On 04/08/06 15:44, Doug McGarrett wrote:
At 02:33 PM 8/3/2006 -0600, Darryl Gregorash wrote:
On 02/08/06 16:06, suse_gasjr4wd@mac.com wrote:
Say what? I just got an AOpen DL burner (+ format only, alas) last year for less than $70 Canadian, which a friend picked up for me in Seattle. That price included all taxes, etc bringing it across the border. Now I can get a DL burner (both formats) from several manufacturers, out of Vancouver BC, for much less than that. All the AOpen, LG, LiteOn, Samsung and Sony drives are under $50Cdn, except for the external drives. Local prices are always higher here, since it is a very small city, but still under $70 for all of these.
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I have removed the word SPAM from the subject (it ocurred 3 times), I hope that doesn't cause any agita anywhere. I raised the original question.
So, another question: Several folks advised that the LiteOn drive is a good and compatible one--actually they seem to make several--but the LDW-401S got rave reviews from one of the testing outfits, and the best price I found it for is US$79 plus shipping. Are you telling me it's less than that in CAN$? (One outfit on the 'net wants $235 for it!!!!! Or was it $325? Whatever it was, it was ridiculous! Anyway, if it's really less in CAN$, maybe I should buy it there, and pay the duty. Actually, I don't recall quoting any prices for specific models.. and as it turns out, I don't see the LDW-401S listed on the Vancouver site.