Verbatim 48x12x48 CD-RW drive $19.99 after IR, MIR, and Coupon

[Caveman2001]

Officemax has the Verbatim drive next week for $89.99 with a $30 instant rebate and a $30 Mail in rebate. Add $10.01 worth of stuff and use a $20 off $100 coupon to get the whole deal for $19.99 + Tax.

Don't ask for the coupon codes.

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[Growltiger]

I think this is already being covered in this thread

 

[Caveman2001]

Hah, I looked but I only searched "48x12x48" .

Oh well

 

[rochlin]

For what it's worth, I just bought the 40x version of this drive at Frys. SUCKED. It wouldn't successfully burn over 32x.
Even at 32x it mysteriously started sucking major buffer in the middle of burns.
I don't know how, but it did successfully burn a CD. Only it took as long as an 8x drive to do it.
I'm back to my TEAC 16x for now...
YMMV of course.

 

[Caveman2001]

I bought a 32X verbatim and flashed it to the lite-on firmware and am now overclocking it to 40x12x48.

It's been a great drive so far.

Maybe you got a dud.

 

[seatidex]

I believe that the one I got is not a Lite-on OEM drive as the S/N is not 12 digit. I didn't open the box as I am thinking about exchanging it for a Lite-on OEM. Is the one you bought a Lite-on? Some people on the Lite-on forum reported their 48x Vertabim are not Lite-on OEM drives!

 

[jeepers94]

Good Luck on your rebate.I sent a rebate in on the 40x drive the last part of August.After not hearing from them,I called to find out the status.Although they admited I had sent the corect items,they told me Verbatim put a hold on the promotion!A valid rebate claim put on hold! Just today I finally got through to Verbatim-PGI and they say I should get my check within another month! By the way,I dumped that drive and bought the new LiteOn 52x24x52 for the same price.I will no longer buy Verbatim products,with a rebate in mind!

 

[unclebud]

viewsonic did me like that also. i reported them to the ftc and bb. small comfort...