DEAL STILL DECENT: Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM at Dell...$39ish shipped! *~*Retail*~*

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tigerbait

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AU Tiger,

I ordered on Monday, and my estimated ship date was 3/26/02. Lo and behold, UPS dropped off a DVD-Rom to me today. :cool:
 

GoCalBears

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How long did it take for you guys to receive the order number email (not the confirmation email)? I ordered yesterday and have not received my order number, making my order untraceable.
 

Nutzo

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That's good to hear. I ordered on Tuesday and was worried because this is what my order said....

Estimated ship date: 3/27/2002
Sku: 234425-6 Quantity: 1
Description: 16X DVD-ROM / 40X CD-ROM Internal IDE Dr

Thought I was going to get stiffed again.......
 

uwannawhat

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Ordered last night. Received confimation emails within 1 hour.

Shipped this morning. :) Got my 3rd email with tracking info.
 

Joyride

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<< Are these things any good?

Sal
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Dude a ton of people around here say it's easily one of the top 2 DVD drives on the market today

Alot of rating websites say the same

I woulnd't get one if it wasn't the best out there
 

Joyride

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I honestly have only seen maybe 1 dvd movie on my computer

But I do use my dvd drive to see any computer only special features on the DVD such as websites or screensavers and stuff like that
 

Kerouactivist

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Ordered last night got confirmation e-mail within 20 minutes it shipped today and is in transit!!!

Whoopee
 

webley

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<< Assuming you aren't going to watch movies on your computer, what do you need a DVD drive for? >>



Some people make DivX , VCDs, DVD-R etc from DVDs so I guess you need a DVD drive for that.
 

nnnyyy

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I have one of these drives and its nice. Very fast, quiet. Like it better than my toshiba drive actually. I guess the only dvd drive that tops this would be a 16x slot load but those are loud!
 

Salvador

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Oh.. I just don't know. I can't decide. It seems like a pretty good deal. Maybe the prices will be coming down on the Sony's and Toshiba's?

Sal
 

HaVoC

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<< Oh.. I just don't know. I can't decide. It seems like a pretty good deal. Maybe the prices will be coming down on the Sony's and Toshiba's? >>

15% Off coupon has EXPIRED. Saved it in my cart last night...had the 15% off, but come today to buy it...and only 10% off shows! Oh well, still a good deal @ $46 shipped.

Why didn't I buy it last night you ask? Long story....basically put the order in on Monday, never got a 2nd confirmation email. I think the order has just dissappeared. Some other folks on this thread have had the same problem. I don't like Dell's 2nd confirmation email system...it's cumbersome. Hopefully this time it goes through. I really hope I don't get two drivers since I will have to worry about selling the 1st one.
 

Salvador

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Oh damn.. I guess I waited too long. I finally decided that this was a good drive too, especially for the money. Oh well.

Sal
 

nnnyyy

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<< Long story....basically put the order in on Monday, never got a 2nd confirmation email... >>


I never got a second email either but I just checked the order status at dells page and it's been shipped already. Furthermore it's supposed to arrive today. Are you sure that your order got cancelled if you dont get a 2nd email?
 

LucJoe

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i think the deal is dead now, but i picked on up last night for $38.xx shipped

Can't beat that for this drive, thanks!
 

SSGTi

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Got my drive today. Ordered it on 3/12
Wow that was fast :)
The drive is full retail. Looks good and works great.