(Dead) Verbatim 2.4x or CenDyne 4x DVD+RW/R Drive For $119.99 ARs & coupon at Officemax

[SpeedBrkr]

Originally posted by: FitzRoy
Woops, disregard last accidentally hit enter (where's delete post or edit feature??). Anyway I have some confusing news about this deal.

First of all I tried to phone order to specifically ask for the cendyne drive and I was met with a brick wall. The guy said it was instore only and that the local distributor had none in stock. So why are they advertising both sku's I ask? And why the heck would it be instore only if the other drive is on their site? Wierd. So after I hung up I noticed something on the verbatim internet product page. Unless I'm blind, there appears to be NO verbatim MFR rebate, only the $40 Officemax MIR. The second rebate pdf linked is for the CENDYNE drive. Needless to say, you will not get a $30 rebate from cendyne for purchasing the verbatim drive! This means the advertised $80 off in rebates is BS if they don't send the 4x Cendyne. So I call em back again and they told me to call the rebate center monday to get the "proper" rebate. I hope I'm wrong here and just not reading things right, but if I'm not someone please confirm.

I just noticed that too. I hope it the Manufacture's rebate shows up. =/ Actually I hope i get a Cendyne 4x instead. =D

 

[gwlam12]

 

[FitzRoy]

Wow, and now I forgot something too . I called staples to see if they would pricematch the after rebate price on officemax. She specifically said that they cannot pricematch MIR or MFR, and will only pricematch after INSTANT rebates. Therefore, deal #2 is not possible unless you are lucky enough to talk to someone who doesn't know the policies.

 

[gwlam12]

i forgot to purchase ram

 

[SpeedBrkr]

Originally posted by: gwlam12
i forgot to purchase ram

Looks like OM pulled it from the site now. =/

 

[gwlam12]

order by item number. 2022-0510. still available

of course, too late for me to get it still unless i cancel some orders, but too much trouble. i already have 512mb, i hope i didnt need another 256.

btw, for some reason, i dont get charged tax even though im in CA

 

[Aravot]

How do you place order, I can't find the items online.

 

[TheDiggler]

This thread should help you place your orders:
[*]OMAX Linkified Items List 5/4/2003 - 5/10/2003 (INTENTIONAL REPOST)

 

[WiseOne]

People with MSN money left can use it with this also, but it dosen't seem to be working right now.

215-100 - 40 - 30 = $45 DVD burnder + 3rw disks!!

 

[MysticMan1]

Originally posted by: FitzRoy
Wow, and now I forgot something too . I called staples to see if they would pricematch the after rebate price on officemax. She specifically said that they cannot pricematch MIR or MFR, and will only pricematch after INSTANT rebates. Therefore, deal #2 is not possible unless you are lucky enough to talk to someone who doesn't know the policies.

I have PM the after rebate price on 4 different items in the past 2 weeks at Staples.com but I always buy the item first using a coupon then after 15 minutes call and do the PM ubder their low price guarantee, and get the $110% PM.

Right now I'm waiting for the stores to open so I can call to see if they have the CenDyne 4x DVD+RW/R Drive in stock, if the anwser is yes then I will have Staples PM to that store.

 

[k000]

Originally posted by: gwlam12
order by item number. 2022-0510. still available of course, too late for me to get it still unless i cancel some orders, but too much trouble. i already have 512mb, i hope i didnt need another 256. btw, for some reason, i dont get charged tax even though im in CA

I've seen some other people say that too.. maybe there is some error in OM's system and some people are getting lucky !

 

[DUKAT1]

Originally posted by: FitzRoy
Woops, disregard last accidentally hit enter (where's delete post or edit feature??). Anyway I have some confusing news about this deal.

First of all I tried to phone order to specifically ask for the cendyne drive and I was met with a brick wall. The guy said it was instore only and that the local distributor had none in stock. So why are they advertising both sku's I ask? And why the heck would it be instore only if the other drive is on their site? Wierd. So after I hung up I noticed something on the verbatim internet product page. Unless I'm blind, there appears to be NO verbatim MFR rebate, only the $40 Officemax MIR. The second rebate pdf linked is for the CENDYNE drive. Needless to say, you will not get a $30 rebate from cendyne for purchasing the verbatim drive! This means the advertised $80 off in rebates is BS if they don't send the 4x Cendyne. So I call em back again and they told me to call the rebate center monday to get the "proper" rebate. I hope I'm wrong here and just not reading things right, but if I'm not someone please confirm.

Just so happens that I saw the ad sheet in OM today. It specifically says that the $30 MIR WILL be honored, along with the OM $40 MIR. I have a copy! I can't host it, but if someone needs proof, I do have it.

The last time this was on sale it showed a Cendyne rebate also. I was told it would be honored then too!

 

[gwlam12]

thanks maybe you should keep that handy in case we need it inthe future

 

[toppel]

Does anyone know if they honor the 50 off 250 coupon in store or only online.
Thanks

 

[Madman34]

As Far as I know the 20 off 250 is online only.

Just placed my order and it looks like the drive in on backorder
20216641 Verbatim DVD+RW/R Internal IDE CD-RW D EA 1 $239.99 $239.99 CBO
CBO - This item is on backorder.

 

[MysticMan1]

Originally posted by: toppel
Does anyone know if they honor the 50 off 250 coupon in store or only online.
Thanks

It's Officemax policy that it's up to the manager of each store to accept or not accept a on line only coupon or a in store coupon from Staples or Office depot. Check with your local Officemax manager to see if they will accept one of these coupons.

 

[MysticMan1]

Originally posted by: Madman34
As Far as I know the 20 off 250 is online only.

Just placed my order and it looks like the drive in on backorder
20216641 Verbatim DVD+RW/R Internal IDE CD-RW D EA 1 $239.99 $239.99 CBO
CBO - This item is on backorder.

The Verbatim DVD+RW/R being on backorder is not necessarily bad, remember they showed 2 item numbers in the ad so if they are OOS on the first item (the Verbatim DVD+RW/R) they should send you the second item in the ad (the CenDyne 4x DVD+RW/R Drive). We will find out in 2 days.

 

[lungster]

Just so happens that I saw the ad sheet in OM today. It specifically says that the $30 MIR WILL be honored, along with the OM $40 MIR. I have a copy! I can't host it, but if someone needs proof, I do have it.

The last time this was on sale it showed a Cendyne rebate also. I was told it would be honored then too!

My local OM told me the same thing. They say Verbatim and Cendyne are the same company (Verbatim is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Company; no info on Cendyne on their web site) and the rebate will be honored by Cendyne. I told them if it doesn't float, I'm coming back to ask them to pay up. To be safe, I'm keeping not just a copy of the rebate paperwork (like I always do) but also of the booklet which tells you what page to look up. I'm also printing out the Quick Reference jpeg provided in the Intentional Repost thread by TheDiggler

 

[MysticMan1]

lungster

Verbatim Corp. and Peripherals Group Inc. (PGI Verbatim Corp), is the exclusive licensor of Verbatim optical hardware products is a subsidiary of CenDyne Inc.

 

[lungster]

Originally posted by: MysticMan1
lungster

Verbatim Corp. and Peripherals Group Inc. (PGI Verbatim Corp), is the exclusive licensor of Verbatim optical hardware products is a subsidiary of CenDyne Inc.

thanks for the clarification MysticMan1.

On a different note, my local OM has a line outside when the store opened; with some people waiting an hour. I got there about 2 minutes after they opened and people were already at the checkout. Funny thing is that they had plenty of stock - nothing was OOS for me

 

[joecool]

ok, i'm very frustrated and confused. can anybody offer any advice to me?

while this deal is for dvd+ burners, it seems that most, if not all, dvd players are only compatible with the dvd- format. however, the only dvd- burner i've found in stores is the sony combo drive which goes for a whopping $350!!!!! since i want this drive to burn video disks to play on my home theater, a burner that isn't compatible with dvd players is worthless. however, given the lack of dvd- burners on the market, i'm wondering if this format is dying out and it's just a matter of time before most players can accept dvd+. does anyone have any thoughts on this, or inside knowledge, or anything?

thanks in advance,

joe

 

[MysticMan1]

lungster

BTY: I called my local Officemax store yesterday and ask if they had the CenDyne 4x DVD+RW/R Drive in stock and was the price the same as the Verbatim 2.4x, the answer was yes they have it iin stock and yes the price is the same as the Verbatim 2.4x, so if you bought the Verbatim 2.4x you might want to check your local store to see if they have the CenDyne 4x DVD+RW/R and can you exchange the Verbatim for the CenDyne 4x.

When I get a chance to I'm going to try to Staples PM a OM store at the after rebate price of $169.98 after using a $30 coupon.

 

[hkssupra69]

Originally posted by: joecool
ok, i'm very frustrated and confused. can anybody offer any advice to me?

while this deal is for dvd+ burners, it seems that most, if not all, dvd players are only compatible with the dvd- format. however, the only dvd- burner i've found in stores is the sony combo drive which goes for a whopping $350!!!!! since i want this drive to burn video disks to play on my home theater, a burner that isn't compatible with dvd players is worthless. however, given the lack of dvd- burners on the market, i'm wondering if this format is dying out and it's just a matter of time before most players can accept dvd+. does anyone have any thoughts on this, or inside knowledge, or anything?

thanks in advance,

joe

the compatibility with - and + depends on the dvd player, most are compatible with both, especially if you don't own an old dvd player. Also neither formats are dying out, there will be lots of people claiming dash is the only way to go. I personally think the + will win out though.

 

[MysticMan1]

Originally posted by: joecool
ok, i'm very frustrated and confused. can anybody offer any advice to me?

while this deal is for dvd+ burners, it seems that most, if not all, dvd players are only compatible with the dvd- format. however, the only dvd- burner i've found in stores is the sony combo drive which goes for a whopping $350!!!!! since i want this drive to burn video disks to play on my home theater, a burner that isn't compatible with dvd players is worthless. however, given the lack of dvd- burners on the market, i'm wondering if this format is dying out and it's just a matter of time before most players can accept dvd+. does anyone have any thoughts on this, or inside knowledge, or anything?

thanks in advance,

joe

I don't know where you are getting your infomation from but it totally wrong DVD+ is as compatible is DVD- drives are. The only at vantage that DVD- currently have over DVD+ is that the DVD- discs are cheaper than DVD+ discs but as DVD+ continues to become the dominate format that vantage will disappear.

Compatibility List DVD-Video Players

You can find more links to info on the DVD+ format at the beginning of this thread.

 

[joecool]

Originally posted by: MysticMan1I don't know where you are getting your infomation from but it totally wrong DVD+ is as compatible is DVD- drives are. The only at vantage that DVD- currently have over DVD+ is that the DVD- discs are cheaper than DVD+ discs but as DVD+ continues to become the dominate format that vantage will disappear.

Compatibility List DVD-Video Players

You can find more links to info on the DVD+ format at the beginning of this thread.

actually, i'm getting that from the manufactures specs on compatibility. i've hit multiple stored and web sites and i have only found one dvd player that says it's dvd+ compatible - i think it was a jvc single-disk player. since i want a 5-disk unit that does me no good at all. frankly, i trust the player manufactures a lot more than a dvd+ fanboy site, or any questionably reliable anecdotal information.

thanks, tho.