[MacDV] DVD-R Media

[Thubten Kunga]

If you buy a spindle of 200 DVD-R discs for $110 and add the $42 
shipping charge, it's still only $77¢ each instead of $3 australian 
(what is that American?).

k

On Monday, January 27, 2003, at 03:53  PM, Ian Tucker wrote:

> Thankyou to those who responded to my query re cheaper DVD-R media.
>
> I have visited the recommended site and although the discs are well 
> priced the minimum freight charge for an international order is $US42. 
>  I had a similar experience recently when endeavouring to order the 
> forthcoming iLife book by Jim Heid.   In that case the freight was 
> $US30 (for a $US20 book).    I finally ordered the book from Amazon 
> where the book price was the same and the freight was $US11.    It 
> seems that most mail order houses do not want to be bothered with 
> international sales.
>
> Getting back to DVD-R media; I decided to use the Google search 
> facility in Safari and managed to locate a warehouse in Canberra 
> A.C.T. (Technology Warehouse Australia) which had 50 disc spindles for 
> $A152.  This price incs. freight.    The brand is "MAXMAX" 
> ...........has anyone had any experience with these?
>
> Ian Tucker.