shadd_
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by shadd_ » Mon Dec 26, 2005 5:18 pm
currently have a benq dvd single layer(works ok). i recieved a $75 gift certificate for futureshop and am looking to step up to a dual layer.
anyone in the know has a moment to take a quick look at these here
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/subcla ... atid=10475
and tell me what you would buy.
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by CheapAlert » Mon Dec 26, 2005 8:54 pm
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by Guest » Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:44 pm
Don't buy DVD burners from futureshit.
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by SOAPboy » Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:55 pm
ToxicBug wrote: Don't buy DVD burners from futureshit.
Dont listen to toxicBug
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shadd_
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by shadd_ » Mon Dec 26, 2005 11:13 pm
think i 'll go with one of the benq drives. it has 8X with dual layer.
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by Tormentius » Tue Dec 27, 2005 12:47 am
SOAPboy wrote:
Dont listen to toxicBug
Sound advice. Futureshop carries the same hardware as any other vendor.
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by +JuggerNaut+ » Tue Dec 27, 2005 12:55 am
ToxicBug wrote: Don't buy DVD burners from futureshit.
you should recommend another retailer if you're going to make statements like that.
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by shadd_ » Tue Dec 27, 2005 1:07 am
i buy the odd item from futureshop. i do usually buy from ncix online but the gift certificate is from futureshop so ncix may have issues with that.
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by AmIdYfReAk » Tue Dec 27, 2005 1:13 am
shadd_ wrote: i buy the odd item from futureshop. i do usually buy from ncix online but the gift certificate is from futureshop so ncix may have issues with that.
Ncix is a little expensive, give tigerdirect.ca or canadacomputers.com a try
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by shadd_ » Tue Dec 27, 2005 1:27 am
AmIdYfReAk wrote: shadd_ wrote: i buy the odd item from futureshop. i do usually buy from ncix online but the gift certificate is from futureshop so ncix may have issues with that.
Ncix is a little expensive, give tigerdirect.ca or canadacomputers.com a try
i always wait until what i want is in the weekly newsletter. usually a shitload of items on sale every week(not just old stock). plus i save pst buying out of province.
but i will give those two a look next time i want something.
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by AmIdYfReAk » Tue Dec 27, 2005 2:36 am
allright man, i am just talking about persional experance, i am out of douthern ontario though
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by shadd_ » Tue Dec 27, 2005 2:43 am
i'm about 20 hours from you in northwestern ontario.
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by DiscoDave » Tue Dec 27, 2005 12:10 pm
I've heard that the LG's are pretty good but i have a Pioneer 108 which has never let me down. As I only have experience with a Pioneer dvd RW drive im partial to reccomend a drive from them.
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by Guest » Tue Dec 27, 2005 4:20 pm
+JuggerNaut+
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by +JuggerNaut+ » Tue Dec 27, 2005 5:11 pm
ToxicBug wrote: Don't buy DVD burners from futureshit.
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by Tormentius » Tue Dec 27, 2005 6:31 pm
You don't quite grasp the difference between retail and OEM parts do you?
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by Guest » Tue Dec 27, 2005 6:52 pm
More stupidity by Toxicbug
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by Tormentius » Tue Dec 27, 2005 6:53 pm
ToxicBug wrote: More stupidity by Toxicbug
Retail boxes come bundled with software worth a fair bit of cash.
Quit acting like a pathetic twat in this forum Toxic; this is your last warning.
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by +JuggerNaut+ » Tue Dec 27, 2005 6:56 pm
Tormentius wrote: ToxicBug wrote: More stupidity by Toxicbug
Retail boxes come bundled with software worth a fair bit of cash.
Quit acting like a pathetic twat in this forum Toxic; this is your last warning.
lol did you edit that?
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by Tormentius » Tue Dec 27, 2005 6:57 pm
+JuggerNaut+ wrote: Tormentius wrote: ToxicBug wrote: More stupidity by Toxicbug
Retail boxes come bundled with software worth a fair bit of cash.
Quit acting like a pathetic twat in this forum Toxic; this is your last warning.
lol did you edit that?
His post? Yeah, I think the second version is much more descriptive than the original.
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by Scourge » Tue Dec 27, 2005 6:59 pm
I know they're not on that list, but I've always been pretty partial to Lite-on. Never had a problem with any of them. Had a cd/rw, dvd/rw, and now a dual layer dvd/rw. Not a stutter from any of them.
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by obsidian » Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:45 am
I have LG's as well as an NEC. Both are good writers and have never had problems. The LG does the most different kinds of formats including DVD-RAM while many other writers won't. I've found the NEC (for whatever reason) to rip MP3's faster than the LG's.
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