. Better luck next time! As notebook hard drives break density records, and the market eagerly awaits 5TB desktop drives, the price on 4TB drives is starting to fall. Amazon today listed the relatively well-reviewed Seagate ST4000DM000 4TB hard drive for $149.99, more than $60 less than MSRP and about $30 less than its average street price. Newegg quickly moved to match the offer. At about $0.037