*DEAD* BB: VAKOSS DVD+/-Rs 100pk cake $20 (*09/02 - ??/??*) [Archive]

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mahjongmaniac

Sep 4th, 2005, 05:22 PM

well, remember last time (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=194416) BB had the 3-day online only sale for the vakoss dvd+/-r 25pks that they couldn't sell for $8 a piece and then they decided to drop it down to $5 a piece to clear stock? ;)
well, it seems like BB now wants to clear the 100pk stock of vakoss dvds...

BB ($20): Vakoss 100-Pack 8X 4.7GB DVD+R (http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10047957&catid=20032)

quantity remaining as of posting:
Quantity Remaining: 64

BB ($20): Vakoss 100-Pack 8X 4.7GB DVD-R (http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10047959&catid=20032)

quantity remaining as of posting:
Quantity Remaining: 0

and i think this started on Friday ... that's y the -Rs are OOS.... +Rs still instock tho!
btw, i think this is an "unadvertised" deal b/c it wasn't shown on BB's labour day sale flyer...

and according to the thread above, these are MIT and they're either PRODISCS or OPTODISCS, FYI.

and the price works out to be the same as last time BB had the 25pks on sale: $20/100pk = $0.20/disc. :)

good deal if u don't mind it being MIT and/or prodisc/optodisc media codes...

bug

Sep 4th, 2005, 08:29 PM

Good price if they're any good. Prodiscs aren't great, but I've seen worse.

StoneColdWhat

Sep 4th, 2005, 09:03 PM

lol $20 sooner or later they're gonna give it out for free.

sxz

Sep 4th, 2005, 09:23 PM

Aw damn! These ones seem to be better than the RITEKG05 Maxell ones according to http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm if they're PRODISC media codes! Can't return the Maxells either :(

bodobodo

Sep 4th, 2005, 09:48 PM

I was in a Staples yesterday and they had some Vakoss 10, 50, and 100 packs on the shelves. I'm no longer certain whether I was looking at + or - media but based on the hub markings none of them looked like Prodisc media but likely more like Optodisc. I did order some of the 25 packs of Vakoss (+ and -) on Thursday as well as one of these + 100 packs from BB tonight so when I receive them I will report what they turn out to be.

[buck]

Sep 4th, 2005, 09:52 PM

bodobodo

Sep 4th, 2005, 10:12 PM

They had it at the downtown Montreal Bureau en Gros store on Notre Dame so I suspect that other Staples stores do carry Vakoss. It doesn't seem to be on their website, however.

I seem to recall the 100 pack was selling for $40 or so. I suppose it you're lucky you can pricematch at Staples and save $2. It's too bad that the 150% policy isn't still in effect or else you might have ended up walking out with 100 discs for about $10.

mahjongmaniac

Sep 5th, 2005, 12:10 AM

']They have Vakoss at Staples?

i can CONFIRM that... :D

i went into stooples Aug31st for some last minute PMs :twisted: :D :cheesygri :razz: and quite surprisingly i found that stooples started carrying VAKOSS dvd media?????? (btw, i only saw'em in 10's and 50's... didn't see any 100's)

w-o-w...:lol:

however, stooples seem to have a diff. kind of "pkging"... it was a white one... whereas BB had some "other" kind of black pkging (shown in links above)... but stooples vakoss dvds were 8X tho... so yes PMs were possible....

of course, it'd be better if we knew about this sooner since we could've done a 150% PM and gotten 'em for cheap! :twisted:

too bad we can only save that lil insigificant $2-3 now.... :|

...*sigh*....150%PM... *sigh*...

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They had it at the downtown Montreal Bureau en Gros store on Notre Dame so I suspect that other Staples stores do carry Vakoss. It doesn't seem to be on their website, however.

I seem to recall the 100 pack was selling for $40 or so. I suppose it you're lucky you can pricematch at Staples and save $2. It's too bad that the 150% policy isn't still in effect or else you might have ended up walking out with 100 discs for about $10.

well, stooples NEVER seems to have their website updated... :| (just like FS/BB)

the best example i can think of is the new sony dvd burners (800A, 800UL) .... when FS/BB started selling'em, stooples had'em instore alright... but LITERALLY, i don't think it showed up online for some 2 mths (or more) !!!

natefive

Sep 5th, 2005, 01:13 AM

Aw damn! These ones seem to be better than the RITEKG05 Maxell ones according to http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm if they're PRODISC media codes! Can't return the Maxells either :(
Not really. Check out this. (http://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia.php?dvdmediasearch=maxell&dvdmediadvdridsearch=&type=6&size=All&dvdburnspeed=All&order=Compatibility&hits=25&country=&search=Search+or+List+Media)

HamsterGirl35

Sep 5th, 2005, 01:42 AM

My goodness, so tempted.....but, I still have another 100 Benq........wonder if I should buy it...^_^

Bump

Shingo

Sep 5th, 2005, 05:16 AM

Even though I ordered 4 packs of the 25spindels last week I had to order another 100 disc's Damn U BB!!!

goofball

Sep 5th, 2005, 10:26 AM

staples has the 50pk on sale in their flyer.

http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/9914/img1398small5bl.th.jpg (http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1398small5bl.jpg)

[buck]

Sep 5th, 2005, 11:13 AM

gostinger

Sep 5th, 2005, 11:22 AM

Ordered +R but when I get em gonna exchange them at store level for -r

jerryhung

Sep 5th, 2005, 12:03 PM

DVD+R
Quantity Remaining: 16

Curious... say if I buy it, burn it and not happy with the discs
can we return/refund them? Not sure how blank media return/refund policy works.

bug

Sep 5th, 2005, 12:55 PM

DVD+R
Quantity Remaining: 9
They're going fast

enforcerviper

Sep 5th, 2005, 01:02 PM

I bought a spindle as well. Are they better than memorex? Memorex is horrid.

mahjongmaniac

Sep 5th, 2005, 06:05 PM

staples has the 50pk on sale in their flyer.

http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/9914/img1398small5bl.th.jpg (http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1398small5bl.jpg)

^ yeah... i was right... white outer-pkging... ;)

and yes what a rip-off! :lol: (well, that's stooples! ;P )

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DVD+R
Quantity Remaining: 16

Curious... say if I buy it, burn it and not happy with the discs
can we return/refund them? Not sure how blank media return/refund policy works.

that's really hard to say.....

i'd think its YMMV depending on which CSR/MOD serves u ....
i have heard that some RFDers were "successful" in returning/refunding used blank media (part of spindle) b/c of "too many coasters"

and FYI, if u ever buy blank media from RS (a.k.a. TS), don't even TRY to return/refund used blank media... they'll reject u w/o a doubt.

btw, both are OOS online now....

any1 else still interested will have to either wait for a restock or go instore BB B&M to get it...

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I bought a spindle as well. Are they better than memorex? Memorex is horrid.

well, i'm not too sure about comparison between memorex vs. vakoos b/c i have yet to burn a vakoss dvd and very lil memorex.... but they're both MIT media.

as mentioned b4, vakoss are either prodiscs/optodiscs and memorex are usually riteks....

bodobodo

Sep 6th, 2005, 01:55 PM

The + has been restocked...slightly. There are currently 11 remaining. I just received my 25 packs of both + and - and both were Prodisc.

mahjongmaniac

Sep 6th, 2005, 01:57 PM

The + has been restocked...slightly. There are currently 11 remaining. I just received my 25 packs of both + and - and both were Prodisc.

haha... BOY ur fast...

i was JUST goin to check stock for the 100pks after the 25pk thread was bumped up... :-0

thx4posting... now i'm wondering if i should order 1 but i already ordered 2x25pks +Rs....

hm... hm...

audit13

Sep 6th, 2005, 03:22 PM

Just came back from BB at Laird/Eglinton. They have about 100 packs of dvd+r and -r near the front cash. I've had good success burning ProDisc dvd-r with an Nec burner.

This same location also has about four 100 pack MIJ Maxell dvd+r for $29.99. I assume they are MIJ since they don't have the white MIT stick on top and there is no writing on the centre ring of the disc.

g_goo_goo

Sep 6th, 2005, 06:48 PM

So which one is better the DVD-R's or DVD+R's???

Jon Lai

Sep 6th, 2005, 07:02 PM

So which one is better the DVD-R's or DVD+R's???

These disks aren't of high quality anyways. -R's are prodisc, and +R's are either prodisc or optodiscs. I'd say, get whatever you usually get.

lithiumli

Sep 6th, 2005, 09:18 PM

i went to the BB at scarborough town, and there were still about 20 or so left i think the ricg said otc, but i'm not 100%

TdotO

Sep 7th, 2005, 02:53 PM

bodobodo

Sep 7th, 2005, 02:58 PM

Just came back from BB at Scarborough Town Centre and I think the -R are all gone. I picked up the last 2 but there's still over 10 100pack spindles of +R if anyone's interested.

I have used them before and find no fault in them. So far, great blank dvds and now even better because of the price.

Could you confirm what media code the 100packs from BB have? I haven't received mine yet even though it's supposedly been out for delivery since 9AM this morning. My 25 packs of + and - were both Prodisc.

g_goo_goo

Sep 7th, 2005, 03:01 PM

I just got my 25 pack of DVD-R and 25 pack of DVD+R.

I've noticed that the DVD+R don't burn as well as the DVD-R. So far I've burned about 3 or each type and one DVD+R burned fine but has many read errors on my XBOX, making it virtually unplayable. The other DVD+R burned fine but has read errors on my XBOX but works fine on my LG writer, yet has problems reading on my Benq 1620.

All the DVD-R burned fine with no read errors. I also noticed that my NEC 3540 can burn the DVD+R at 12X but I have not tried at this speed yet.

Any comments?

g_goo_goo

Sep 7th, 2005, 03:02 PM

Could you confirm what media code the 100packs from BB have? I haven't received mine yet even though it's supposedly been out for delivery since 9AM this morning. My 25 packs of + and - were both Prodisc.

The 25 packs are both prodisc, I believe prodiscf01 for the DVD-R and prodisc.r03 for the DVD+R's

enforcerviper

Sep 7th, 2005, 03:03 PM

I've got two BenQ DW1620's and bought the +R's. Were you able to burn them successfully with the 1620?

bodobodo

Sep 7th, 2005, 04:13 PM

I'll answer my own question since I wasn't asking about the 25 packs (which I already stated were Prodiscs) but the 100 packs. In any case the postman just left and the 100 pack of DVD+R's that I received was also PRODISC-R03-03

jerryhung

Sep 7th, 2005, 06:16 PM

Does BestBuy use Canada Post now instead of Purolator?
B/c I got my 100 today from Postman too

g_goo_goo

Sep 7th, 2005, 06:54 PM

I've got two BenQ DW1620's and bought the +R's. Were you able to burn them successfully with the 1620?

Ran the BenQ QScan on the DVD+R's and DVD-R's. Both types are okay. I did notice that the DVD+R's have a higher TE/FE errors on the outer tracks. Both can burn at 12X. I'll try burning a couple of each type tonight.