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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:53 pm
by GORDON
Are there any sub-$150 DVD burners on this website that I should absolutely avoid?
Any you'd recommend?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=4
I'm joining the year 2002 and ordering one.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:14 pm
by Cakedaddy
I'd buy the cheapest piece of crap drive at your local retail store and buy the extended replacement deal. I bought one from CompUSA for $49 and a two year replacement deal for $7. If it dies, I get a new one. If it dies after the replacement deal expires, after two years, it will have MORE than earned it's keep. It's burned at least 125 DVDs so far. I do too much backing up of data. . . .
You can even buy dual layer burners now for <$50. However, the media is still crazy expensive, realatively speaking.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:32 pm
by TPRJones
I picked one up this spring off of eBay for $22 including shipping. Working great so far.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:14 pm
by GORDON
I think I like Cake's idea.
What if I get a cheap one at Best Buy w/warranty, it breaks in 4 months, and they no longer carry that brand?
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:51 pm
by TheCatt
One thing to consider (and prolly the only real differentiator these days) is noise.
Some of those puppies sound like airplanes taking off. If you don't mind that, it doesn't matter too much what you get.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:28 pm
by GORDON
Best Buy sucks. Only warranty they would sell me is a 3-year one for more than the cost of the damned hardware.
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:24 am
by Cakedaddy
That's why I ended up at CompUSA. They had a cheap one and their warrenty was cheap. Gotta make sure it's under $50 though. If you go over that, the warrenty price shoots way up. And if they don't carry that brand or can't replace or whatever, you get your money back.
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 2:01 pm
by mbilderback
CompUSA's warranty is better, as well. Go to CompUSA.
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 2:02 pm
by mbilderback
Also, they will replace it with the closest equivilant they have.
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 2:08 pm
by GORDON
I have no idea where the nearest CompUSA is, which means it is probably at least 2 hours away.
Got a Sony dual-layer +-RW from Best Buy. We'll see how it goes.
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:11 pm
by TPRJones
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:13 pm
by GORDON
Not from me.
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:26 pm
by TPRJones
Wait, you mean you lied on your whois?
Shame on you.
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:43 pm
by GORDON
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I wondered why you thought I was in DC. 