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[Ian]

Instead of starting a separate Staples thread, I figured I'd start posting some of the deals for next week.

Staples

Maxell DVD+R/-R 50 Pack - $14.98
Maxell Audio CD-R 30 Pack - $8.98
Maxell CD-R 50 Pack - $8.98
Maxtor 200GB PATA Harddrive - $69.98 (no rebates)
HP LightScribe CD-R 25 Pack - $9.98
HP LightScribe DVD+R/-R 25 Pack - $14.98

[MonsterMan]

That's a good price on those Lightscribe disks...but, are they CMCs? I've never used HP media before...

[bill]

Outpost

Maxtor L01F500- 500GB 16MB (SATAII) for $190 with free shipping. Link

EDIT; try this link for alternate hard drive pricing- http://shop1.outpost.com/template/harddrives

As always at Outpost, subject to change at any moment.


Office Max media

Memorex 16x DVD +or-R, 50 for $15

Memorex CD-R, 100 for $15.

Office Max label DVD +or-R and CD-R are buy one get one free. It looks like the DVD media works out to $30 per hundred.

Anyone seen a MID for the Office Max branded media? ..guessing CMC.

[bill]

That's a good price on those Lightscribe disks...but, are they CMCs? I've never used HP media before...

The 8x +and-R have been.

[bill]

Running late and feeling rough this morning... Didn't notice any great deals this week but I'm still on my first cup of coffee. If I missed anything please post an update, thanks.


Best Buy

Verbatim 16x DVD +or-R, 50 for $15.

Verbatim 16x DVD+R lightscribe, 30 for $25.


CompUSA

TDK CD-R, 100 for $18.

Sony DVD +or-R, 100 for $30.


Office Depot

Imation 16x DVD +or-R, 100 for $25.

Office Depot label 52x CD-R, 50 for $8.

Circuit City


TDK 8x DVD +or-R, 25 for $7.

Sony mini DVD+RW, 3 for $11.

[bill]

I don't know if its been mentioned before but Best Buy is selling the GSA H10L. The price is $60 on their web site and in the store.

Has anyone noticed if this drive has a high jitter like the other drives in the H10 series?

[Ian]

I dunno. If its like the 4166B, its based on a different chipset.

[dodecahedron]

the H10L is like the H10N but with LightScribe.
it's built on the same chiset.
so yeah, probably has the same "high jitter when scanned on BenQ" issue.

[TCAS]

Has anyone had any experience with HP DVD+/-R LightScribe if yes how is the quality of LS label with these disc? how fast you can burn labe on these dsc?.

[bac]

Outpost

Maxtor L01F500- 500GB 16MB (SATAII) for $190 with free shipping. Link

I bought this, and was surprised to see these kits only have 1 year warranties, instead of 3 years like the bare drives do (model 6H500F0).
1 year warranty for a disk drive these days is weak - has to make you wonder if manufacturing has some quality concerns.

[bill]

Kind of scary isn't it. Have you noticed some of their external drives have a warranty for only 90 days? After having two of their external (40 gig Fireballs) fail after very limited use I understand why... But in fairness, I can't say all the Maxtor drives are poor quality. I think its more a indication that each manufacture produces a less than stellar drive series occasionally.

I could be completely wrong, but.... As best as I can tell Maxtor started to shorten their warranty periods over the last couple of years. Take a look at the Maxtor stock chart that has a Western Digital ( tan line ) overlay. I got a feeling the stock holders started raising hell and Maxtor had to find ways to improve their financial reports..

It would have been nice to have had a few shares of Maxtor in the fall of last year. We could have doubled or tripled our money after Seagates acquisition announcement