(Dead) Cendyne 52x24x52 & 100-Pack Slim Jewel Cases for "$14.98" or "$22.97" with 100 Fuji CD-Rs at OfficeMax

[RDMustang1]

Originally posted by: xkenny013

Is the fuji rebate through fuji or through OM?

Looks like it's through OM.

Is that good or bad?

Never had a fuji rebate, heard they are bad... had some OM rebates, I KNOW they are bad Oh well, still not a bad price @ $26 for 100, if the rebate comes then bonus

 

[BKCalvine]

Fuji Rebates over at MyRewards has been BAD for me so far because I sent my rebate in DECEMBER and it still hasn't been credited to me yet. This is disturbing but I guess I can live with it.

Despite that, I'm still all over this deal. I love Fuji CDRs and especially since they're TY-based, thats even more incentive to jump on board.

 

[1Cheap2Crazy]

Originally posted by: BKCalvine
Fuji Rebates over at MyRewards has been BAD for me so far because I sent my rebate in DECEMBER and it still hasn't been credited to me yet. This is disturbing but I guess I can live with it.

Despite that, I'm still all over this deal. I love Fuji CDRs and especially since they're TY-based, thats even more incentive to jump on board.

Have you checked your status at their webpage? If you're in good standing, call them, number is at their webpage. Be polite. They'll check, and if it's been that long they will mail it out and you'll have it in a week or so.

 

[Growltiger]

Originally posted by: RDMustang1

Originally posted by: xkenny013

Is the fuji rebate through fuji or through OM?

Looks like it's through OM. Is that good or bad?

Never had a fuji rebate, heard they are bad... had some OM rebates, I KNOW they are bad Oh well, still not a bad price @ $26 for 100, if the rebate comes then bonus

Fuji rebates are only bad because they take a long time, but at least they come. I gave up, but it surprisingly came months after i mailed it in.

 

[MysticMan1]

OfficeMax is using a new rebate processing company (easierrebates.com) to process the Fuji rebate which let's you submit and track your rebates from their site, so maybe this Fuji rebate will get payed faster than in the past.

 

[rockyct]

By ordering it online, am I taking a chance that this drive won't be a lite-on? I know the 48X has various manufactors but if all 52X models are made by lite-on, I'll get this one instead.

 

[MysticMan1]

rockyct

Not all of the Cendyne 52x24x52 CD-RW drives are rebadged LiteOns.

 

[ktg]

I got my drive today---it was a Lite-on.

 

[ThetaOne]

Mine, unfortunately, was not. I'm not sure what it is yet, as most of the information in NeroInfo is gone... Odd that I've not seen this type of drive before.

It's not a Buslink or AOpen, from what I can tell.

 

[rockyct]

Hmm, well, at least one person got a lite-on.

 

[Salvador]

How can you tell if it's an Asus, Benq or Aopen drive? What are the model numbers? Come on guys.. Give 'em up.

What's this about registering the Cendyne drive at Cendyne in order to receive your rebate? Is this new? The last time I submitted a rebate in January, this wasn't the case and I just got the rebate from that deal.

Edit: Damn.. I just read the rebate form at the OM site for the Cendyne drives. That's BS! I'm not going to register my drive just to get the damn rebate. My drive is going back. Good thing it's a drive that I can't identify anyway. It's not a Liteon, that's for sure and that's the only drive that I'm interested in that's repackaged in the Cendyne box. I guess all good things have to come to an end some time.

I have to admit that I buy a lot of these drives to sell on Ebay. What's wrong with it anyway? I mean, I'm willing to wait the period that I wait to get the rebate in order to make some cash on the drive. Now Cendyne is only giving you 15 days to postmark your rebate submission and making you register your drive first in order to get your rebate. I will make a prediction that Cendyne's sales will drop BIG TIME within the next 6 months.

I'm sure that there are some other occasional resellers on this forum. What are you doing if you want to turn this drive on Ebay? Are you registering the drive in your name and then selling it?

Sal

 

[MysticMan1]

Salvador

Model #
LTR-52246S = Lite-On
CRW-5224A = Asus
CRW 5224P = BenQ

Asus 5224A CDRW review

 

[Boogeyman]

Stopped by B&M stores today. At one store the 48X was a BenQ while the 52X was a Lite-on. The second store had both 48X and 52X lite-ons. So it looks like it is hit or miss. Neither had the "smart-burn" stickers on the outside. I looked at the sticker on the back of the box for the model info.

 

[gigglehertz]

Mine was delivered (So. Cal.) today and it was a LiteOn. I was slightly surprised to see the Mfg. date of 11/02. I would have figured it would be more recent stock. Thanks again MysticMan1.

 

[Rphman]

Just got back from Best Buy, they have a Verbatim 52x24x52 that's going on sale tomorrow for $20 after rebate it's a Lite-On in a Verbatim box!! Not even a rebaged one!!! Other's bought this from OM last week? for $29 or $39 after rebate and they had to flash it to make it a Lite-on. Look for 12 NUMBERS ONLY for the serial number on the box. My Best Buy had 12 and only 1 had letters in the serial. The drive model is LTR-52246S and was made in 2/2003. I asked what to do if it went on sale tomorrow and was told to just bring my reciept back.

 

[ActuaryTm]

Received package containing 52x/24x/52x Cendyne from Officemax (online) yesterday.

Physical packaging of said drive was not encased in shrink wrap. Instead it consisted of the retail Cendyne box, and two small, one inch in diameter circles of tamper-proof (ie, when peeled the adhesive stays bonded to the material it is in contact with, and a small piece of clear plastic (without adhesive) comes off instead) tape over both the bottom and top flaps. If one were so inclined, he or she could very carefully peel back the circle of plastic, leaving the matching adhesive still bonded with the box. Then (again, if so inclined) he or she could carefully cut the adhesive left bonded along the line of the flap, and open the box.

Let us suppose I have a "friend" who did exactly as the described above. He was then able to open the box, and find that the drive he received was model number CRW 5224A. He was not terribly disappointed, mind you - the Asus is a quality drive; however, my friend purchased this drive in hopes of receiving a Lite-On, and it appeared he did not. Now said friend is very persistent and industrious, and thus he called all his local OM B&M stores in hopes of locating one that had these CenDyne/Asus/BenQ/Lite-On/etc drives still in stock.

He found one such store. Store number 261, Woodside (Queens), Nyc. He thoughtfully boxed the drive unit back into its packaging, was very careful when applying scotch tape to the underside of the plastic circle (thus recreating the adhesive surface), and then removed the tape and stuck the circle down again. This gave the appearance that the box was still "sealed" as though sent directly from the manufacturer. Several hours ago, my friend trekked down to the Woodside store and to his astonishment he found that the "CenDyne et al" drive display box (which was empty) there on the shelf had a curious sticker placed on the back that his own "drive formerly known as CenDyne" did not. Among the "Performance Specifications" and such, at the very bottom read the words "Drive Model : LTR-52246S". He compared the two CenDyne part numbers on both packages, and found them to be identical - CDICD00173. Now, I cannot speak for my friend of course, but this was certainly an interesting bit of information. He took said box from the shelf to customer service and, after a good bit of time spent waiting, found a OM staff person to help him.

"I am looking for this drive... and I am specifically looking for THIS drive model number." (pointing and showing the staff person from the empty box).

"Could you look to see if you have one, please?" he asked.

The staff person disappeared and appeared again, holding several CenDyne drive boxes.

"Sir? They all seem to have the LTR52246S model number on them", he claimed.

And they did. My friend happily took one to the service desk, along with the reboxed Asus drive, and did an exchange. Since it is Saturday (the 5th), the sale, instant rebate, and mail in rebate are all still applicable, it was a direct even exchange, and the service manager even printed out new receipts as though as I had JUST purchased the drive, including a rebate receipt.

"You'll need this to mail in", he said. "Sometimes, the online receipts don't work well for rebates."

How helpful of him. I mean for my friend's sake, of course.

And they did. My friend happily took one to the service desk, along with the reboxed Asus drive, and did an exchange. Since it is Saturday (the 5th), the sale, instant rebate, and mail in rebate are all still applicable, it was a direct even exchange, and the service manager even printed out new receipts as though as I had JUST purchased the drive, including a rebate receipt.

"You'll need this to mail in", he said. "Sometimes, the online receipts don't work well for rebates."

How helpful of him. I mean for my friend's sake, of course.

So, if you happen to be in the greater Nyc area and can make the journey to the Woodside store, you'll find 8 rebadged Lite-On drives in CenDyne packaging. Correction - you'll find 7 Lite-On, and one very well packaged Asus courtesy of my ...friend.

Enjoy.


Actuary?

 

[Growltiger]

Originally posted by: ActuaryTm
Received package containing 52x/24x/52x Cendyne from Officemax (online) yesterday. Physical packaging of said drive was not encased in shrink wrap. Instead it consisted of the retail Cendyne box, and two small, one inch in diameter circles of tamper-proof (ie, when peeled the adhesive stays bonded to the material it is in contact with, and a small piece of clear plastic (without adhesive) comes off instead) tape over both the bottom and top flaps. If one were so inclined, he or she could very carefully peel back the circle of plastic, leaving the matching adhesive still bonded with the box. Then (again, if so inclined) he or she could carefully cut the adhesive left bonded along the line of the flap, and open the box. Let us suppose I have a "friend" who did exactly as the described above. He was then able to open the box, and find that the drive he received was model number CRW 5224A. He was not terribly disappointed, mind you - the Asus is a quality drive; however, my friend purchased this drive in hopes of receiving a Lite-On, and it appeared he did not. Now said friend is very persistent and industrious, and thus he called all his local OM B&M stores in hopes of locating one that had these CenDyne/Asus/BenQ/Lite-On/etc drives still in stock. He found one such store. Store number 261, Woodside (Queens), Nyc. He thoughtfully boxed the drive unit back into its packaging, was very careful when applying scotch tape to the underside of the plastic circle (thus recreating the adhesive surface), and then removed the tape and stuck the circle down again. This gave the appearance that the box was still "sealed" as though sent directly from the manufacturer. Several hours ago, my friend trekked down to the Woodside store and to his astonishment he found that the "CenDyne et al" drive display box (which was empty) there on the shelf had a curious sticker placed on the back that his own "drive formerly known as CenDyne" did not. Among the "Performance Specifications" and such, at the very bottom read the words "Drive Model : LTR-52246S". He compared the two CenDyne part numbers on both packages, and found them to be identical - CDICD00173. Now, I cannot speak for my friend of course, but this was certainly an interesting bit of information. He took said box from the shelf to customer service and, after a good bit of time spent waiting, found a OM staff person to help him. "I am looking for this drive... and I am specifically looking for THIS drive model number." (pointing and showing the staff person from the empty box). "Could you look to see if you have one, please?" he asked. The staff person disappeared and appeared again, holding several CenDyne drive boxes. "Sir? They all seem to have the LTR52246S model number on them", he claimed. And they did. My friend happily took one to the service desk, along with the reboxed Asus drive, and did an exchange. Since it is Saturday (the 5th), the sale, instant rebate, and mail in rebate are all still applicable, it was a direct even exchange, and the service manager even printed out new receipts as though as I had JUST purchased the drive, including a rebate receipt. "You'll need this to mail in", he said. "Sometimes, the online receipts don't work well for rebates." How helpful of him. I mean for my friend's sake, of course. And they did. My friend happily took one to the service desk, along with the reboxed Asus drive, and did an exchange. Since it is Saturday (the 5th), the sale, instant rebate, and mail in rebate are all still applicable, it was a direct even exchange, and the service manager even printed out new receipts as though as I had JUST purchased the drive, including a rebate receipt. "You'll need this to mail in", he said. "Sometimes, the online receipts don't work well for rebates." How helpful of him. I mean for my friend's sake, of course. So, if you happen to be in the greater Nyc area and can make the journey to the Woodside store, you'll find 8 rebadged Lite-On drives in CenDyne packaging. Correction - you'll find 7 Lite-On, and one very well packaged Asus courtesy of my ...friend. Enjoy. Actuary?

 

[DaveR]

WAY to much work...and words I might add!

I did have the ASUS and also have the LiteOn (from a Staples deal). I liked tha ASUS, BUT the LiteOn reads far better. I burned a cd from mp3's converted to wav. The ASUS was fast and quiet. One pain, is that you can not push on the door tray to close it! You must use the button.

In Nero CD Quality I would get yellow soft errors. That same disk, even written in the ASUS was CLEAN in the LiteOn!

I said way too much trouble as I, too, located a store and they ONLY had the LiteON. I said that the drive I had gave too many soft errors. Not sure if the OM person knew what that was about but he gave me a new one.

As far as rebate goes, I will NOT comment here!

 

[msva123]

Got everything in today, I opted for a 50 pack of 40x Khypermedia cdrs and a set of passive speakers, both free after rebate, to bring me up to the $100 mark. If all goes well, which I'm not expecting it to, in about ten weeks it will have cost me $19 after taxes.

 

[msva123]

I guess I will be returning my order. I was about to send in the rebates yesterday when I noticed that my order date (4/6) was later than what was specified (last purchase date 4/5) for the $10 rebate on the cd-rw, despite the fact that it said, and still says on my invoice that I can get both a $30 and a $10 rebate. I thought I had checked all the dates before I ordered, just to be sure, but either I forget to check for that rebate, or it checked out okay but they had made a typo and later corrected it. I emailed officemax and they said it was a mistake, but thanked me for my interest in officemax (which no longer exists). It will probably be an uphill battle to return everything without a shipping charge, but I'm going to try.