Found in the Best Buy Weekly Ad that starts 12/18 $20 MIR is from Plextor $10 IR + $30 MIR Starts 12/18 - 12/24 Drive is a Plextor 16x Internal Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black Model: PX-740A
Best_Buy $30 Rebate "Go to www.bestbuy.com/rebates and enter the requested information found on your Rebate Form and receipt or order confirmation page." "No cutting labels, making copies, mailing, - just simply enter your information online." Submit this one online if you want . . .
Don't submit the online $30 rebate as mentioned immediately above unless you're purchasing online for delivery or pick-up. That rebate is only good for online purchases. You'll only be wasting time and a stamped envelope.
The box has a sticker that reads 20 TDK 8X DVD-R's inside.
Both rebates won't work as one is a BB.COM rebate. I suppose there will be a In-Store $30 tomorrow. So, combining that with the $20 On-Line rebate would be a huge YMMV. I wouldn't count on that $20 going through.
Tripp1269
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posted: Dec. 17, 2005 @ 8:45p
dvpatel said: Both rebates won't work as one is a BB.COM rebate. I suppose there will be a In-Store $30 tomorrow. So, combining that with the $20 On-Line rebate would be a huge YMMV. I wouldn't count on that $20 going through. It doesn't look like a BB rebate Plextor Rebate Dept. PLD PO Box 100451 White Bear Lake, MN 551100451 1-866-360-2346
But it requires Original UPC . . . so depending on the new rebate rules and address. That is why it is added to bottom as possible, and not used in the Title price.
dvpatel
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posted: Dec. 17, 2005 @ 9:00p
Tripp1269 said: It doesn't look like a BB rebate Plextor Rebate Dept. PLD PO Box 100451 White Bear Lake, MN 551100451 1-866-360-2346
But it requires Original UPC . . . so depending on the new rebate rules and address. That is why it is added to bottom as possible, and not used in the Title price.
I understand. Even $50.99 is a good price for a Plextor (BenQ in this case). I plan on picking one up as it is BLACK and has free 20 DL discs. What I was trying to point out was that the rebate has Bestbuy.com written in the background. And I think tomorrow's $30 rebate will also probably need the original UPC. I'd love to get both the $30 and the $20 rebates.
littletemple
Member
posted: Dec. 17, 2005 @ 9:22p
is the free 20 pack of DL disc in the plextor box itself or separate? Do you know what brand the free discs is?
Zenoicus
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Dec. 17, 2005 @ 9:35p
$20 rebate is definitely from Plextor. Too bad there's no way around the original UPC requirement though. Still a good deal, though, considering the 20 DL discs...
Maybe Plextor is starting to clear stock of this rebadged BenQ DW1640 to make way for the new PX-760 (and who said 16X was the physical spin limit of carbonate-encased DVDs?)
Tripp1269
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Dec. 17, 2005 @ 9:58p
littletemple said: is the free 20 pack of DL disc in the plextor box itself or separate? Do you know what brand the free discs is?It doesn't say in the AD . . . just that it comes with 20 DL . . . for some reason I am doubtful that the discs are DL . . . seems like too good of a deal from worst buy.
scoobiedoobie
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Dec. 17, 2005 @ 10:02p
Wolverine88 said: zc8 said: Why is Plextor drive so expensive?
Because it's a plextor.
The funny thing is that Plextor DVD burners suck at this point, average burn quality and lots of quality control issues. But then this model isn't even a real Plextor, it's a rebadged Benq 1640, so you are in luck. A nice deal considering the cost of DL discs and the fact that the Benq 1640 is a great drive and it is almost impossible to find now.
SickTeddyBear
Senior Member - 6K
posted: Dec. 17, 2005 @ 10:12p
Taken from CDFreaks:
"...the Plextor PX-740A is a rebadged BenQ DW1640, and it is a good burner. However you cannot use the advanced features of Plextools Professional since it's not a "real" Plextor drive. You will not be able to run PI/PO quality scanning, AutoStrategy, Gigarec, Varirec and other advanced cd features. If that's what you're looking for, I would suggest to get the real one such as PX-716A or wait a couple more weeks for PX-755 or maybe PX-760."
Benq 1640 supports PI/PIF scanning, so this drive will, although you may have to flash it to a 1640 (which would improve the drive anyway).
minghi
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 17, 2005 @ 10:55p
totally clueless about dvd burner's so is this better than nec-3550a or 3540a ish drives
scoobiedoobie
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 12:03a
minghi said: totally clueless about dvd burner's so is this better than nec-3550a or 3540a ish drives
That's basically a toss-up. The burn quality will be fairly close, the 1640 will make a slightly more accurate PI/PIF testing drive. NEC has great firmware support in the form of modified/hacked firmware, Benq does a pretty good job with their official firmware releases (although the latest couple of releases have had some bugs). NEC has always made very durable drives, Benq has had some mild quality control issues in the past but the 1640 has been reliable. I have several of both Benq and NEC drives, they both make excellent burners so you won't go wrong with either.
Tripp1269
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 12:18a
This deal just got upgraded to hot . . . online is showing $20 and $30 rebate both valid. Online price is $99.99 - $30 MIR - $20 MIR = $50 AR The in store price should be $99.99 - $10 IR - $9 (10% Coupon) = $80.99 - $30 MIR - $20 MIR = $30.99 . . . plus the ad states you get 20 free DL DVD's.
scoobiedoobie said: minghi said: totally clueless about dvd burner's so is this better than nec-3550a or 3540a ish drives
That's basically a toss-up. The burn quality will be fairly close, the 1640 will make a slightly more accurate PI/PIF testing drive. NEC has great firmware support in the form of modified/hacked firmware, Benq does a pretty good job with their official firmware releases (although the latest couple of releases have had some bugs). NEC has always made very durable drives, Benq has had some mild quality control issues in the past but the 1640 has been reliable. I have several of both Benq and NEC drives, they both make excellent burners so you won't go wrong with either. where can I find all the info that you have written above? I have no clue about that. I'd like to know. Thanks
scoobiedoobie
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 12:25a
SH94 said: scoobiedoobie said: minghi said: totally clueless about dvd burner's so is this better than nec-3550a or 3540a ish drives
That's basically a toss-up. The burn quality will be fairly close, the 1640 will make a slightly more accurate PI/PIF testing drive. NEC has great firmware support in the form of modified/hacked firmware, Benq does a pretty good job with their official firmware releases (although the latest couple of releases have had some bugs). NEC has always made very durable drives, Benq has had some mild quality control issues in the past but the 1640 has been reliable. I have several of both Benq and NEC drives, they both make excellent burners so you won't go wrong with either. where can I find all the info that you have written above? I have no clue about that. I'd like to know. Thanks
Bouncing around inside my brain.
SH94
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 12:27a
is there a website that I can learn about these stuff? Thanks
sharkhead
New Member
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 12:29a
cdfreaks.com or vcdhelp.com just to mention some
SH94
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 12:29a
sharkhead said: cdfreaks.com or vcdhelp.com just to mention some thanks
krazymop
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 12:30a
SH94 said: is there a website that I can learn about these stuff? Thanks
scoobiedoobie said: Oh you meant outside of my head?
Yes, CDfreaks would be my suggestion. LOL. yes, outside your head. Thanks
and thanks krazymop and BostonRon too
Tripp1269
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 12:43a
how about getting back on topic?
Quick Summary updated with $50 in Rebates . . . both good!
pipebender
Addicted Member
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 12:45a
the deal is up online now and seems like the $30 rebate only applies to online purchase therefor the $10 in-store coupon will not work here. Also no mention of the 20 free DL blanks.
salsdali
Ancient Member
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 12:51a
^This is what I'm wondering also. It says "Copy of the Online Order Receipt" so is an online order for instore pickup considered the same as an online order?
Also, what time zone is BB online ordering system on. I'm in CA, do I have to wait til midnight Pacific time?
scoobiedoobie
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 12:51a
pipebender said: the deal is up online now and seems like the $30 rebate only applies to online purchase therefor the $10 in-store coupon will not work here. Also no mention of the 20 free DL blanks.
I was trying to make sense of that myself, I'm not familiar with WorstBuy's rebates. But the thing is, even in their own printed ad it lists a $30 rebate, so I don't know if that is actually the same as the $30 rebate listed on their site or if it is going to be something different in-store. And the 20 free DL discs is still a mystery, the printed ad also lists them, but are they inside the box, added on, ?
This looks like it may be a great deal, but I'm still not certain on all of the rebates. The $30 rebate listed on their site requires 'Copy of the Online Order Receipt'. It goes without saying that you won't be getting one of those in-store. However, it remains to be seen if the in-store $30 rebate will void the $20 rebate or vice-versa.
Tripp1269
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 1:00a
salsdali said: ^This is what I'm wondering also. It says "Copy of the Online Order Receipt" so is an online order for instore pickup considered the same as an online order?
Also, what time zone is BB online ordering system on. I'm in CA, do I have to wait til midnight Pacific time?you can submit this one online even if you do it in the store, besides the store should print a rebate for the $30 since it is in the AD.
scoobiedoobie said: pipebender said: the deal is up online now and seems like the $30 rebate only applies to online purchase therefor the $10 in-store coupon will not work here. Also no mention of the 20 free DL blanks.
I was trying to make sense of that myself, I'm not familiar with WorstBuy's rebates. But the thing is, even in their own printed ad it lists a $30 rebate, so I don't know if that is actually the same as the $30 rebate listed on their site or if it is going to be something different in-store. And the 20 free DL discs is still a mystery, the printed ad also lists them, but are they inside the box, added on, ?
This looks like it may be a great deal, but I'm still not certain on all of the rebates. The $30 rebate listed on their site requires 'Copy of the Online Order Receipt'. It goes without saying that you won't be getting one of those in-store. However, it remains to be seen if the in-store $30 rebate will void the $20 rebate or vice-versa.
The drive on website is at $89.99 with $50 MIR so the deal should be $89.99 - $30 BB MIR - $20 Manuf Rebate = $39.99 + Tax. Am i correct?
yoyobabyyo
Thrifty Member
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 1:02a
Zenoicus said: $20 rebate is definitely from Plextor. Too bad there's no way around the original UPC requirement though. Still a good deal, though, considering the 20 DL discs...
Maybe Plextor is starting to clear stock of this rebadged BenQ DW1640 to make way for the new PX-760 (and who said 16X was the physical spin limit of carbonate-encased DVDs?)
NO WAY! 18X? I won't believe it until I see it and try it!
Tripp1269
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 1:04a
Looks like they did update the price to reflect the $10 IR. Still no mention of the free DL DVD . . . so yes, $39.99 if you buy online.
If you go to the store tomorrow and buy instead of online, you can use the 10% coupon making it $31 AR/AC. Still not sure how you get the 20 DL DVD's as advertised. The DVD's alone are worth the $31.
namx
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 1:05a
scoobiedoobie said: pipebender said: the deal is up online now and seems like the $30 rebate only applies to online purchase therefor the $10 in-store coupon will not work here. Also no mention of the 20 free DL blanks.
I was trying to make sense of that myself, I'm not familiar with WorstBuy's rebates. But the thing is, even in their own printed ad it lists a $30 rebate, so I don't know if that is actually the same as the $30 rebate listed on their site or if it is going to be something different in-store. And the 20 free DL discs is still a mystery, the printed ad also lists them, but are they inside the box, added on, ?
This looks like it may be a great deal, but I'm still not certain on all of the rebates. The $30 rebate listed on their site requires 'Copy of the Online Order Receipt'. It goes without saying that you won't be getting one of those in-store. However, it remains to be seen if the in-store $30 rebate will void the $20 rebate or vice-versa.
Let me help you make some sense out of this. BB is very picky about their rebates. If you buy online, you send in the online rebate form. If you buy in-store, you send in the form printed from the register. I have had rebates denied by BB because I bought in-store but try to send in with the online form.
To me, this deal is actually two deals. One for the store (with the free DL disks) and one online. If you buy in-store, it's $51 for the drive + the 20 disks. If you buy online, it's $40 ($90 - $30 rebate - $20 rebate) for the drive alone. Probably better getting the in-store deal.
However, if you're like me, and can't make it to the store in the AM, buy online with in-store pickup. This still qualifies you for the rebates. When I get to the store, I'll try to get them to give me the free DVDs without re-ringing as an in-store purchase (since this may invalidate of the MIRs requiring the original UPC). If they must re-ring, so be it. Paying ~$10 for 20 DL DVDs is still a good deal. But buy now online for pick-up before they run out and so you can get the 20 DVDs.
Tripp1269
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 1:12a
I hope I can clear this up.
Ok, in the weekly ad, this is what is stated
Includes 20-pack of double-layer discs Reg. Price $99.99 - $10.00 Instant Savings = $89.99 - $30 Mail In Rebate = $59.99
So they forgot to account for the $20 Rebate in the Ad.
Go to the store, use the coupon, pay $80.99 in the store. You should get the 20 DL DVD's on the spot somehow (that is what is in the ad) and then a $30 rebate will print out, and maybe a $20 rebate as well. That is $50 in rebates, even though the ad states $30. Comes out to $30.99 if you go in store.
namx
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 1:16a
Tripp1269 said: I hope I can clear this up.
Ok, in the weekly ad, this is what is stated
Includes 20-pack of double-layer discs Reg. Price $99.99 - $10.00 Instant Savings = $89.99 - $30 Mail In Rebate = $59.99
So they forgot to account for the $20 Rebate in the Ad.
Go to the store, use the coupon, pay $80.99 in the store. You should get the 20 DL DVD's on the spot somehow (that is what is in the ad) and then a $30 rebate will print out, and maybe a $20 rebate as well. That is $50 in rebates, even though the ad states $30. Comes out to $30.99 if you go in store.
Dude, what are you talking about? That math that you put up there is correct. However, BB didn't forget about the $20 rebate unless it does print out at the register. If that the case, then one of the MIR must allow a copy of the UPC. Otherwise, there may be a different online deal than the in-store deal. BB always does this (separate online and in-store deals).
scoobiedoobie
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 1:19a
The $20 online requires the original UPC. I'm assuming the $30 rebate that prints in the store will ALSO require the original UPC.
namx
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 18, 2005 @ 1:20a
scoobiedoobie said: The $20 online requires the original UPC. I'm assuming the $30 rebate that prints in the store will ALSO require the original UPC.
But the $30 MIR online does NOT require the original UPC.
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dvpatel
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Feb. 24, 2006 @ 4:16p
Tripp1269 said: just got my $20 rebate today . . .
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