Weekly ads 4/10/05

[bill]

Office Max
HP 8x DVD+R, 50 count for $17.99.
Western Digital 200GD, 8 meg buffer, pata hard drive, $79.99 after $60 rebate.
Western Digital 80 gig external (usb) hard drive. $69.99 after $50 rebate.


Best Buy
Back to Fuji rebates again
Fuji 8x DVD+R, 50 count for $19.99 after $10 rebate.
Fuji 48x CD-R, 100 count for $19.99 after $10 rebate.
Maxtor 80GB external (usb) hard drive.. $79.99 after $20 Maxtor rebate.
Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.5.. $49.99 after $30 Roxio upgrade rebate.
Western Digital 120.0GB, 8 meg buffer pata hard drive.. $49.99 after $50 of rebates.

Staples
Memorex 8x DVD +or- R.. 50 count for $19.99
Memorex audio 40x CD-R.. 30 count for $9.94

Office Depot
Maxell DVD +or- R.. 100 count for $37.99
Memorex CD-R.. 100 count for $17.99
Maxtor 80GB external (usb) hard drive.. $69.99 after $30 Depot mail in rebate.
Sony DRU710A DVD+/-RW Drive.. $79.99 after mail-in rebate.

Circuit City
Western Digital 80GB external (usb) hard drive.. $79.99 after $50 worth of CC and Western Digital rebates.
Western Digital 160GB external (usb/firewire) hard drive.. $139.99 after $60 worth of CC and Western Digital rebates.
I/O Magic ( IDVD16DD ) DVD+/-RW Drive.. $49.99 after $50 worth of CC and I/O Magic rebates.
EDIT to add TDK DVD +or- R.. 25 count for $7.95

Had a little too much celebration last night for my wife's birthday. If you see any mistakes above please post a correction.

[hoxlund]

our staples ad was a 2 week ad so it shouldn't shock anyone about our media sales

[ETP]

That Maxell good stuff?????? That is a great price!

[Ian]

That Maxell good stuff?????? That is a great price!

If it's made in Japan it is. I really like their 8x -R discs.

[Jim]

I thought I saw that CC had TDK 25 packs for $7.99 without rebates on the front page of their circular.

Jim

[ETP]

OK, I bought two 100 packs MIJ 8X. They scan as 12x in nero and Maxell 0002.
Are these a keeper?
Nice looking disks, but I guess 12x is all I will get from these.

[bill]

I thought I saw that CC had TDK 25 packs for $7.99 without rebates on the front page of their circular.

Jim

, I missed the FRONT PAGE!

I'll have to add eye glasses to my shopping list, along with the dental work, joint replacement, Rogaine, nose hair trimmer and Post It Notes!

[ETP]

Can the max 002 be burned at 16x with a hacked FWn the 3500?

[ETP]

12X????????? Should I take this back? My TY is burning at 16X. I have to admit these are the best DVDs I have seen on looks. But 16X is 16X maybe!

[hiwass]

If it's made in Japan it is. I really like their 8x -R discs.

Are these Maxell as good as Taiyo Yuden? Will they last as long?

[bill]

Based on the little that i've read.... no personal experience.

Both the Maxell -R (MXL RG03) and the +R (Maxell 0002) have been reported as high quality media. Some folks have reported reaching 16x with the -R's and 12x with the +R's. No mention of what the scans looked like. FYI, Ian used the +&-R in his NEC 3520 review.

ETP, have you tried any out with the new firmware?

[ETP]

-R was not MIJ, so I stayed clear. I will keep it even though it's only 12x. Disappointed but very nice looking media. May a new FW hack will burn this at 16X.

[hoxlund]

which drive are you referring to for the hack?

and which media did you want to go to 16x?

[hiwass]

-R was not MIJ, so I stayed clear. I will keep it even though it's only 12x. Disappointed but very nice looking media. May a new FW hack will burn this at 16X.

The Maxell -R 8x I got from Office Depot were MIJ (4 out of 20, the rest were MITaiwan). Guess I have to open them up and read the MID.

[ETP]

That was the Maxell media +RMIJ and both drives read it as 12X = 3500 and 716a. With all the work on the 3500 I thought there may be a hack for 16x with maxel0002