Originally posted by: freakflag
Just a little FYI...I got an OM catalog in the mail yesterday. It has a $25 off $100 coupon on the back. I'm thinkin' this not only get's me a free 32x burner, but earns me $5 as well.
Did you also use a Staples coupon, or didn't you want to push your luck? Also are you aware that the rebate period for the $50 staples coupon does start unlit Sunday 7-28?Originally posted by: GetReal
Update: I was able to PM two of the Cendyne 32X drives at a local B&M this afternoon using the NH OM preview ad showing the $19.99 net price. One potential problem with those who have hard @ss Staples B&M managers is the free CD Player shown in the OM ad, According to the B&M manager who did the PM for me, Staples can technically deny your PM because they don't carry that item and it is listed as part of the OM promo. As always with any PM YMMV. Thanks mysticman1
Originally posted by: MysticMan1
Did you also use a Staples coupon, or didn't you want to push your luck? Also are you aware that the rebate period for the $50 staples coupon does start unlit Sunday 7-28?Originally posted by: GetReal
Update: I was able to PM two of the Cendyne 32X drives at a local B&M this afternoon using the NH OM preview ad showing the $19.99 net price. One potential problem with those who have hard @ss Staples B&M managers is the free CD Player shown in the OM ad, According to the B&M manager who did the PM for me, Staples can technically deny your PM because they don't carry that item and it is listed as part of the OM promo. As always with any PM YMMV. Thanks mysticman1
To identify which rebadged drive is in the Cendyne box look at the serials # on the top right label at the back of the box and the model number on the newer boxes.
Lite-on 32x mfg drive have 12 digits, no letters - Sample (123456789012), Model #LTR-32123S or the newer mfg (overclockable) #LTR-32123W.
Verbatim 32x mfg drive have (rebadged Lite-on drives) 12 digits, no letters - Sample (123456789012), Model #VBT321240A
People have posted that they have received drives with the Model #LTR-32123S on the outside of the box and boxes with no Model # on the outside and a Verbatim drive inside the box, so that's not going to work, nice idea though.The serial numbers on the box label (of the Lite-On models) are 12 digits in length with no letters as MysticMan1 pointed out in the above quote. The difference in my experience versus what he posted is that there is no model number printed on the box (for the Lite-On).
Now, the Verbatim drives had the model number printed directly above the system requirements section on the box sticker (Model #VBT321240A). The Lite-On drives have no model number listed. I have confirmed this in two stores, and with very nice sales associates, by opening the boxes up and confirming that the 12 digit serial numbered and no model numder labeled boxes are Lite-On models. I have many sitting in front of me right now.:
That depends on what company mfg'd the 24x I/O magic drive, if it's a LiteOn mfg'd drive then the differents isn't much, but if it's mfg'd by a crummy company you may want to move up to the 32x LiteOn.Originally posted by: ObviousMan
I just got I/O magic 24x, thanks to Mystic, for free, may be $2 back after tax . According to CDRInfo, it would only make sense to get one the the newer Lite-Ons (and return I/O magic), since there is not a whole lot of real performance improvement vs. 24x. Is this right? I've seen cendyne 32x in local OM, but did not check the model/manufacture date.
Hmmm.......odd, luckily my sales associates let me open the boxes in the store so there was really no guessing at that point. Good luck everyone!People have posted that they have received drives with the Model #LTR-32123S on the outside of the box and boxes with no Model # on the outside and a Verbatim drive inside the box, so that's not going to work, nice idea though.
No one has reported any problems with that, as long as it's a different rebate forms.Originally posted by: thetaz
If I bought one of these about a month ago in an older MIR (same drive model), will I be able to take advantage of this too or will I be rejected for the one rebate restriction they have on my older MIR (prolly same restriction on the new one too, didnt look). Bought the other one at Office Max btw.
Anyone had any experience/luck in that way?
Do you guys if these burners can be upgraded to 40x or possibly to 48x?
You can only overclock the newer 32x LiteOns with the model that ends with a "W" (LTR-32125 W), the older model (LTR-32123 S) cannot be overclocked at all, and the chances of one of the CenDyne drive from OfficeMax or Staples being a W version are very slim. Trying to flash a S version to a different version could screw up your CenDyne/LiteOn drive. I have only heard one person say their 32x CenDyne was a W version and he didn't say he got it from OfficeMax or Staples.Originally posted by: Jnox1
Dam, nobody wants to answer my question!
Do you guys if these burners can be upgraded to 40x or possibly to 48x?