Hot: Sony 24x cdrw @ Staples B&M for $20

[Joselito]

I've been to 2 staples locations and have seen Sony 24x cdrw drives for $19.95 clearance I've picked up 3 so far.
No rebates or coupons needed.

Edit: SKU for for the drive is: 471032

 

[T2T III]

These drives should feature "Power-Burn" technology which is a form of burn-proof or buffer-underrun technology. Not a bad price. However, if you're buying 3 or more from one location, then there should be some form of $10 off $50 coupon which could save you a little more money. I think these burners are fine if you just want to create a few CDs here and there.

However, the "big daddy" deal was a few weeks back when we were getting the 48/24/48 Lite-Ons for $39.99. Not only were the drives slightly faster, but they supported quite a nice laundry list of features. But, I will re-iterate, it all depends on what you need to do with your cd writer - and your time. The Sony 24x drives might be more than adequate for a lot of people. And with the Holidays coming up, they might make some nice gifts for friends and family members that have a PC, but not a CD writer.

 

[SafetyDance]

Joselito- Do you have the Staples 6 digit SKU#?

Mike

 

[render]

I just got two for $39 + tax. Some stores still have these drives.

 

[RossMAN]

render - Please post the Staples 6 digit SKU, it should be on your receipt, thanks!

 

[RossMAN]

Thanks to the FW Hot Deals thread, the Staples SKU is 471032

 

[seatidex]

The price here is $39.50.

 

[render]

The price here is $39.50.

It should ring up at $19.xx. Some stores don't even bother to change the price tag, so you have to have them check the price.

 

[Tot]

Hehe, at first I thought it was the media for 20 bucks. Well any good goes.

Thanks for the post

 

[Mallow]

Are sony cd-burners rebadges of anything or actual sony device?

 

[adinar]

What software comes with these burners? Nero? EZ CD Creator?

 

[lsman]

the 48X sony may come with "B'software",
i think sony has it own way, no rebadges
and accounting to tomshardware (dated report) 24x sony do not support overburn... not a good one. also not much firmwire update (may be because sony 24x come late and all the possible 24x cdr is covered.... by the time)

 

[optimistic]

So at 24x how long does it take to burn a 700mb data disk? 3min 45sec? My 12x take 7mins 30sec.

 

[NDENTold]

I just called 3 stores in my town & they all said that they no longer carry them & the only burners they carry are 48x.Hope that helps.

 

[optimistic]

***CONFIRMED*** This deal is still going on. Just got one at my local Staples at West Covina, CA. They still had one more left as of 4PM PST (11/20/02) at the clearance table. Yeah, it does say $79 on the box but rings up $19.50.

Thanks for the deal. 24x is fine for my needs especially for $20

 

[Joselito]

these drives are on clearance so YMMV.

 

[darren]

just scored last one in staples @ arroyo in pasadena, ca.
$19.95 for a 24x burner....
gosh i remember paying $250 for my first 4x hp burner and i just noticed a price tag on my floppy drive thats says $106!?!
floppies were once selling for $106??!?