Big sale on Imation @ OfficeMax

[piano632]

Sale starts Sunday Jan. 18

Imation DVD+R 25 spindle = $14.99 after rebate
Imation DVD+RW 5-pack = $4.99 after rebate
Imation DVD-R 5-pack = $1.99 after rebate
Imation DVD+R 5-pack = $1.99 after rebate

includes both instant rebate + mail-in rebate

[elmotheteapot]

thats 40-60c. for media dang thats cheap, shame i live in the uk, anyways ppl, m ake sure you dont get any of that CMC Imation.

[noki]

great post...anyway to get them sooner don't their sales start on a Saturday?
BTW last spindles (of 25 each) of Imation 4x dvd+r from OD were Ricohs .and this was this week.

HINT: the paper band around the 25-pak DVD+R spindle should indicate 4x as mine did, or else you might be getting 2x stuff. Imation has been extremely bad when it comes to labeling their media. Now i think they are on the ball, at least with the last paks i bought this week.

[Kingnog]

A bunch of Officemax stores are going out of business
Be careful with the rebates, ask to make sure you're going to get them

[Towncrier]

I'm still waiting for my local OfficeMax to honor the rain check that they gave me for the $9.99 spindle of DVD-RW's that was advertised a few weeks ago. They'll probably end up trying to unload some KHypermedia @#$%^ on me instead.

There. I feel much better now.

[Kingnog]

Yeah, I have a pack of dvd-r's rainchecked...the last time I went to the store, there was a pack of the exact same disks I had rainchecked, but some guy got it before me. When I complained that they hadn't reserved it for me (since I had a raincheck), they acted like they had been out of stock for two weeks....what a bunch of liars!

There, I feel better now, too

[cchang]

Hi,

They also got a "Starlogic/Fourstar" DVD-R 50-pack for 9.99 after rebate. Never heard that name. Anybody got any idea?

cchang

[exiled350]

the starlogic discs at omax are 2x princo discs. good quality, no visable defects on any of the discs, and the edges are almost completely free of burrs.

[dvdguy]

I will never touch Imation media ever again. Bought 25 pack and ended up 25 coasters. that media is the worst

[macleod]

I had to reload the page at officemax.com just to make sure I wasn't seeing things, but office max has a IN-STORE 50 (fifty) pack of dvd-r for $9.99 after rebate. it is a $10 instant and a $20 mail in rebate.

Holy SHIT!!!!!! My A05 burns the crappiest stuff alive (and this may qualify- btw, it doesnt give the brand name), but at that price, who cares!.

[DVDeeZ]

macleod, if you look closely, you'll see that the deal is even better then you think. The price is $29.99 minus the $10 Instant Rebate, and then a $20 Mail in Rebate on top of that. After it's all said and done the price is "FREE." It even says in red letters, "free." Definitely can't beat that.

The deal starts Sunday and ends on the 24th.

[ckdexterhn1]

The price is $29.99 minus the $10 Instant Rebate, and then a $20 Mail in Rebate on top of that. After it's all said and done the price is "FREE." It even says in red letters, "free."

No, actually the price is $39.99 minus the $10 Instant Rebate, and then a $20 Mail in Rebate, making the price $9.99. The red lettered FREE is for the 50 pack thin jewel cases (after rebate) next to the DVD spindle in the flyer.

[DVDeeZ]

No, actually the price is $39.99 minus the $10 Instant Rebate, and then a $20 Mail in Rebate, making the price $9.99. The red lettered FREE is for the 50 pack thin jewel cases (after rebate) next to the DVD spindle in the flyer.

Here's the links right here. They clearly reads that the DVD MEDIA is "FREE" after $30 in rebates. It doesn't specify anything about jewel cases. It also clearly shows the price as $29.98 before rebates, making this a totally FREE deal.

http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/search/search.jsp?bvc=yes&searchType=product&se...ring=dvd+media

http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/product/prodBlock.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&expans...kOID=537190208

If those links don't help, here is a paste of the ad

50-Pack DVD-Rs

Limited time: Free after $10 Instant Rebate and $20 Mfr's Mail-in Rebate. Mfr's Mail-in Rebate Valid 1/18/04 to 1/24/04 Only!

[budz]

The ad for officemax does not indicate the speed on those IMATION dvd media. I wonder if they're all 2x speed.

[stiltman]

No, actually the price is $39.99 minus the $10 Instant Rebate, and then a $20 Mail in Rebate, making the price $9.99. The red lettered FREE is for the 50 pack thin jewel cases (after rebate) next to the DVD spindle in the flyer.

Here's the links right here. They clearly reads that the DVD MEDIA is "FREE" after $30 in rebates. It doesn't specify anything about jewel cases. It also clearly shows the price as $29.98 before rebates, making this a totally FREE deal.

http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/search/search.jsp?bvc=yes&searchType=product&se...ring=dvd+media

http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/product/prodBlock.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&expans...kOID=537190208

If those links don't help, here is a paste of the ad

50-Pack DVD-Rs

Limited time: Free after $10 Instant Rebate and $20 Mfr's Mail-in Rebate. Mfr's Mail-in Rebate Valid 1/18/04 to 1/24/04 Only!

They are exactly the same as the $39.99 that are on the frontpage of their Ad. If you got to the website you can compare the style#.

I printed all the stuff up proving it's free, and I'll go there some time today to check and see if they will honor it.

[VEFF]

the starlogic discs at omax are 2x princo discs. good quality, no visable defects on any of the discs, and the edges are almost completely free of burrs.

Thanks for the info.
I bought some today, knowing I could return them after doing some research today if they turned out to be KHypermedia or some other spotty brand.

I didn't know they were 2X.
I have been burning 4X +Rs at 8X since August when the first 8X burner hit the shelves.

I was considering alternating burns between 8X and 1X-2X by burning the
name brand 4X at 8X during the day, and by kicking off the 1X burns at 1X or 2X just before going to bed.
Reliability is important too, and I know Princos haven't always been great, although you said they seem to be / are high quality.

[macleod]

It is stardata media. I read somewhere that it had a poor review (it is also 1x). I bought a 50 pack it is 9.99 after rebate. The media looks ok on the burn side. I am testing it now.

[ckdexterhn1]

Here's the links right here. They clearly reads that the DVD MEDIA is "FREE" after $30 in rebates. It doesn't specify anything about jewel cases. It also clearly shows the price as $29.98 before rebates, making this a totally FREE deal.

http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/ ... =dvd+media

http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/ ... =537190208

Yes, but your links show the price as $29.98, with the $10 instant rebate ALREADY reflected in the price, then a $20 mail-in rebate. As macleod's confirmed, final price $9.99.

[macleod]

I made another post highlighting the STARLOGIC media (too lazy to correct my earlier post saying starmedia). IT is 1x princo branded media. Just did my first burn and it plays just fine in my player. Going to have my neighbors go and get some that I can buy off of them.

Also, I bought the imation dvd-r media and it is $8 before $3 rebate. My math ain't the best, but that doesnt add up to $1.99.

Office max= Does Nixon own them

[jlc_38]

[quote]The ad for officemax does not indicate the speed on those IMATION dvd media. I wonder if they're all 2x speed.

Well I went to Office Max this morning, got there about 15min before opening and there was a line of 15 people. They all went for the Imation disc's. The 25 packs of the +R and -R's are boxed spindles. Nowhere on the box is the speed. The box is sealed with a sticker. I asked one of the workers and she got all snotty with me when I asked her what the disc's were. She called back to her "guy who knows this stuff" and was told they were 4x. I ask her how does he know that since the box didn't say that and that's when she gave me the scowl. I walked off and I found this guy that had opened up a box of them. I looked at the spindle and it didn't say the speed either and the spindle say's "made in Taiwan" and it had a black bottom. So I decided to forget it, and I bought the 5 pack of +R Imation 4x disc's that come to $1.99 after rebate. This are clearly marked 4x. For that price I don't care if there crap or not. I'll test them all before I comment my data to them. They were all gone in a matter of min. And a guy asked a worker about a raincheck and was told forget it.

BTW for all the guys that don't like OM rebates, they have gone to a better system. Instead of the crap rebate book's, you get a receipt that has all the info on it,like the Staples rebates. I always make sure I write down the phone # of the rebate center so if there's a problem I can give them a call. I have only had one bad rebate in well over 70 from every kind of store. I think user error plays a big part in bad rebates. It's important to send everything that they ask for.

[DVDeeZ]

They are exactly the same as the $39.99 that are on the frontpage of their Ad. If you got to the website you can compare the style#.

I printed all the stuff up proving it's free, and I'll go there some time today to check and see if they will honor it.

That was obviously the problem. The ad on the site and in the flyer said too different things. I know what I read, that's why I posted it. It clearly said "FREE" as can be seen by the copy and paste of the ad I made.

Were you able to get the disks free due to their mistake on their website? They obviously figured out the error as the links no longer specify free.

I didn't go to get them but has anyone been able to burn these disks @ 2x?

[mrsoul1952]

I found a chart on the Imation website that tells which are 2X or 2.4X and which are 4X. You can tell by the UPC code number.

DVD+R

0-51122-16022-6, 4.7GB DVD+R Single Sided Write-Once
0-51122-16337-1, 4.7GB DVD+R Discs, 3-pack
0-51122-16135-3, 4.7GB DVD+R Single Discs, 5-pack
0-51122-16339-5, 4.7GB DVD+R Discs, 25-pack Spindle
0-51122-16882-6, 4x DVD+R 4.7GB Discs, 5-pk
0-51122-16883-3, 4x DVD+R 4.7GB Discs, 25-pk Spindle

DVD-R

0-51122-01892-3, 4.7GB DVD-R Single Sided Write-Once General
0-51122-16336-4, 4.7GB DVD-R Discs, 3-pack
0-51122-16370-8, 4.7GB DVD-R Discs, 5-pack
0-51122-16340-1, 4.7GB DVD-R Discs, 25-pack Spindle
0-51122-16880-2, 4x DVD-R 4.7GB Discs, 5-pk

[noki]

Imation 25-pak DVD-R media has a $20.00 mail-in rebate, but no $15.00 instant rebate like the +R media. look at page 7 of their rebate book. good until 1/24. no one at the store seem to know this. but nowadays $1.20 per media is actually expensive. plus it might be 2x media happy shopping.

[snafu099]

Bought spindle of 50 starlogic, did not check for mfg. but states 1x.
Burns at 1x in pioneer 105 and at 2x in nec1300a

store would only sell me one, even when I left and came back.
They did not even HAVE some of the imitation disks period. Not sold out, just never got them in stock. Another customer said that was third week in a row they have advertised non-stocked items

This store located in Riverside, Ca. USA

[gmatov]

Snafu,

Same in SW PA, ads the next week for items I have raincheck for, oh, we don't got any.

This is Sunday PM, first day, aw gone.

Cheers,

George

[samdha14]

i recelntly bought a 25 dvd spindle of compusa brand dvd-r for free after rebate

[gmatov]

Along with their new rebate system, they only give you 1 rebate receipt. BB, CompUSA give you 2 if you buy 2 items the same.

Bought 2 of the Starlogic 50 packs, purple bottom, don't know what they are yet.

They were already out of the +RWs, but the guy at my local OM took an order for 2 5 packs to be delivered to my house.

I'm still a little pissed, tho', that they will put an item on sale and not honor a raincheck from 2 weeks ago sale.

Cheers,

George

[Kingnog]

Bought 2 of the Starlogic 50 packs, purple bottom, don't know what they are yet.

They're Princos.

[JohnnyCNote]

My local OfficeMax offered to substitute a 25 disk spindle of Memorex +R's. I'm leary of Memorex, however. Has anyone used them with a Sony DRU 500A?

Thanks...

[Gcubed]

Crazy deal.
Went to get the 5pack of DVD+R for 1.99 after rebate. They didn't have them but gave me a raincheck. Went back two weeks later, still didn't have them, argued and they gave me 10pack Imation DVD+R for $4 bucks, NO REBATE!!!!!!!!

DVDInfo shows CMC MAG R01.

Anyone had problems with LiteOn 411S with this media. Would be a damn shame to return them to the store for $4.