[Tthip]

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HP finally "mass released" their new drive recently.
It is pretty damn cool - it is a CD/DVD burning drive that after you burn the CD, flip the disk over and the same laser creates the label on the CD.
No more dumb ass labels that peel off or anything.
It looks just like a regular CD drive.

I figured the price would be outrageous, but this weekends paper had the DVD burner for $89 US. And the disks are only 50 cents a piece.

[chris]

Best Buy Canada has been carrying these for a little while. I compared it to a Sony drive and the cost increase was significant...

HP = $229 CDN
Sony = $169 CDN

It is a pretty cool use of technology, but not worth the unit and disc premium to me.

[Tthip]

Wow - $229 - it really was $89 in the paper here this weekend.

[longseason]

Welcome to Canada.

[cferneyh]

Best Buy Canada has been carrying these for a little while. I compared it to a Sony drive and the cost increase was significant...

HP = $229 CDN
Sony = $169 CDN

It is a pretty cool use of technology, but not worth the unit and disc premium to me.

eBay my friend. eBay. :thumb: