Hey Canadians-where to get Maxell DVD-RAM?

[jberry]

Just got the LG 4040 and love the DVD-RAM. Can't seem to find the Maxell DVD-RAMs though (I am in Ottawa). Anyone have any idea?

Maybe U.S. folks know of a good distributor south of the border?

-B

[dolphinius_rex]

I know a good place

http://www.precisionsound.com/contact.htm

Use the toll free line (in burnaby) between 8:30am-5:00pm (BC Time).

ask for Greg, I'll give you a good price (Don't worry, I'll ship the DVD-RAMs from our Toronto Office)

and no, you don't want to know about the prices on our CD-R media! they're WAY too high, but the DVD media we carry is good, I just bought a bunch today even, and I'll give you as good a price I can without getting in trouble

[BMR]

Use the toll free line (in burnaby) between 8:30am-5:00pm (BC Time).

ask for Greg, I'll give you a good price (Don't worry, I'll ship the DVD-RAMs from our Toronto Office)

and no, you don't want to know about the prices on our CD-R media! they're WAY too high, but the DVD media we carry is good, I just bought a bunch today even, and I'll give you as good a price I can without getting in trouble

dolphinius_rex:

I am in Toronto, if I call 416 253-1889 ( Toronto # for Precision Sound ) will I be able to get good pricing on the other types of media as well , Ie. + and - R's and RW's

I just got a spindle of 25 Memorex 4X +R's for $45 + tax at FutureShop, how does that compare to what you might have?

BMR

[dolphinius_rex]

if you call the Precision sound in Toronto, you will get one of their sales reps, so I have *NO* idea what they will quote you. The sales reps have a LOT of price control (which I why I recommend myself). As for the prices, I can't quote you from home, sorry! I have only been there a month, and I don't have all the prices memorized yet... well, I NEVER will have ALL of them, there's way too much stuff!

anyways, just send me an e-mail at my work account:
gneherATprecisionsoundDOTcom (just replace AT with @ and DOT with .)

[dolphinius_rex]

I got your e-mail, after checking with our costs on DVD+R/W I have to suggest sticking with the Memorex! I guess we just don't have enough demand for DVD+R/RW to warrent purchasing in large enough quantities to be competitive.


Although our prices on DVD-R aren't that bad, and the same with Ram.

Sorry I can't post pricing info online, but I'll get in BIG trouble! especially if you ask for the same price from another rep!

[seaegg]

Best Buy sell TDK DVD-Ram for $14 something Canadian don't know if that's a good price or not.

[dolphinius_rex]

that depends on if it is 4.7GB, 2.6GB, 5.2GB, or 9.4GB, and if it is in a cartridge or in a jewel case.

at that price, it is probably 4.7GB in a jewel case, but maybe in a cartridge, and the price isn't bad. I have no idea about the quality of TDK DVD-RAMs though.

[seaegg]

Not sure about the capacity. By the way how is Liteon 401 working out I'm leaning towards getting one of those and then selling my DVR-104 and getting a DVR-105 on the cheap. I already have a buyer for my DVR-104 and to be honest I like having a backup drive. If a dual-format fails that's it. If you have a separate +R drive and a separate -R drive and one goes you still have a backup unit to burn with and all 3 of my standalone DVD Players play both formats equally well so that part of the equation isn't a problem. Sure it'll run me a few more bucks but I don't mind.

[dolphinius_rex]

at this point I would not recommend the LiteON LDW-401s drive. So far I have not been getting very satisfactory burning results, but I'm looking into it further... I should know more in a few days to a week... I just need more time to do testing... lots and LOTS of testing! (not just with that drive, I've got 4 different projects going at once, all of them important!)