CompUSA Zip CD-RW status update from Compusa

[ElectroM]

Received mine today.
Order #541xx, order 12/31/00 at 12:56 PM.
Drive is a Plextor.
I received a packing slip with mine that has my name, address, description of the merchandise (Iomega 12x10x32 CDRW), purchase price, and the serial number of the drive. It shows a ship date of 02/05/01, but does not show the purchase date. Do you guys think this would be better than the receipt for the rebate, since the date on the receipt is 12/31/00 and will be mailed late? This is not a generic packing list, it is a CompUSA form.

 

[Siamskunk]

Usually using a packing slip is acceptable if the manufacturer has a good reputation on rebate.

But I would definitely include both packing slip and receipt when dealing with rebate.

You can print the receipt off from their website and use the rebate form dated between Dec 31-Mar something.

 

[SKuZZI]

db,

Hope you're wrong 'cause the man at IOMEGA promo center said to mail the 'old' rebate, the receipt & proof-of-purchase thing to the IOMEGA promo center address. That's what I did! We'll see what happens.

SKuZZI

 

[CyBrShRk]

HKSturboKID the Sanyo drive does have BURN-Proof technology. Sanyo invented it so it's pretty much standard on all their new drives. Now that I've read a days worth of reviews I'm not so disappointed in getting the Sanyo drive. Actually it is a very highly-rated drive so the sting isn't as strong from not getting the Plex.

 

[HKSturboKID]

Thanks for the reply, now I have another question, I just installed Nero and it doesn't recognize the drive. I am running nero 5.0.2.2. Does anyone have the same problem. I start the nero program and its detecting the scsi/ide device and freezes.

 

[dc]

sanyo or plex, personally i wouldn't care. both great drives.

sanyo created burnproof, so all companies that have burnproof liscense it from sanyo and most buy parts from sanyo as well. so the plextor 12/10/32 is basicly a modded sanyo.

 

[ufgatordoc]

If anyone still cares, I received my drive which FedEX Ground in Shreveport was holding hostage for over a week and pretending to deliver every two days. It is a Plextor. Now here is the important stuff: I somehow (don't ask me how) managed to get CompUSA CSR to create a three-way conference call with Iomega Promotions CSR and me. I placed my order on 12/31/00 and here is what I was told to do:

Use the current rebate form, include packing slip which shows the price paid and of course the UPC and send it to PO Box 8380. I was assured by the Iomega guy that this would work just fine. I know some others have been told different things but I recall someone else in this thread said essentially to do the same thing. Hope it works!!

 

[Mage]

Got my drive today, sanyo. D'oh!

Oh well.

 

[steevo]

Got mine finally..Plextor

I was also told to use the current rebate and the packing slip.

 

[steveme]

How do you know if its a plexor or not?

 

[Mage]

Steveme: 2 lights on front == sanyo, 1 light == plextor

 

[ElectroM]

I spent a couple of hours on the phone today at work checking with CompUSA and Iomega. What a pain in the butt that was. I was told the same as you guys, use current rebate form from Iomega website and use the packing slip. Thanks for the replies. Hope the rebate goes thru, but still a great deal if it doesn't.

 

[goog40]

Got mine today, even though it said on their site scheduled delivery is on the 12th. Job order 43270, so should be a Plextor, but the box was all crushed in and had a hole in it. I called and they said I could exchange it at my local store, but then why the hell couldn't I pick it up from my store since they've had it for a few weeks already. The packing was pathetic, the box they used to ship it was the same depth as the box for the CD-RW, and of course the outer box was smashed in, so...

 

[iluvdeal]

For those of you that have flashed your IOMega to a Plextor, did you download Plextor manager? That's the only software I found for this drive at their site. I can't really find out what the software does. Anyone know and if it's worth the download?

 

[mthead]

Well I finally got my drive after being patient, even though I did get on the TDK deal and had that in one day. But thought if it ever did come through I could find some one who wanted it. Did I get the 12x10x32 NO! I got the 8x4x32, *(*&heads! I called customer service and could hear them laughing in the background. He said I could maybe take it to a B&M and they would swap it if I was lucky, or they would set up a return pickup and would call me in 48 hrs. Like they're going to call me ha! I took it to the b&m and if I was smart I would have walked out the door with the drive in the box, but no I had to ask if that was all? Ok live and learn, went to another and acted stupid and the real nice girl let me switch it no problem and I got the right drive! Good luck to all of you...



Mthead

 

[steveme]

Same thing happened to me...but they did ship me 3 drives. 2 12x and one 8x only charging me for 2...im confused.

 

[Mage]

haha, steveme, you lucky bastard, of course you could probably use the receipt and exchange that 8x for a 12x for free

Pretty happy with my sanyo, i need to get the rebate though. I printed out some rebate forms awhile ago, though...one that expired on the 12/31 and one that expired on 3/31 or something...so...i dont need to get a new one, right?

 

[vertigo723]

My box says it's a 12x10x32x and the drive itself says it's that speed. But Easy CD only lets me select 4x max for cd-rw recording...it does cd-r at 12x just fine. Is it possible iomega mislabeled a 12x4x32 drive? tech support says it's because i'm using 4x cdrw discs..so it won't let me select any higher.. But i've been buring cd-r on 8x discs and it lets me select 12x. Any ideas?

 

[StumbleBum1]

To vertigo723
tech support is right If you want to rewrite at 10X you have to get 10X cdrw's

 

[steveme]

Yes i know...but i only ordered 2 drives. Good for me i guess

 

[Siamskunk]

Write and Re-write are different story.

to rewrite at the exact speed, you need to get cdrw media that is meant to be used at that speed.

 

[Mage]

That's news to me, I've been writing on these samsung 4x CDRWs at 6x for a long time...they always turn out fine!

 

[Wooster]

Seems like you guys received your order with patient. I cancelled my order a weeks ago. I ordered 4 of them and tire of waiting.

 

[Hawk]

I got mine a little more than a week ago, it was a plextor one, but it's old. I think November 2000. I ordered two, but only got one. Oh well, at least I got one...=)

Man, 600 posts almost!

 

[pbrain]

600. still waiting for mine. shipped 02/07