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Staples Ad - 1/11 thru 11/17

PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2004 10:08 pm
by Ian
http://instorespecials.staples.com

Memorex 10 pack DVD+R or DVD-R media (w/ jewel case) - $9.94
HP 50 Pack CD-R media - $7.94
I/OMagic 52/24/52 CD-RW - $39.94
Pacific Digital 8x DVD Dual Drive - $129.94 after $25MIR and $25IR

The Memorex discs are a good deal if they're 4x. Especially since there's no rebate involved.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2004 10:39 pm
by burninfool
Wow that is a great price for the Memorex,the website says they're both 4x but only the +R box says so:
www.staples.com/Catalog/Browse/Sku.asp? ... Sku=512268

www.staples.com/Catalog/Browse/Sku.asp? ... Sku=512272

I was shocked by this statement:"New speeds are backward compatible with older speed drives."

PostPosted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 4:38 am
by dodecahedron
any idea what brand that I/OMagic 52/24/52 CD-RW is?

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 8:05 am
by NoSmartz
my guess is NEC.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 1:03 pm
by hoxlund
haha, you rang? i can open 1 up and see

PostPosted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 3:07 pm
by dodecahedron
hoxlund wrote:haha, you rang? i can open 1 up and see

that would be nice :)

PostPosted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 3:48 pm
by fng
Anyone know the manufacturer code on the Memorex -R's?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 4:09 pm
by NoSmartz
go here. http://tinyurl.com/t2wp


[Edited by UALOneKPlus to shorten URL]

PostPosted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 6:10 pm
by BurninMan921
If the Memorex are 4x DVD-R's, then they're CMC (at least if they say "Made in Taiwan"). Got a 5 pack sitting here...they burned fine when Nero 6 would actually work.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 6:15 pm
by David
Last time looked the I/O Magic 52x24x52 were Benq drives. Then again they could have changed drives.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 6:21 pm
by hoxlund
i would probably go with him on the benq drives, not worth the drive to go get one, just buy a litey or plextor 52x24x52x off newegg

PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 12:00 am
by cjv
Is the Pacific Digital DVD +/- RW a good drive? It seems like it has gotten some good reviews on the DVDRHELP forum. Is it a repackaged Liteon 811s?

Chris

PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 12:42 am
by hoxlund
as far as what ive heard and seen its the 811s, yes

PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 7:56 am
by dodecahedron
NoSmartz wrote:go here. http://tinyurl.com/t2wp
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damn! :x :evil: :evil:
there should be a forum rule against posting such long URLs.

that's what the BBCode [ url ] ... [ /url ] are for.

[Edited by UALOneKPlus to shorten URL]

PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 11:32 pm
by fng
I went to Circuit City to see if they would price match the Staples ad on the Memorex DVD-R's. I was pleasantly surprised that they did. With their 110% policy, these ended up being less than .75/disk, great for 4x media. My local store no longer has any in stock. :)

In case anyone was wondering, dvdinfo on these read:
Media Information
Region info N/A not a DVD-VIDEO
Media code/Mfr ID CMCMAG.AF1
Formatted Size Blank
Total Size 4.38GB(4.71GB)
Book Type DVD-R
Media type V2.2 DVD-R
Media Id Code Speed Unknown
Write Srategy Speed 4.0x 5540KBs
Current Drive Speed 4.0x 5540KBs
Default Rotation Control CLV
Linear Density 0.267um/bit
No of Layers 1

PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 11:45 pm
by hoxlund
yeah we do the same thing, 110%, i can't stand office max stores, thats the only office supply chain i haven't worked for, or would want to

PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 3:39 am
by dodecahedron
NoSmartz wrote:go here. http://tinyurl.com/t2wp


[Edited by UALOneKPlus to shorten URL]


UALOneKPlus, now did you do that?
i mean how does http://tinyurl.com/t2wp go to the correct place in DVDRhelp?

PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 4:06 pm
by UALOneKPlus
dodecahedron wrote:UALOneKPlus, now did you do that?
i mean how does http://tinyurl.com/t2wp go to the correct place in DVDRhelp?


Hi dodecahedron, I think tinyurl has a database that generates a dynamic code combination that internally refers to the longer url, in this case DVDRhelp.

It's a free service, similar to www.makeashorterlink.com, and works really well!

:)

PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 4:51 pm
by dodecahedron
neat.
i wonder who pays for this though...

PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 4:13 pm
by fng
Just an update on the memorex/cmc 4x dvd-r's. So far 2/2 successful burns @4x using dru-500 G firmware & recordnow. Filled up both dvd's & didn't seem to have problems w/data at the edges.