Free 48x24x48 sonys @ staples, ymmv

[Krk3561]

I have a Sony CRX215A1 and it is a Lite-On. I flashed it to a 52x Lite-On and it works flawlessly. The Sony firmware is crap btw.

 

[Perknose]

Folks, help me out here. I sent a female friend to get one for me in Germantown in Philly, the only store which had one. They charged her $50, she says she slipped on the ice twice getting there, I told her, "No, that's the wrong price", and now she's mad at me and I have an overpriced drive.

Can any or all of you who got it for $20 scan your receipts and either e-mail them to me or post them on-line?

Thx. (Dave in deep doo-doo).

 

[pspada]

My local Staples has 5 of them on the shelf - selling at the listed price of $89.99. Bummer!

 

[garsh]

Originally posted by: pspada
My local Staples has 5 of them on the shelf - selling at the listed price of $89.99. Bummer!

They just haven't updated the shelf tags. I bet if you ask them to scan one, it'll come up as $42.50, or lower if you're lucky.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Krk3561
I have a Sony CRX215A1 and it is a Lite-On. I flashed it to a 52x Lite-On and it works flawlessly. The Sony firmware is crap btw.

Tried copying mixed-mode CDs using CloneCD, and reading audio subcodes? My Sony 48x12x48 flashed to Lite-On 52x24x52 won't read audio subcodes properly worth a darn, both before and after the flash.

 

[conehead433]

Thought this deal was too good to be true. Was at Staples and saw the 48x24x48 Memorex on the shelf for $63.90. Asked sales clerk to scan the price and it was $63.90. None of the Sony's still around though.

 

[DUKAT1]

It was $42.50 at my local Staples. Had one left, bought it with a $10 off $40 coupon. Rebate printed out at register for $20. Not free, but still a great deal.

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[garsh]

Originally posted by: conehead433
Thought this deal was too good to be true. Was at Staples and saw the 48x24x48 Memorex on the shelf for $63.90. Asked sales clerk to scan the price and it was $63.90. None of the Sony's still around though.

Wow, sorry conehead. You might want to ask them to check the prices at other Staples stores (if you have friendly CSRs at your store). I did this at my store, and the lady kept paging through all the stores' listings, and every single one of them was at the $42.50 price.