8X DVD Burner $79.99 AR at OfficeMax Starts Sunday

[Bbc84]

After reading the BenQ drive review i think that would be the best deal right if we got that drive.


I hated my Magic Spin CD burner made tons of coasters using that brand of drive.

Im going to check my Officemax tomarrow, how can I tell immediatly if i have a BenQ or Optiwrite or some other rebadged drive?

 

[soundforbjt]

Originally posted by: Christofurrr
I also got the magic spin dual burner for 28.99 no rebate. I got lucky, my friend is the manager. Hope if works, deal of the century woO!!


Also, is there any way i could verify this is the optorite drive. The drive itself is labeled: manufactured by Top-G, and the front panel looks nothing like the optorite.

How'd you get it for$28.99? Did you get a manager's discount?

 

[Whiskyboy]

Originally posted by: barbiwire
I got the substitute for $129.99 (was also told to send in Khypermedia rebate)but can't seem to tell who manuf my Magicspin 8X Dual Format (BDVDRW8D)

any helpful sites that will help me

According to the substitution list we received from corporate, the drives are supposed to be sold $79.99 out the door. Often times the substitution list specifies that a particular rebate will be honored for particular alternate SKus or manufacturers so I doubt that they were supposed to do it that way. At this point though I'd make backup copies of your submission and/or have them sign off in writing that it will be honored so that you can be promptly refunded when they refuse your rebate. 8X Dual Format though for $80 no rebates was sweet enough for employees to buy all but one of the drives we received Good luck all.
Cheers

 

[Christofurrr]

Originally posted by: soundforbjt

Originally posted by: Christofurrr
I also got the magic spin dual burner for 28.99 no rebate. I got lucky, my friend is the manager. Hope if works, deal of the century woO!!


Also, is there any way i could verify this is the optorite drive. The drive itself is labeled: manufactured by Top-G, and the front panel looks nothing like the optorite.

How'd you get it for$28.99? Did you get a manager's discount?

Yeah i walked into the store and turns out one of my old high school friends was the manager and he hooked it up

 

[tennesota]

Originally posted by: Whiskyboy

According to the substitution list we received from corporate, the drives are supposed to be sold $79.99 out the door. Often times the substitution list specifies that a particular rebate will be honored for particular alternate SKus or manufacturers so I doubt that they were supposed to do it that way. At this point though I'd make backup copies of your submission and/or have them sign off in writing that it will be honored so that you can be promptly refunded when they refuse your rebate. 8X Dual Format though for $80 no rebates was sweet enough for employees to buy all but one of the drives we received Good luck all.
Cheers

If the substitution was truly meant to be 79.99 out the door then I feel I slighted. I don't trust the instruction to send in the rebate as if a Khypermedia drive using the MagicSpin UPC code. I plan to return to the store where I made my purchase in an attempt to get my purchase price updated to 79.99, if they do not want to honor it they can have the drive back for their stock by cheerfully refunding my purchase price of 129.99 plus tax [I have not installed the drive].

 

[tennesota]

Originally posted by: Christofurrr
I also got the magic spin dual burner for 28.99 no rebate. I got lucky, my friend is the manager. Hope if works, deal of the century woO!!


Also, is there any way i could verify this is the optorite drive. The drive itself is labeled: manufactured by Top-G, and the front panel looks nothing like the optorite.

Chris, I did a Google search for Top-G and best I can tell is Top-G [Top Glory] are BTC drives marketed as HiVal, MagicSpin, Mad Dog, etc. Perhaps some of the other thread posters can confirm or correct us on the answer.

 

[RamIt]

Originally posted by: tennesota

Originally posted by: Christofurrr
I also got the magic spin dual burner for 28.99 no rebate. I got lucky, my friend is the manager. Hope if works, deal of the century woO!!


Also, is there any way i could verify this is the optorite drive. The drive itself is labeled: manufactured by Top-G, and the front panel looks nothing like the optorite.

Chris, I did a Google search for Top-G and best I can tell is Top-G [Top Glory] are BTC drives marketed as HiVal, MagicSpin, Mad Dog, etc. Perhaps some of the other thread posters can confirm or correct us on the answer.

Top-G is indeed BTC. Mine works as advertised and is remarkably quiet even burning cd's at 40x

 

[preslove]

The cheapest I could find the Benq retail drive is $132 shipped at this random pricewatch store. That book type editing seems really sweet and it has an 8 meg buffer. $52 extra seems pretty reasonable... must resist buying...

 

[masterxfob]

Originally posted by: Whiskyboy

Originally posted by: barbiwire
I got the substitute for $129.99 (was also told to send in Khypermedia rebate)but can't seem to tell who manuf my Magicspin 8X Dual Format (BDVDRW8D)

any helpful sites that will help me

According to the substitution list we received from corporate, the drives are supposed to be sold $79.99 out the door. Often times the substitution list specifies that a particular rebate will be honored for particular alternate SKus or manufacturers so I doubt that they were supposed to do it that way. At this point though I'd make backup copies of your submission and/or have them sign off in writing that it will be honored so that you can be promptly refunded when they refuse your rebate. 8X Dual Format though for $80 no rebates was sweet enough for employees to buy all but one of the drives we received Good luck all.
Cheers

lol, that's why some of us are never able to get in on these deals!

 

[porkchopskie]

Originally posted by: barbiwire
I got the substitute for $129.99 (was also told to send in Khypermedia rebate)but can't seem to tell who manuf my Magicspin 8X Dual Format (BDVDRW8D)

any helpful sites that will help me

I also got the Magic Spin. It is a rebadged of the BTC 1008IM. At least mine is. I upgraded to firmware version 054.

 

[kwo]

Ok, does anyone know a way to tell the actual drive from the Magicspin box *withOUT* opening it?

I've got:

BDVDRW8D
UPC: 78806900898

If it's the optorite, I'm returning it...I'd rather have the BenQ drive...

Ran

 

[porkchopskie]

it is a BTC

 

[tennesota]

Originally posted by: tennesota

If the substitution was truly meant to be 79.99 out the door then I feel I slighted. I don't trust the instruction to send in the rebate as if a Khypermedia drive using the MagicSpin UPC code. I plan to return to the store where I made my purchase in an attempt to get my purchase price updated to 79.99, if they do not want to honor it they can have the drive back for their stock by cheerfully refunding my purchase price of 129.99 plus tax [I have not installed the drive].

The store would not give me an instant rebate on the 50 bucks so I told them I wanted a refund. I paid with a personal check yesterday so they told me my refund would be a have to be in the form of a gift card [I was cool with that option]. Just as they were issuing the gift card another employee mentioned the Khypermedia's were in stock. Sure enough, they were several on a table near the registers so I grabbed one and used the newly issued gift card to make the purchase. Now I am confident I will receive the $50 rebate since I now have a Khypermedia UPC code to send in with the new receipt. I haven't opened the box yet so I do not know what drive is inside, I will post my finding soon.

Even if this turns out to be a less desirable drive than the Optorite I returned I can sell the drive cheap and still wait for the rebate. This is my first entry into DVD writers, price was definitely important to me at this time [since we all know the deals will be getting better and better].

 

[conehead433]

Based on information at their website the BTC drive supposedly will burn 8X +R and 8X -R.

BTC 8X DVD-RW

 

[RamIt]

Originally posted by: conehead433
Based on information at their website the BTC drive supposedly will burn 8X +R and 8X -R.

BTC 8X DVD-RW

The BTC drive does not support 8x burning on -r media, just on +r media
Link

 

[kwo]

Thanks "porkchopskie"

*sigh*....I really wanted the BenQ drive..oh well..guess I'll have to return this guy...

 

[conehead433]

"The BTC drive does not support 8x burning on -r media, just on +r media"

Wasn't trying to confuse the issue, but based on the way the page I had linked read it was for both formats. Apparently BTC needs to work on their presentation skills.

 

[Emulex]

curious. i have the plextor 8x, it burns 8x on all the 4x media i've boughten from officemax. Do these drives function the same? I dont think i'll ever really need to buy 8x media, as its a ripoff price wise.

Just curious if i wanted another (But cheaper) drive, do they function the same, 11080kb/s on 4x +r media?

 

[tennesota]

The drive in my Khypermedia box is ID'ed by Nero as a DX082D [Cyberdrive]. I uploaded a pic from Nero at the following link:
khypermedia-cyberdrive.jpg

 

[dym]

Originally posted by: kwo
Ok, does anyone know a way to tell the actual drive from the Magicspin box *withOUT* opening it?

I've got:

BDVDRW8D
UPC: 78806900898

If it's the optorite, I'm returning it...I'd rather have the BenQ drive...

Ran

hehehe, it is an optorite, not BTC...

 

[uscpte7]

I got the Cyberdrive too. Looks like a pretty decent drive for what I paid. This is a YMMV, but try a $20 off $100 Staples card. I went there when it was pretty crowded and handed the card over. I had asked a manager beforehand and he said it was OK.

 

[atgep]

Burn it up!!!! I was able to get the magicspin 79.99 out the door. I am still testing the drive. So far, 5 burns and all were playable on dvd-players. I took a couple "backups" to wallmart to try them out! I picked up a 5pack of +rw fuji's at bestbuy today and they burn great at 4x. The media that came in the box only burned at 2.4. I am using nero and was wondering If there was a way to force the drive to burn at faster speeds???

The best thing about this thing is the ability to get rid of all the F*&KING trailers. Now I can put a movie in and it plays!!!! Totally satisfied so far.

 

[RamIt]

Originally posted by: dym

Originally posted by: kwo
Ok, does anyone know a way to tell the actual drive from the Magicspin box *withOUT* opening it?

I've got:

BDVDRW8D
UPC: 78806900898

If it's the optorite, I'm returning it...I'd rather have the BenQ drive...

Ran

hehehe, it is an optorite, not BTC...

All the sku's are the same. They don't tell what is inside the box.

 

[Dogbertt]

Mine was a BTC out of the box, and OM gave it to me for $79.99.

 

[Bbc84]

whats a BTC?