As title says, not so much a deal if you're after a bluray player as they can be had cheap, but it's the cheapest PC drive i've seen. Pity I paid $140 a few weeks ago. $14 cheaper than cheapest staticice. If it's a poor deal please neg me hardcore
Samsung SH-B083A Blu-Ray Combo Drive $99
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Hmmm seems like a good price alright but im waiting till the Blu ray burners come down in price. They are still well over the 200 mark, i think.
Is it worth it? How much is a Blu-Ray blank?
You are the cheapest by 1c in staticice! what's the postage like? or do I go to the local Umart and pick it up for a dollar more?
Postage is pretty bad. Just under $17 to $37 for a single drive.
And I wouldn't recommend Umart any more. My local Umart, Gold Coast, has started demanding a drivers licence with credit card sales (I'm talking about in-store here, if you can believe it). F that.
@Chris McMahon: From my experience, if they're worried about credit card security, the staff should have to show you their drivers license when you pay with a credit card.
Good if you like to 'back up' your own BRD into .mkv etc otherwise just wait it out for the inevitable writer price drops.
Or if you want to use a HTPC to play blu-ray
thats what I use it for, though now I want a new case and most of the nice ones I like require a slim drive :/
Good deal, but the postage costs a fair bit (not suprising given the item's weight and dimension).
I have a 8x Writer in my HTPC and in 8 months never written a BDR, I archive most blurays to MKV. HHD is still cheaper than media at moment, If I do want to take a BDR Backup I will use my desktop because transcoding & repacking takes serious grunt more than a 45W AMD can do comfortably.
Yeah, as I expected.. Blu-Ray blanks are prohibitively expensive.. That's unlikely to change any time soon due to piracy concerns..
TopBuy has this at on special too under $98!
It is $50 off normal price!
Check out the link below
http://www.topbuy.com.au/tbcart/pc/Samsung-SH-B083A-RSBP-BLU…Topbuy shipping cost is $14.95, Mwave shipping cost is $10 for sydney metro
Don't forget the topbuy 10$ off shipping coupon: TBCGAPR2010.
Thanks. Just ordered from Topbuy for $102.90 delivered.
FWIW,
the blu-ray drive from my $99 standalone player works fine in my PC. Standard SATA data connector, 0.1"pins for power.I just had to open the lid and attach a sata-USB adapter and usb cable. A bargain for occasional use - e.g. have to return the BD to the video library, but have not watched it yet.
Is this one OK for a HTPC? Or is it high-speed and noisy?
Which player would this be? Sounds interesting.
The Allure, as seen on ozbargain. Its just a reference-design, same as other house brands.
Is it common for BD players to use a drive with standard SATA plug? Was a pleasant surprise to me.
$85 from fluidtek!
and ShoppingSquare (if you need it delivered)
"If it’s a poor deal please neg me hardcore"
Great comment.. Sounds like a good deal to me. and I'm pretty sure you can't buy a standalone BluRay for less than $150..