Costco Members CenDyne Internal DVD Burner

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Limit one purchase per household/membership.
Online price $179.99
*Less coupon -$20.00
YOUR COST $159.99

* The $20.00 manufacturer's coupon will automatically be deducted at checkout.**

Shipping & Handling: $6.61

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[Brutuskend]

This is good in store as well?

 

[ImSeeker]

Thanks, but I was hoping this was the +- drive, I'm not interested in + only...

 

[Boen]

Originally posted by: ImSeeker
Thanks, but I was hoping this was the +- drive, I'm not interested in + only...

Then check out this thread: Text

 

[InvaderZim]

It's interesting that CostCo only sells -R media, at least the last time I checked a couple of days ago. Sam's Club sells Verbatim +R and +RW media for a pretty good price.

 

[zzodater]

Originally posted by: Boen

Originally posted by: ImSeeker
Thanks, but I was hoping this was the +- drive, I'm not interested in + only...

Then check out this thread: Text

That thread makes no mention of a +- drive

 

[ImSeeker]

Sorry, but that thread strikes me as a bunch of misinformation, and doesn't lead me to any deal on a +/- drive.

 

[weepul]

awww, i would've done this if it was a +/- drive.

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[random]

Originally posted by: weepul
awww, i would've done this if it was a +/- drive.

//krunk (^_^x)

me too.

 

[kamaboko]

microshaft has joined the +r alliance and will be the focus of support for longhorn. for you lynx fans this isn't a problem. at the same time, dell and a few other big boys are pushing only +r. technically +r is better anyway: only writes 2k clusters instead of 32k, and actually burns at the speeds it's supposed to (e.g., 4x if you use that media). the point is...don't ditch the +r format. i think in the long run it will come out ahead.

 

[OddTSi]

Originally posted by: kamaboko
microshaft has joined the +r alliance and will be the focus of support for longhorn.

The hype/rumor mill "wins" again.

Check CNet, /., Wired, etc. You will see an article (from about a month ago) from Microsoft stating that they will be FULLY supporting ALL DVD recording formats. DVD-R, +RW, and DVD-RAM. People need to stop using the "Microsoft is supporting only +RW so it will beat out DVD-R" argument since it's not true.

 

[Souka]

goto accupc.com and get the optorite +/- 4x drive for $199 shipped.

For me, that was a better deal.

$199 shiiped from accupc
$188 shipped from costco.


$11 more for a +/- ability is worth it to me. Also, the HD-burn (1.4GB on a CD) works great.....

 

[kamaboko]

no...it's not a hypermill. they will support -r/rw media, but their interest is in mt. rainer and +r media, and that's the direction they will be going.

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/tech/stream/dvd/DVDRW_support.mspx
http://www.betanews.com/article.php3?sid=1046222988

 

[LoverBoyJ]

wonder when these speeds increase.
I used to remember the first burner I had for CDR/RW was a 4X and it took a full 40mins to burn 1 full disk.
How long can you burn a full DVD with 4X speeds??

 

[kamaboko]

you can burn a 4.7gb dvd disk in 15min using 4x. not bad.

 

[random]

Originally posted by: LoverBoyJ
wonder when these speeds increase.
I used to remember the first burner I had for CDR/RW was a 4X and it took a full 40mins to burn 1 full disk.
How long can you burn a full DVD with 4X speeds??

then your 4x was only burning at 2x.

My 2x took ~45 min counting lead-in and lead-out.

 

[AznMaverick]

Originally posted by: kamaboko
you can burn a 4.7gb dvd disk in 15min using 4x. not bad.

whoa...are you serious? how long does 2x take, 30??

 

[Road Rage]

Does anyone know what make the DVD burner is? Pioneer? Lite-On?
RR

 

[LoverBoyJ]

Originally posted by: kamaboko
you can burn a 4.7gb dvd disk in 15min using 4x. not bad.

wow, thats not bad at all.. that would mean that theres a different running speed between CDR and DVDR.. :Q

then your 4x was only burning at 2x.
My 2x took ~45 min counting lead-in and lead-out.

it was running at 4x alright, but I always do test burn before doing final burn, it was one of those drives that gave me a lot of coasters if I don't do test burn.