$50 Cendyne (LiteOn) 52-24-52 at my OfficeMAX

[scottm]

After rebate (instant and mail-in), you can't beat this deal...at least local here:

http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/ ... Cookie=yes

This was not mentioned below...but all areas I spot-checked seem to have it.

[BuddhaTB]

Nice Deal. Seems like everyweek, the Lite-On 52x24x52 is on sale at a different retailer. Whether it be under the BUSlink brand, Cendyne brand, or another brand name, the Lite-On 52x drive continues to be the best bang for the buck.

[ptr]

Thanks for posting this! I picked one up at my nearby OfficeMax store this evening. Hard to beat this deal, for now anyway...

Peter

[scottm]

I should've said my AD...cause my STORE was wiped out of them ;) I don't really need one though with my External TDK 40-12-48 for $59 (a Sanyo version) being hard to beat by anything. Nice drive....although, it doesn't do 99min CDRs very well--esp mp3 data ones.

What I like about external drives is that if they get "stuck" in the write cycle (like running overburn too much) you don't have to reboot entire computer---just turn the drive off!