Mad Dog Dominator 6 in 1 8x Burner $89.99 after rebate

[hydrogen]

Microcenter has the Mad Dog Dominator 6 in 1 8x Burner for $129.99 - $40 mail in rebate = $89.99
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ ... id=0169433

People have said they have gotten Nec 2500a drives. So, it might be a Nec 2500a drive.

[CowboySlim]

Anybody ever received a Mad Dog Rebate?

Slim

[cfitz]

Not me, that's for sure! I always advise people to avoid Mad Dog for just that reason.

cfitz

[CowboySlim]

Me neither, but because I never bought Mad Dog having read your previous advice.

Slim

[dodecahedron]

me neither, as i am living in a Rebate-Free country.

[BoGMan1a]

WOW, did you all get a look at the specs on that thing! I think it must be an April fools thing . Unless I missed seeing a drive with these specs reviewed somewhere else, I think that maybe there will be some unhappy buyers.

Product Specifications-
32x CD Write Speed
16x CD Rewrite Speed
40x CD Read Speed
8x DVD+ Write Speed
8x DVD+ Rewrite Speed
8x DVD- Write Speed
8x DVD- Rewrite Speed
12x DVD Read Speed
1x DVD-RAM Write Speed


DVD Writing Modes
Multisession (DVD+R), Sequential, Random Access (DVD+RW), Multisession (DVD-R), Random Access (DVD-RW)

CD Writing Modes
Track-at-once, disk-at-once, session-at-once, multisession, fixed and variable packet

Readable Media Formats
DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-DA, CD+(E) G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multi-session CD (Photo CD, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW, Portfolio), CD-RW No DVD-RAM mentioned here

Writable Media Formats
DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-RW, CD-R

Playable Media Formats
DVD-ROM, Video DVD, CD ROM, CD-DA, CD-Extra, Video CD

edit- I wanted to add that this is according to the link at the top of this post.

[hydrogen]

I saw that. It's not true. The 8x dvd-rw and the 8x dvd+rw is a misprint. I think some of the other information is a misprint too. People have gotten the Nec 2500a drive when they bought a Mad Dog Dominator 6 in 1 8x Burner.

[dodecahedron]

the 1x DVD-RAM Write Speed must be an error too.

[Mad Dog]

CDRLabs Forum Members,

I am the Director of Product Development at Mad Dog Multimedia, Inc. As an avid member of the on-line community and a PC enthusiast, I saw the posting by "BoGMan1a" relevant to our Dominator 6-in-1 Dual 8X DVD±R /±RW drive. I would like to clarify and confirm that the DVD±R and DVD±RW specifications that can be found on the side of the retail box are correct. DVD±R recording speed is 8X maximum and DVD±RW recording speed is 4X maximum. The "8X±RW" comment found on the back of some of the retail boxes as well as the "1X DVD-RAM" entry on the specifications side [of the box] should not have made it to print. These typographical errors will not appear in future production runs. Thank you.

[VEFF]

Welcome Mad Dog!
Thanks for clearing that up.

[superman]

Guess what happened to my rebate:

This is redicilous, you want to see the big hole on my mad dog burner box i cut out? The only barcode in the whole package.

Promotion Mad Dog Dominator 6 in 1 4X DVD-RW $40
Rebate Number 046495
Promotion Type Rebate
Submission ID 33418850
Status We are currently unable to approve your rebate for the reason listed below.

The UPC symbol or proof-of-purchase tab you submitted is not valid for this promotion.

You will receive a letter or postcard describing this problem. The letter or postcard may have instructions on how to correct this error.

Questions? Visit our customer service area.

[hydrogen]

Is it a Mad Dog manufacturer rebate? If so call them up and tell them about it. I'm sure they will fix it. I hope you scanned the upc just in case. Did they give you a number to call?

Here's the contact page for Mad Dog. On the right is the numbe to call about rebates.
http://www.maddogmultimedia.com/contact/

Where did you buy it at? Office Max, Micro Center, or CompUSA?

[UALOneKPlus]

CDRLabs Forum Members,

I am the Director of Product Development at Mad Dog Multimedia, Inc. As an avid member of the on-line community and a PC enthusiast, I saw the posting by "BoGMan1a" relevant to our Dominator 6-in-1 Dual 8X DVD±R /±RW drive. I would like to clarify and confirm that the DVD±R and DVD±RW specifications that can be found on the side of the retail box are correct. DVD±R recording speed is 8X maximum and DVD±RW recording speed is 4X maximum. The "8X±RW" comment found on the back of some of the retail boxes as well as the "1X DVD-RAM" entry on the specifications side [of the box] should not have made it to print. These typographical errors will not appear in future production runs. Thank you.

Thank you for posting, Armando. Now if you can address the rebate issues that many of us have had, it would help the reputation of your company a great deal.

[superman]

Their stupid robot talking on the phones :@

I am very very sure I did not clip the wrong UPC into it because I cut out the rebate at different time and sent them in a different time. That would not have been a mistake at all.

[superman]

I was supposed to send the rebates to this address:

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/sectors/Rebat ... -april.pdf

I am also sure that my rebate was sent on time, this was the first product's UPC i clipped out and was sent out immediately because I have a 49c stamp ready for this mail. The other rebates were not ready yet because I didnt have stamps to USA at that time.

[hydrogen]

Did you call this number?
866-782-5604

This is the web site that is handling your rebate.
http://www.rebatestatus.com/

[superman]

That was the url I checked for my rebate.

I know this is cruel to your company, but your rebate dept is a scam. I sent out this at a different time than my other rebates because I live in Canada and I only have canadian stamps at that time.

[BoGMan1a]

I am not sure if you are directing that last post at Hydrogen, but if you are then you are seriously in the wrong. He is in no way affiliated with Mad Dog, and is just trying to help out as he himself has had a few issues with this company in the past. If I am mistaking the intention of your post then forgive me, but I wanted to set you straight before you start chastising people on the forum that are actually attempting to help you out. I do, however, hope that you can resolve your issues with the rebate that was being discussed.

[goodknight]

Microcenter has the Mad Dog Dominator 6 in 1 8x Burner for $129.99 - $40 mail in rebate = $89.99
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ ... id=0169433

People have said they have gotten Nec 2500a drives. So, it might be a Nec 2500a drive.

One and the same, with exception. Mad Dog has a "2" year warrenty!

[cfitz]

One and the same, with exception. Mad Dog has a "2" year warrenty!

I imagine a Mod Dog "warranty" is about as good as one of their rebates. In other words, it is probably not any good at all. They don't honor their rebates in the experience of me and many others (just check superman's posts in this thread), so I have no reason to suspect that they honor their warranties either. Thirty-day, two-year, fifty-millenia warranty - when it is an empty promise it doesn't really matter how long you make it. In my experience Mad Dog is just a bunch of cheating theives.

I've said it before, and I will say it again: don't give your business to Mad Dog! If you do, you do so at your own peril. Ask superman if he now wishes he had followed my advice.

cfitz

[goodknight]

One and the same, with exception. Mad Dog has a "2" year warrenty!

I imagine a Mod Dog "warranty" is about as good as one of their rebates. In other words, it is probably not any good at all. They don't honor their rebates in the experience of me and many others (just check superman's posts in this thread), so I have no reason to suspect that they honor their warranties either. Thirty-day, two-year, fifty-millenia warranty - when it is an empty promise it doesn't really matter how long you make it. In my experience Mad Dog is just a bunch of cheating theives.

I've said it before, and I will say it again: don't give your business to Mad Dog! If you do, you do so at your own peril. Ask superman if he now wishes he had followed my advice.

cfitz

Well, I guess I'll pull the reins back on this purchase. At least until I see some positive feedback about Mad Dog.

[goodknight]

One and the same, with exception. Mad Dog has a "2" year warrenty!

I imagine a Mod Dog "warranty" is about as good as one of their rebates. In other words, it is probably not any good at all. They don't honor their rebates in the experience of me and many others (just check superman's posts in this thread), so I have no reason to suspect that they honor their warranties either. Thirty-day, two-year, fifty-millenia warranty - when it is an empty promise it doesn't really matter how long you make it. In my experience Mad Dog is just a bunch of cheating theives.

I've said it before, and I will say it again: don't give your business to Mad Dog! If you do, you do so at your own peril. Ask superman if he now wishes he had followed my advice.

cfitz

Well, I guess I'll pull the reins back on this purchase. At least until I see some positive feedback about Mad Dog.

I made a trip to office max to query the system, to find out what I could. I ran into the the following problems; The Mad Dog DVD, they had on display, with the rebates included was 8X, for a final price of $79.95.
When the sale was rang up, no rebate slips came out with it. I questioned, why? Cashier called manager over, they ran the UPC code through there system, and no rebates came out for the 8X DVD. When they went to the sale flyer, it was noted that the DVD on Sale was the 4X's DVD, Office Max had the wrong DVD on display with the sale price. refunded sale.