For myself, I have bought several drives from BestBuy.
Reasons:
-- I usually need them ASAP,
-- figure they have not been drop-kicked to my door, and
-- I was told by a friend of mine that BB pays extra to have better quality drives (all drive manufacturers use statistical methods to determine the quality of a batch - the highest quality is sold for more). He is in a position to know, as he has worked for several large drive makers at a top level job(though not as high as VP level).
Reasons:
-- I usually need them ASAP, -- figure they have not been drop-kicked to my door, and
-- I was told by a friend of mine that BB pays extra to have better quality drives (all drive manufacturers use statistical methods to determine the quality of a batch - the highest quality is sold for more). He is in a position to know, as he has worked for several large drive makers at a top level job(though not as high as VP level).