Check your local Staples. They have a Cendyne 32x10x40 CDRW drive for $89 - $50 rebate = $39.
SOME Cendynes are essentially rebadged Lite-on drives (which are very popular drives). Check
this thread for more info...you can get this drive for 19.99 + tax if your play your cards right (i checked my local Staples, they had 4 of these drives, but they ended up not being the Lite-on drives, they were Aopen, so i decided not to buy it now). Make sure you get a Lite-on/Verbatim/Mitsumi drive...not anything else (you must read the serial #'s very carefully). If you want the $20 off 100 coupon for Staples PM me.
There is also another deal at CompUSA for an external firewire drive (great for portability) for $20 or less.
Check
this thread for more info. Stock of this drive is limited and Id be wary of CompUSA rebates.
Here are some other deals:
Samsung for $30 at Best Buy Cendyne on clearance for $20 @ SOME OfficeMax stores As you might be able to tell...I am looking for a cheap CDRW drive too. Im going to be patient though, I will wait months if i have to for Lite-on at a good price.
