OfficeMax - Cendyne DVD R/RW Drive $199.99 (Coupon & Rebate)

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AAjax

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Now says availible for in-store pickup only, dose that mean they will not honor the 50$ off 250$ ?

Time to make a phone call

 

shl0791

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BoKingWen, does your friend have a dvd burner???? has he ever attempted to burn a dvd yet???
at 1x (3-4megs per sec) it takes 56 minutes to burn. and the pioneer drive can burn a dvd-r (not dvd-rw) at 2x... so in 30 minutes, roughly.
I made a test last nite on mine (dvd-rw, which came in the package). Copied a anime dvd (Ranma1/2 season 3, disc 3) straight from another dvd drive, with Primo dvd software, which does not come in the package, by the way.
Primo dvd showed that it would only take 56 minutes to burn.

I hope this answers your question and prompts you to reconsider. :D
 

Walliser

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I ordered mine last night right before midnight. Said it was on backorder, but I don't really care as the coupons are good till the 14th of September.

About the speed, doesn't really matter to me either. It can burn in the background. Main reason why I bought it is that I have too much stuff to back up to even think about CDRs, it is likeback in the good old days when people juggled piles of floppies, just now it's CDRs. This will be a welcome break, at least till something better comes along and something that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
 

Walliser

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From what I understand it is. I may be mistaken though. I don't remember the details. Didn't care for that part anyway as I have a nive Lite-On drive to burn my CD-R/W faster anyway.
 

BoKingWen

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thanks shl0791!

time to order, man I just hate all these deal site. It is like I am working for all these sites and froums. :D
 

BoKingWen

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If you search for the drive, it will say that the item not found. If you add the drive to the cart, it is in store pick up only. Is the deal over?

 

Ziptar

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Is this a DVD-R or DVD+R ????

Which is better and why?? I hear +R media is twice what -R media is and the -R is more widely compatible.. Please let me know. This deal is still do able. There is a New $50 off $250 coupon out there and my local store is holding a drive for me...

Just want to know if it is worth getting before I commit...
 

Ziptar

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Originally posted by: BoKingWen
Ziptar

you local OM accept the online $50 of $200 coupon?


Thats what they told meWhen I called to have them hold it they said they would.

Do you know if its DVD-R or DVD+R ?? And Why should I care?? I am still confused on the whole DVD burner issue. I just want to transfer my VCD's and Home Video to DVD to play in My DVD Player.
 

wjsulliv

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Could somebody clarify how you are buring movies? Are you ripping them onto your pc and then back to a DVD or something else? I am wondering because of copy protection and disk capacity limitations.

Thanks
 

Hoeboy

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wjsulliv, if the DVD movie is within the 4.7gb limit, then a straight copy should be fine. but a lot of recent DVDs may be dual layered, which is 9.4gb. in that case you're going to have to do a little bit of editing to remove the extras and relink the menu options to fit it on a 4.7gb dvd-r.
 

wjsulliv

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Hoeboy, two more questions:

1) So basically I just put the DVD in my standard DVD-Rom and right click on that drive in my computer. If its less than 4.7 GB then I'm ok? Or is there another way to tell?

2) Can you point me to some sort of reference regarding redirecting menus, editing etc?

Thanks
 

Bagger

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Originally posted by: wjsulliv
Hoeboy, two more questions:

1) So basically I just put the DVD in my standard DVD-Rom and right click on that drive in my computer. If its less than 4.7 GB then I'm ok? Or is there another way to tell?

2) Can you point me to some sort of reference regarding redirecting menus, editing etc?

Thanks

Doom9.org
 

Sept1967

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Looks like they yanked it from the site.

Here is a decent DVD _ROM to go along with it...

Cendyne 16x40 Internal DVD-ROM Drive - Item # 20148190 $59.99

Use same Cendyne Rebate link...for $10 off

Try usingOfficedepot $20 off $50 instore...

For $29.99 plus the taxes.



 

Sept1967

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Its back in B&M....

$249 after $50 instant and $50 rebate...then if used with staples $30 off $150 would make it $219.

 

AAjax

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Well got my dvd-r in the mail today. Great deal, thanks for the heads up!


Jax
 

gfriederichs

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Could somebody PM me the 50 off 200 or 50 off 250 if it still exists? Also is this a Staples Code or Office Max? Would be very appreciated.
 

fr

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BTW, The free CD player is made by RPI and is bigger than a 1989 Citizen Portable Compact Disc player I used to have. I didn't even open it yet. I suppose you could save it as a gift for a kid you don't like.