There’s been a lot of traffic to the site from new people purchasing the new EX485 and EX487 MediaSmart Servers, and along with that comes some great info how to get the best deal.
HPShopping.com currently has an instant rebate of $50 on both the EX485 and EX487. There’s also been a series of coupon codes, with the latest being SV0708 to get 15% off. When combined, this gets you an EX485 for under $500 with free shipping! Note that the final price depends on your tax rate, mine came out to $495 and some change.
There’s also the possibility to save even more by going through Live Search cash back for another 5%, and some users have reporting additional Cash Back savings by shopping via their Discover Card website.
More details and the latest coupon codes are available in the forums, or leave a comment with how you got a great deal on the new MediaSmart Server. Thanks to forum members tlwizard, jas8340, and Ray3.
Article by Alex Kuretz
I'm Alex Kuretz, and I'm the founder of MediaSmartServer.net. I was the Lead Test and Integration Engineer at HP for the MediaSmart Server until April 2008 when I moved on to other opportunites outside HP. I've kept active in the WHS community, creating several add-ins and helping users make the most of their Home Servers.
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I went through the live search store, they claim you will get 5% back and used the coupon found on the forums.
Instant discounts you received:
$50.00 $50 rebate
$82.50 Coupon SV0708
Even with taxes it was 50 bucks cheaper than amazon.
I pre-ordered on from Amazon, and it still hadn’t shipped (waited since Jan 28). Here, February 12, I was able to get free 2-day shipping and save $60 after tax!!!!
Thanks for hosting such a valuable site! Does this mean the thing is released???
SV0708 has apparently expired, so the 15% is off the table for the moment. However, SV2132 will net you a $30 saving
Whoa! I guess yesterday was the last day, as it worked for me when I ordered it.
Where are you putting the coupon code? Are you at the HPShopping.com site? Sorry to be dense, just couldn’t find a place to put the code.
Thanks
In the checkout, a few pages into the purchase.
Newegg.com has the EX485 for $100.00 off = $499.00 and a $50.00 off coupon “HP4235″ = $449.00 and free shipping, no tax for most.