I am with you Sandi.... Oops! I just realized I did not cut the bottom off my last two replies to this list. I have just cut off the bottom of this one and will go sit in the corner when I am done with this email...lol! I live in Las Vegas and we use to go to Fry's about once or twice a week..if for nothing else.just to drool........but, with the price of gas, we now only go when we have to. As a matter of fact, we just gassed up the van the other day..and we had not gotten gas since Thanksgiving and had only put 200 miles on it! Costco is 3.3 miles away and Albertson's is closer than that! We have all sorts of Casinos and restaurants as well was shopping centers within a 3 - 5 mile radius of our home. Since we are retired, we do not even go out every day. If we do not go out for 2 or more days we do go and check the mail box which is just past the house next to ours. We too shop on line a lot. Besides the regular places.... we check.. Fry's Electronics www.frys.com Pacific Geek http://www.pacificgeek.com/ Both these places have newsletters/sales letters you can sign up for and get..about once a week. They also often have free shipping deals at times. I have purchased from both of them many times and not had a problem. Knock on wood...knock, knock, knock! I just did a quick peek and Pacific Geeks has a bunch of DVD burners for around $40 and some less. Be careful though..they have a bunch of ROM drives too..so be sure it is a burner.... Good Luck... Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 2:45 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: CD ROM Drive-Update > Thank you Rose but I live 60 miles from any Radio Shack or Wal-Mart. I am > guessing there is a Comp USA somewhere in Kansas but probably Wichita. I > do > a lot of shopping on line as I have no other way and it is cheaper, > actually, with the price of gas what it is. > We just happened to be in Salina (150 miles from our home) yesterday where > I > could find the optic drive cleaner. > Sandi > ---- Original Message ----- > From: "Tech Rose - LoveBytes" <TechRose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 4:34 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: CD ROM Drive-Update > > >> Cd/Dvd + & - burners are really cheap. I saw one on sale for $40 the >> other >> day. Today I looked and see a couple for $50 (LG) and $60 (Emprex) and a >> Sony for $70. >> I did not do a search..I just looked at the Fry's Ads. >> >> If you have a CompUSA near you..they are closing their doors for good >> now. >> They have an ad out for 20%-40% off almost everything..except computers >> which is only 5% off. >> The catch is..that is 20%-40% off the ORIGINAL price. >> >> But, you might find a good deal there. But hurry! >> >> Rose >> --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------