Argos price mistake blank DVD-RW

green123

pack of 25 DVD-RW in argos is only €13.10

http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=30001&langId=-1&catalogId=1500001101&productId=1500207583&Trail=C%24cip%3D1500012859.Office%2C%2BPC%2Band%2Bphones%3EC%24cip%3D1500012901.PC%2Bconsumables%2Band%2Bsoftware%3EC%24cip%3D1500012903.Computer%2BCDs%2C%2BDVDs%2Band%2Bdisks&categoryId=1500012903&clickfrom=name

this is the same price as their normal DVD-R , and if you compare it to the +DVD RW that cost €21 i think its a pricing mistake

http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ArgosBrowseLister?storeId=30001&catalogId=1500001101&zone=&giftFinder=&langId=-1&attrValue_0=&attrValue_1=&attrValue_2=&attrValue_3=&attrValue_4=&priceFrom=&priceTo=&attrName_0=&attrName_1=&attrName_2=&attrName_3=&attrName_4=&TOTrail=&categoryId=1500012903&Trail=C%24cip%3D1500012859%3EC%24cip%3D1500012901%3EC%24cip%3D1500012903&previousperPage=75&perPage=75&currPage=1&sortBy=2&x=8&y=17

jameshayes

Nice - I'll be making a trip to argos later!

jameshayes

not much stock left in the stores btw....

jameshayes

Got 1 pack in Argos Nutgrove - only had one left... came up on the receipt as CD-RW but I got a pack of DVD-RW for 13 quid... Good timing OP! Thanks!

muffinhead

If anyone's local Argos is out of stock, Play.com are offering a 25 pack for a couple of euro more at €15.49.

DVD-RW here and DVD+RW here

navannoel

Thanks for that collecting them Wed. In my local store ,;);)on reserve.

muffler

muffinhead wrote: »

If anyone's local Argos is out of stock, Play.com are offering a 25 pack for a couple of euro more at €15.49.

DVD-RW here and DVD+RW here

They wont deliver to here.

Placebo

much cheaper and in dublin
http://www.justmedia.ie/default.aspx



have 50dvdrs for 7.50 euros !!
plus they have 99cent delivery yesterday, topic lurking on bargains page somewhere

another to check out
http://www.mediawrite.ie/

spongbob

the dvd-r might be cheaper @justmedia but the prices for the dvd-rw @justmmedia are more expensive than those at argos, plus theres a delivery charge on top of that

devil-80

anyone can recomend shop where i can buy cheap dvd+r and dvd rw + or - with cheap postage or better any shop in Sligo with that (but something like sony,verbatim etc)

Oracle

Thanks OP nice find, works out at about 52c each, and that's for re-writables. I wonder if they're lower priced because they're -RW rather than +RW. I think they're less compatible, especially with older drives. Great price anyway.

green123

Placebo wrote: »

much cheaper and in dublin
http://www.justmedia.ie/default.aspx



have 50dvdrs for 7.50 euros !!
plus they have 99cent delivery yesterday, topic lurking on bargains page somewhere

another to check out
http://www.mediawrite.ie/

DVDR is not the same as DVDRW

freebee23

Hi All,

Just popped down and collected the last pack in their Ashbourne store.
However noticed that they are running a buy 2 and get 1 free on all of their Maxell Media on page 581 of their catalogue. This is a continually running offer until they print their new catalogue.
I asked instore if any more packs would be getting delivered. No due date was available. This could have been a really great offer if they had more in stock as it would have worked out at 75 discs for the price of 50 discs, i.e. 0.35c a disc.
Will keep an eye open for more stock.
Also the price of €13.10 is correct and more than likely is due to them being -RW type as mentioned in earlier post.

Cheers,
Freebee23

Mr. Presentable

Out of curiosity, what would you want dvdrw for?

jameshayes

nipplenuts wrote: »

Out of curiosity, what would you want dvdrw for?

Storing 4GB's of data on a disk - eg. I use them for photo collections & for playing movies on the big telly without hooking it up to the laptop...

green123

nipplenuts wrote: »

Out of curiosity, what would you want dvdrw for?

with rw you can record and erase and record again and again many times.
with just r you can only record once

jameshayes wrote: »

Storing 4GB's of data on a disk - eg. I use them for photo collections & for playing movies on the big telly without hooking it up to the laptop...

both dvdr and dvdrw have the same amount of space, only difference is above

Oracle

Yeah you can re-record on rewritables, as demonstrated on this 1980's TV ad for video tape.

Mr. Presentable

jameshayes wrote: »

Storing 4GB's of data on a disk - eg. I use them for photo collections & for playing movies on the big telly without hooking it up to the laptop...

I understand that, but does anyone actually rewrite a DVD?

StickyMcGinty

i'd say the write speed is unbearably slow... i know CDRW write speeds are a lot lower than CD-R write speeds

banchang

nipplenuts wrote: »

I understand that, but does anyone actually rewrite a DVD?

good point nipple (ooh, love saying that) - I bought a stack of them & never used em