Cheap blank dvds/harddrive and mouse

blocparty

im looking to buy a lot of stuff for my laptop and i think ill go for the aldi external harddrive. it looks quite good and is a bargain at that price.

any advice on where to go for blank dvd+r?

also are there any opinions on the wireless mouse offered by aldi?

cheers

Karoma

blank DVD: the usual places (Do a search...) = mediawrite.ie, justmedia.ie and svp.co.uk (Quite often they're cheaper on the discs, but the p&p and postage delay are cons)

the_syco

blinfwrite.ie is good. As for postage, its usually a flat fee of €5 Not good if you buy little, but good if you're buying a 100 or so (I use/go-thru the CD-R's like floppies, tbh).

blocparty

that link doesnt work the syco

Tony H

for the dvd r+ if you are any way near a harvey norman they have verbatim 8x r+ (25) for 9 euros at the moment, if not mediawrite
http://mediawrite.ie/8xdvd%2Br.htm?cid=633&page=1
have a good selection of discs and the delivery is 6 euros no matter how much you order
as for the wireless mouse in aldi , i got one with a wireless keyboard in aldi last year and its still working fine , lidl also have a wireless mouse at the moment for about 16 euros
http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20060511.p.Mouse

monkeyfudge

Have you not left it a bit late for Aldi?

There's a good chance all the specials are well sold out by now.

peckerhead

See this previous thread (among about 9 million others...) for blank DVD prices.

norbert64

was in tommys wonderland today, & saw they have double pack DVD - R & DVD + R for €1. They're Mitsubishi. I know you can get multipacks @ better prices, but when you're just looking for one or 2 disks, I think this is a pretty sweet deal. Have used all 4 formats of this particular brand & they were all fine. :cool:

davehey79

anybody here that has had any dealings with mediawrite.ie can you answer me something, sorry if this is wrong place to post. whats the deal with ordering from them, i ordered some stuff off them and used the transfer funds into their account method of doing it, emailed them with customer receipt no. and time of lodging this was yesterday early and as of yet have had no confirmation email to acknowledge this, tried ringing them but its a mobile number and no answer. are they safe?

irish_stu

digital media direct in tallaght,very cheap,and they are reasonable with the prices,the more ya buy the more they will look after ya,they have alot of components too,hard drives, ram ,mice,etc,but great selection of blank media,various brands too,they supply alot of stalls that are at the markets,so buying of them is cheaper again,they dont have online sales tho,just over the counter sales

Tony H

mediawrite are really good and reliable , they are based in macroom in cork , as soon as they get your money they post them using an post and you will have them normally the next day

okidoki987

Why or why does everybody rave about mediawrite
Yes they are cheaper for postage but the prices of the discs
(when they have them in stock) are way higher then svp.co.uk or ukdvd.co.uk.

Just had a look and for example
DVD-RW Tuffdisc 1X
SVP 2.63 GBP (EURO 3.87) PER 10
UKDVD 3.29 GBP (EURO 4.83) PER 10
Mediawrite 6.95 Euro per 10

Include postage and it's
SVP 57.54 EURO for 10 packs of 10 discs
UKDVD 62.19 EURO for 10 packs of 10 discs
Mediawrite 76.40 EURO for 10 packs of 10 discs

Delivery from UK 2 maybe 3 days.
Nuf said.

chabsey

okidoki987 wrote:

Why or why does everybody rave about mediawrite

Generally people rave about mediawrite because their prices match or better most of the competition, I imagine most people buy spindles of 25/50/100 rather than 10 packs of 10. I bought a 100 tub of printable DVD+Rs from them, 42 quid all in, and I got them literally the next day.

SVP charge 48 quid for the exact same item and you're unlikely to get it next day. What annoys me about SVP etc is that they initially seem really cheap but then shipping is almost the same price as the discs! For bulk ok, but for a single spindle, not really worth it.

okidoki987

Just went back into mediawrite and noticed those prices
didn't include VAT :eek:

So that makes them

DVD-RW Tuffdisc 1X
SVP 2.63 GBP (EURO 3.87) PER 10
UKDVD 3.29 GBP (EURO 4.83) PER 10
Mediawrite 8.41 Euro per 10

Include postage and it's
SVP 57.54 EURO for 10 packs of 10 discs
UKDVD 62.19 EURO for 10 packs of 10 discs
Mediawrite 90.55 EURO for 10 packs of 10 discs

There's no way you can stand behind those prices

okidoki987

Had a look at the DVD-r and just picked one lot

Rivision 8X DVD-R in 100 spindle
SVP 12.49 GBP including VAT (EURO 18.37)
Mediawrite 29.87 Euro

Including postage for one item
SVP 25.30 GBP (Euro 37.20)
Mediawrite EURO 36.32

Not that much cheaper and that's only for one
For 2 packs of 100, it would be
SVP Euro 55.57
Mediawrite 66.19
and so on.....

Mediawrite would be cheaper (just) if you were only buying one,
anything else SVP would be cheaper.