Anyone heard this RUMOR?

[BuckMaster]

My dad just called saying he was just watching a local TV station. He was watching some kind of PC show. He said a guy on the show was saying there trying to lower prices on CD-R's thats why there so cheap right now; so they will run low and then jack the prices up sky high because of there hoping for a shortage and will be a high demand for them. Does this sound like BS to you? Does to me.

 

[dcpsoguy]

I think it is a bunch of BS too, just to scare the consumers into buying more CDR's in a limited time, because of the scare of the substantial increase of CDRS

 

[DisposableHero]

well actually i read somewhere that they are gonna raise the cdr prices anyway because of the RAA or what ever that recording company is that is mad about burning music cds. they want cdrs to be more expensive so that poeople will not burn stuff.. haha ..yeah right. sounds like bs to me... there could never be a shortage of cds.. just buy a pack of 100 and u;'ll be set for a couple months

 

[MrHelpful]

<< just buy a pack of 100 and u;'ll be set for a couple months >>


I just ran out in a week.

 

[Joemonkey]

sheesh what planet are you from where 100 CDR's lasts a few months?? i got the 200 prime peripherals from office max (or depot or wherever it was) and 3 weeks later was out!

EDIT: did not mean for that to be a condescending remark, nor some sort of nerd bragging, just surprised to see someone on this forum who has 100 cdrs last them even ONE month

 

[MustPost]

I think I actually heard they were going to raise CD-R prices, but Im not sure it was for such sadistic reasons.

 

[BuckMaster]

I agree a 100 CDs dont last long anymore. But its nothing to burn a cd with only a 5 meg file just because there so cheap anymore. And because there so cheap its nothing to burn extras or software for friends even. Im sure if prices were to go up more people will start being more greedy and more careful the way they use them like the old days Im VERY surprised RAM has stayed so cheap as long as they have!!! And getting cheaper still. Stuff like this really puzzles me!

 

[mithrandir2001]

I've gone through about 75 CD-Rs since I got my burner in 2/2000. Seems like plenty to me. That's over 50GB...how much stuff does anybody need to store?

 

[MichaelD]

Um, guess I'm a &quot;Leetle CD Burning Mahn&quot; (Arnold Schwarz voice). I bought a spindle of 50 waaaaay back in January and still have 14...no coasters though! Oh well...I don't burn much. One Ghost Image every couple of weeks, backup photos (I take lots w/my digicam) and I burn a few music CD's. That's it.

 

[Stealth1024]

when supply is running short, ones survives with what they have

 

[TunaBoo]

I just got 100 for like 15 from Office Max yesterday. However, I still have 80 of the 100 I got for christmas left...

 

[Maverick]

I don't burn enough, mainly because I really have no place to keep all the CDs.

 

[MikeO]

<< sheesh what planet are you from where 100 CDR's lasts a few months?? i got the 200 prime peripherals from office max (or depot or wherever it was) and 3 weeks later was out!

EDIT: did not mean for that to be a condescending remark, nor some sort of nerd bragging, just surprised to see someone on this forum who has 100 cdrs last them even ONE month >>





Hahaha, I still have one left from a ten pack I bought..



THREE MONTHS AGO!



It makes me wonder why did I just bought that 16x Plextor? Hm...

 

[bacillus]

<< It makes me wonder why did I just bought that 16x Plextor? >>


you obviously insist on quality!

 

[rbV5]

<< Does this sound like BS to you? Does to me >>



With DVDR's right around the corner, they better hurry! Remember how cheap floppies were right before CDR's came out?

 

[morriswindgate]

I have read article on the price going up also. BUt I haven't seen it yet, as a matter of fact the sale prices have been so good lately I have purchased 1000 blanks.

 

[Sunner]

I just cant fathom how anyone can use 100 CDR's/month unless running an organized piracy operation.

Heck 100 CDs lasts me like 6 months at the very least.

For small stuff I just use my 10 RW's, not cause burning a CD with only 5 mb is expensive, but cause I dont feel like having a million almost empty CD's laying around.