Owners of BUSlink 48x12x48x CD-RW from BestBuy - Get another $40 off - Make $20 after MIR & PM to BestBuy - YMMV

[cyberia]

This is my first Hot Deals post, so do not kick me too hard in the face

Those who got Buslink 48x12x48x RW4848 CD-RW Drives from BestBuy the week of 12/08 can now sweeten the deal after PM to BestBuy's own sale price:

New BestBuy Price (12/22 - 12/24): $29.99 - out the door, no rebates whatsoever

Original Best Buy Price: $69.99
MIR: -$30.00
MIR: -$20.00
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Final Cost (on 12/08) $19.99
100% PM difference: -$40.00 (per BB policy, you do not get the extra 10% difference to BB's own prices)
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Final Cost (on 12/22) -$ 20.01

For those who used 10% off Best Buy coupon on 12/08:
New BestBuy Price (12/22 - 12/24): $29.99 - out the door, no rebates whatsoever

Original Best Buy Price: $69.99
BestBuy 10% off(12/08) -$ 7.00
MIR: -$30.00
MIR: -$20.00
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Final Cost (on 12/08) $12.99
100% PM difference: -$33.00 (per BB policy, you do not get the extra 10% difference to BB's own prices)
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Final Cost (on 12/22) -$20.01

Possible drawback: It appears that BB's procedure for PM is to do a return of the original purchase (the one that you are supposed to get MIRs for) and then resell it to you at the new (price-matched) price. Does it mean that your rebate submissions become invalid? If the rebate centers (and there are two in this case, apparently the manufacturer and BestBuy) have access to BB's receipt database, your submissions might get thrown out since the original sale was returned and refunded. Any ideas/suggestions?

As far as I am concerned, I would rather save $40 now than wait 3+ months for a combined $50 rebate from two places that might never materialize.

EDIT: Changed PM to CompUSA to PM to BB to sweeten the deal.

 

[Reel]

good find but i'm not going in for $3.30

 

[ww4397]

Thanks for the tip. I think I'll stop into BB tomorow.

BTW, my unit was actually a 48x24x48 not the 48x12x48 model as stated on the box. It is a Lite-On LTR-48246s.

What did the rest of you get?

 

[edplayer]

Anyone have a direct link to that rebate? Or know the valid dates? I bought one at Microcenter on BF (a 24x too, it was advertsised as 12x) and paid $20 out the door.

 

[edplayer]

Oh yeah, the rebate link on their front page don't work!

 

[quincy2002]

Originally posted by: ww4397
Thanks for the tip. I think I'll stop into BB tomorow.

BTW, my unit was actually a 48x24x48 not the 48x12x48 model as stated on the box. It is a Lite-On LTR-48246s.

What did the rest of you get?

Yeah, I got the LTR-48246s also. Good deal.

 

[conehead433]

I bought one and got a Lite-On 48x12x48 which was the 48125W model. I have already firmware upgraded it at Lite-On's website. The store I was at only had two Lite-On's, the rest being Benq/Acer or whatever. Buslink buys drives from anybody and everybody and packages them accordingly. If it says Smart Burn on the box it's is a Lite-On. If it says Just Link or anything else Link it's something else. BTW I'm still waiting on rebates from Buslink, so I'm not going to be rushing down to buy another one just yet.

 

[Zivic]

I paid 29.99 out the door, no rebates. Just bought mine today. That seems pretty cheap.

 

[eljaye925]

The Buslink 48X12X48 that I saw in Compusa and Bestbuy both listed "Justlink & Justspeed Technology" as their buffer underrun technology. From what I understand, If they were re-bagged Liteons they would have "SmartBurn" on the box.

I went to the buslink website FAQs and read what it had to say about buffer underun (section 2-31)and it listed a bunch of companys competing technologies. Reading between the lines, its seems that these drives might be made by AOpen. Is this correct and is that a problem? People on this forum seem to think liteons are OK, especially for $30, but does AOpen make a decent product?

 

[MIDIman]

Originally posted by: Zivic
I paid 29.99 out the door, no rebates. Just bought mine today. That seems pretty cheap.

at BB or CompUSA?

 

[circlek]

Hey...thanks cyberia

 

[cyberia]

Originally posted by: circlek
Hey...thanks cyberia

No problem.

The BUSlink drive I got two weeks ago was a 48x24x48 (LTR-48246S). When I was getting my $11 PM at BB yesterday, I saw a pile of these drives. At least some appeared to be Lite-Ons since they featured SmartBurn.
A yellow BB price tag next to them listed a price of $29.99, but I did not pay attention to what the actual break-down of out-of-pocket/rebate money was involved.

It is quite possible that if BB's original price before rebates is still $69.99, then you can still PM it to CompUSA and get it down to $18.99 after rebates.

The BB website does not list any current rebates for this drive.

 

[hans007]

Originally posted by: MIDIman

Originally posted by: Zivic
I paid 29.99 out the door, no rebates. Just bought mine today. That seems pretty cheap.

at BB or CompUSA?

i got mine for $29.99 today also at best buy. last one, i was just there, and i had to buy a "computer item" so i could buy my boom box and dvds without waiting in the long line.




if anyone can tell me where to get either of the rebates i'd be very appreciative.

 

[catsbuddy]

I tried to pricematch last weeks purchase to $59 at CompUSA, but ended up getting it for $29. With the $50 in rebates that's $20 in my pocket. This has been one sweet deal.

 

[Ronstang]

Best Buy is already pricematching CompUSA's after rebate price on the shelf this week....that is why the drives are $29 with no rebates at Best Buy. I noticed this by accident this morning so I picked one up. I had to go to CompUSA later on so I went ahead and used my BB receipt to do a pricematch and walked out of CompUSA for $32.11.....after mailing in the the $10 and $20 MIR I will have a nice Lite-On 48X CD-RW for $2.85 (including stamps) or if I opt.....2 nice 48X CD-RW drives for $35.31........not to bad at all.

 

[Ronstang]

BTW....for those who got the LTR-48246S drive.....is there any way to identify from the outside of the box that this particular drive is present inside the box?

 

[cyberia]

Just read an article in Computer Shopper about mail-in rebates. The author is blasting BUSlink for their rebate practices and customer service problems. It took one guy like a year to get a rebate from BUSlink.

 

[eljaye925]

If it shows RW4848 or something simular as the model number, its an AOpen Drive.

 

[cyberia]

Originally posted by: eljaye925
If it shows RW4848 or something simular as the model number, its an AOpen Drive.

Nice try. Mine showed RW4848 and it is a 48x24x48x Lite-On.

 

[SleepyB]

Mine too showed RW4848 as the model number and it is a 48x24x48x Lite-On.

There's no guarantee that it'll be a LTR-48246S inside but you can
guarantee that it's a Lite-On drive by getting it with the SmartBurn
label on the box.

If the label says "JustLink + JustSpeed" then it's something else,
AOpen drive I think...

I saw about 5 drives in the BestBuy in Westwood, CA with the
JustLink label for $29.99, but no SmartBurn ones were left.

The 48x12x48 is probably older stock, so it's the luck of the
draw...

Pic of Box

The label of the buffer/burn technology is above the drive in the picture
and to the right of the Nero logo.

 

[Fullpower]

Anyone know if Best Buy B&M still has this drive for $29.99 with no rebates today (12/24)?

 

[Tharpertx]

They may not still have them; I know that Plano was out.

I am amazed at this deal and grateful to all who have contibuted. As I said, Plano did not have them, but I had bought one for $69 last week. I took it back to pricematch from CompUSA at least. I asked if they could check for a price drop and they said it was now $29.99. They refunded me $40 and after rebate I am smiling at a -$20 price.

Merry Christmas!

 

[BigJ]

Thwarted by the dirty SOBs at the Levittown, NY BestBuy. Said that they did not PM to rebates, then I went to Customer Service and they said "We don't PM internet prices" which I understand, but then I said "Why don't you call them up and confirm the price?" They simply stated, "we need a circular." Grrr....:|

If anyone can pick up 1 or 2 for me at cost + shipping (that are the Flashable Lite-Ons with SmartBurn on the box), I'd be willing to send them a MO.

 

[grillmasterP]

Read this thread when it was first posted- Went in yesterdaywith my receipt for the CompUSA PM to 59.99. Both I and the cust. serv. guy were surprised when it rang up 29.99. $29.99 plus $50 in rebates. Not bad at all- Thanks to Cyberia for highlighting the PM.

 

[commemoratives]

Tharpertx:

Half a dozen left in the McKinney store this PM. Justlink units, but it will be a nice upgrade from my 12X.

Thanks!