Got my I/O Magic Rebate Today!!!

Dyre Straits · Oct 14, 2003, 07:44 PM

Now I can officially say that I got my I/O Magic 52x24x52 CD Writer for $19.99!

I was able to get the burner a while back at Best Buy on sale for $49.99 and a $30 dollar mail-in rebate.

AND, I can say that I'm VERY pleased with the performance of this drive, too. It's really been dependable.

Malus · Oct 14, 2003, 08:51 PM

Eh, I think Bestbuy had a similar rebate for a 52x32x52 Lite-On drive not too long ago. Still, it's a pretty good deal.

Dyre Straits · Oct 14, 2003, 09:01 PM

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Originally posted by Malus
Eh, I think Bestbuy had a similar rebate for a 52x32x52 Lite-On drive not too long ago. Still, it's a pretty good deal.

I think you're right. It was about a week or so right after the one I got.

Malus · Oct 14, 2003, 09:10 PM

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Originally posted by Dyre Straits
I think you're right. It was about a week or so right after the one I got.

That's what I hate about Best Buy, they change the rebates all the time, so it's easy to get shafted like that.

Anyway, how does the I/O Magic drive compare to others? Sounds like an Aopen drive repackaged. I have two of those lying around and they are actually pretty good.

Dyre Straits · Oct 14, 2003, 09:28 PM

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Originally posted by Malus
That's what I hate about Best Buy, they change the rebates all the time, so it's easy to get shafted like that.

Anyway, how does the I/O Magic drive compare to others? Sounds like an Aopen drive repackaged. I have two of those lying around and they are actually pretty good.

Actually, this drive was distributed by Digital Research Technologies, but it's an I/O Magic drive. DRT refers their customers to I/O Magic for firmware and such things.

I've been completely happy with the performance using Easy CD Creater 5 Platinum with all the updates.

I tried Nero for awhile and couldn't get it to write from networked drives.

Maybe the latest updates correct that, but, I'm very happy with EZ CD.

Malus · Oct 14, 2003, 11:16 PM

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Originally posted by Dyre Straits
Actually, this drive was distributed by Digital Research Technologies, but it's an I/O Magic drive. DRT refers their customers to I/O Magic for firmware and such things.

I've been completely happy with the performance using Easy CD Creater 5 Platinum with all the updates.

I tried Nero for awhile and couldn't get it to write from networked drives. Maybe the latest updates correct that, but, I'm very happy with EZ CD.

Didn't know they produced their own drives. Very interesting. Can't stand Easy CD Creator though.

Dyre Straits · Oct 14, 2003, 11:19 PM

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Originally posted by Malus
Didn't know they produced their own drives. Very interesting. Can't stand Easy CD Creator though.

Nero would have worked fine if I could have used it on the networked drives. But, I'm used to EZ CD from version 2 on.

Malus · Oct 15, 2003, 02:45 AM

Oddly enough, no one else wants to join our conversation.

toddsmack2k · Oct 15, 2003, 05:55 AM

Well hell I will jump in here! Hey Dyre glad you like the drive man and how long did it take you to actually get the rebate back after you mailed it?

Dyre Straits · Oct 15, 2003, 06:34 AM

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Originally posted by toddsmack2k
Well hell I will jump in here! Hey Dyre glad you like the drive man and how long did it take you to actually get the rebate back after you mailed it?

I had almost given up on the rebate. But, I think it was late June when I mailed it in.

Malus · Oct 16, 2003, 06:32 AM

That's a long time. They probably wait till the offer is over before they send them all out.

Judas · Oct 16, 2003, 02:41 PM

....I/O Magic's really are the stuff to get if you can find them...... they are like magic treasures... relics.....whatever... only show up once in awhile... (well around here anyways)..... and damn, they work great.... never had one fail... however, i've had liteon fail..... LG TERRIBLY CRASH AND BURN..... i'm not even going to mention complete and utter no namers....... so far, Yamaha has been my drive of choice for CD-RW.... faster buring then the "faster" liteon/lg burners. (mines 44x24x44).....solid burn...disct@2 is so sweet.....

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 16, 2003, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by Dyre Straits
Now I can officially say that I got my I/O Magic 52x24x52 CD Writer for $19.99!

I was able to get the burner a while back at Best Buy on sale for $49.99 and a $30 dollar mail-in rebate.

AND, I can say that I'm VERY pleased with the performance of this drive, too. It's really been dependable.

not a bad deal...

Oct 14, 2003, 08:51 PM	#2
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	Eh, I think Bestbuy had a similar rebate for a 52x32x52 Lite-On drive not too long ago. Still, it's a pretty good deal. __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

Oct 15, 2003, 02:45 AM	#8
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toddsmack2k It Never..... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,173 Rep Power: 0	Well hell I will jump in here! Hey Dyre glad you like the drive man and how long did it take you to actually get the rebate back after you mailed it? __________________ [color=blue]*Bleeding From the Inside Pouring Out, The* *DriverHeaven* Spiral, We Shall Never Let Go Of.[/color]

Oct 16, 2003, 06:32 AM	#11
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	That's a long time. They probably wait till the offer is over before they send them all out. __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10