Is Dish selling external hard drives now?

[CK SatGuy]

So I log in to my account and just out of curiosity, I go to the "order from store" section to see what they have or if anything has changed. I scroll down to the "connectivity devices" section and I see this:
External Hard Drive: $64.00
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Add to cart

I wish I knew how to take a picture of that so you can all see it, but it seems to me that Dish is starting to sell EHDs now. There wasn't anymore information about it (like the size or the brand) and every time I clicked on the "external hard drive" button, it just took me to the top of the current page I was on. Can someone else confirm that Dish is selling EHDs now?

 

[Bobby]

I see that as well. It doesn't say what size the EHD is, so, I'm not interested until they do....

 

[Ray C]

We do sell EHDs now for $64.00. I'm trying to find out the GB size. I think it is 500 GB but I want to find out for sure.

 

[Bobby]

500G is too small.....

 

[Ray C]

I'm just passing information..that's why I said I was trying to find out for sure.

 

[mdram]

We do sell EHDs now for $64.00. I'm trying to find out the GB size. I think it is 500 GB but I want to find out for sure.

expensive
you can get a 2tb for @ 100

 

[Bobby]

I'm just passing information..that's why I said I was trying to find out for sure.

No biggie Ray. I am not trying to kill the messenger, just explaining reality.

 

[yaz96]

The people that buy an EHD from the Dish website will have no clue about where to get such a thing or how much they cost, so for them, it's probably a good deal. And Dish will make a tidy profit off each sale.

 

[CK SatGuy]

Yeah, 500 GB for $64 is not really a good deal. 1 TB for that price would be a good deal. 2 TB for that price would be awesome, but that's highly unlikely.

 

[KAB]

I think it is 500 GB but I want to find ot for sure.

So would anybody who sees it on the website. Fairly huge omission.

 

[navychop]

I hope to hear what brand and model.

 

[KAB]

I would not be surprised if it was that WD DVR Expander, or whatever they called it. They've probably got a lot to rid of.

 

[camden]

Must be pretty darn new, too, because I was looking at some of their authorized sellers, and they don't seem to have EHDs listed yet! I wonder if they will, and if the price will come down if they start selling more of them.

 

[MattG@DISH]

It's a 500GB Seagate. I was unable to get an exact model number, but once they send it to me, I'll let you guys know

This started 6/2

 

[3HaloODST]

$64 is about how much it would cost for a 500GB plus an external enclosure, so it's not a ripoff by any means. Still, buying larger drives will give you more value though.

 

[Ghpr13]

The people that buy an EHD from the Dish website will have no clue about where to get such a thing or how much they cost, so for them, it's probably a good deal. And Dish will make a tidy profit off each sale.

Not to mention using the EHD as an up sale since they dropped the EHD activation fee.

Ghpr13

 

[Jim5506]

The larger your EHD the more you lose when it craters.

 

[Claude Greiner]

If Dish really wanted to make customers stickey, they could rent the external hard drives for $3 per month.

People would actually do this!

 

[Ghpr13]

If Dish really wanted to make customers stickey, they could rent the external hard drives for $3 per month.

People would actually do this!

Please Claude! Don't give them any ideals...Dish seems to know how to tack on extra fees all by themselves.

Ghpr13

 

[MikeD-C05]

Please Claude! Don't give them any ideals...Dish seems to know how to tack on extra fees all by themselves.

Ghpr13

AMEN!