Pioneer DVR-105 $110 AR @ Fry's

[salfter]

It's an OEM product boxed up by Pine...picked one up a couple or three months ago (paid $200 AR), and it's worked well for me. That it comes with Nero Express instead of Nero is a bit lame, but you probably have Nero already that you can use with it.

It is a "blackface" model...looked a little funny in a beige case, but mine now lives in an ADS FireWire case and doesn't look out of place there.

The retail-boxed Pioneer DVR-A05 is also available @ $180, but I can't see paying $70 more for the same drive.

 

[edplayer]

Which Fry's?

 

[Woz]

Available at Outpost.com for $159 - $20 rebate.

 

[Corporate Thug]

is this a frys/outpost rebate or a manfact. rebate?

 

[salfter]

Originally posted by: edplayer
Which Fry's?

Las Vegas, at least...but I'd think others would have them as well.

 

[salfter]

Originally posted by: shady06
is this a frys/outpost rebate or a manfact. rebate?

IIRC, there were two rebates on it, so it's probably both.

(There was a manufacturer's rebate when I bought mine...it arrived in a timely manner. So far, I've not had trouble getting rebates on stuff bought at Fry's.)

 

[virtuamike]

Confirmed, I picked up 2 from Fry's in Sac. Very hot deal.

 

[pxc]

Price is valid through 8/13. The local Fry's had plenty in stock.

 

[virtuamike]

FYI beige ones are the same price, my roommate picked one up

 

[MrFresh]

Originally posted by: Woz
Available at Outpost.com for $159 - $20 rebate.

Rebate form on Outpost says $20 MIR expires June 17, 2003 ??????

 

[Parasitic]

How much is it out the door? This may be hot for me. DVD-R right?

 

[V00DOO]

So, it's $110 plus Tax out the door or $110 after rebates? Please clearify?

 

[salfter]

Originally posted by: V00DOO
So, it's $110 plus Tax out the door or $110 after rebates? Please clearify?

Read the title again...your question is answered there.

 

[salfter]

Originally posted by: Parasitic
How much is it out the door? This may be hot for me. DVD-R right?

It has something like $50-$60 in rebates to bring it down to $110, so that'd make your upfront cost closer to $160 or $170.

It burns DVD-R at 4x, DVD-RW at 2x (IIRC), and CD-R/RW at speeds I don't remember off the top of my head...probably no faster than 16x for CD-R. I mostly burn DVDs with it, though I burned a CD once just to see how Mac OS X handles that. (I normally use it with various x86 (Athlon XP/MP) boxen, but I have an old beige G3 that I play with from time to time.)

 

[Tiembo]

Confirmed in Austin, TX.

Its CD-R abilities are 16x for R, and 8x for RW.

 

[GeneValgene]

bump for a hot deal!

 

[Tr0LL]

what exactly is the deal?

What is the price at the store and what is the rebate amount? No one seemed to mention this information FOR SURE.

 

[Parasitic]

I was just at Fry's, and the NEC version (DVD+RW) is also the same price

 

[SteveS]

Originally posted by: Tr0LL
what exactly is the deal?

What is the price at the store and what is the rebate amount? No one seemed to mention this information FOR SURE.

price is $159. Two rebates: one for $30 and one for $20.

 

[OddTSi]

At the San Diego Fry's the sale price was marked $159. I asked a sales rep. if there was a rebate for that drive, he went back and said there was a $30 rebate. I asked if that was the only one he said "yeah." But I guess it's possible that he didn't look for a second one and just said yeah to get rid of me.

Anyone in San Diego have luck with getting both rebates?

 

[SteveS]

In Phoenix the shelf display showed both rebates.

 

[neutralizer]

Originally posted by: OddTSi
At the San Diego Fry's the sale price was marked $159. I asked a sales rep. if there was a rebate for that drive, he went back and said there was a $30 rebate. I asked if that was the only one he said "yeah." But I guess it's possible that he didn't look for a second one and just said yeah to get rid of me.

Anyone in San Diego have luck with getting both rebates?

Yeah, I'd like to know this cuz I live in SD too, sounds like a hot deal if its good.

 

[MSantiago]

Does anyone happen to have any PDFs or scans of the two rebate forms? I picked up a DVR-105 today at the Manhattan Beach, CA Fry's but they handed me the rebate forms for the DVD+R/+RW drive instead. I didn't notice this until I got home, but I'd hate to drive back to Fry's to get the right forms.

I've tried looking the rebate up at Outpost.com, but it doesn't seem to be there.

Thanks!

 

[MrCoyote]

Pioneer makes some good drives. Too bad it's not SLOT-LOAD! I like my Pioneer 106s slot-load DVDROM. Why Pioneer not make any rewriteable slot-loads? I suppose I'll settle for a tray drive.