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Maplin DVD burner prices - mad
« on: 14 February 2009, 23:41:40 »
Had a quick look (capacitors and soldering iron bits - came out empty handed) I had a quick nose at the computer prices.

80GB Fujitsu laptop drive £70 - I bought a 100GB two years ago for £65.

Same range MH?2080 MH?2100 IDE.

(OK My Pace Twin uses them - 55 hours now)

DVD burner - £40 - you can get a good one like a Pioneer for under £20.
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Re: Maplin DVD burner prices - mad
« Reply #1 on: 14 February 2009, 23:49:57 »
They are buggers, they never seem to drop thier prices so end up with loads of old stock that gets harder and harder to sell.
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Re: Maplin DVD burner prices - mad
« Reply #2 on: 14 February 2009, 23:51:51 »
CPC seem the same on hard drives and CPU prices most of the time, but they have a better chance of getting rid when some one just wants a like for like replacement after a failure. in the bif silly world of business
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Re: Maplin DVD burner prices - mad
« Reply #3 on: 15 February 2009, 08:02:21 »
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They are buggers, they never seem to drop thier prices so end up with loads of old stock that gets harder and harder to sell.

then dont buy!!
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Re: Maplin DVD burner prices - mad
« Reply #4 on: 15 February 2009, 08:15:05 »
I use maplin as a "I need it now and can't wait for it to be delivered" shop.
Although they do occasionally have the odd bargain :y
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« Reply #5 on: 15 February 2009, 08:30:03 »
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They are buggers, they never seem to drop thier prices so end up with loads of old stock that gets harder and harder to sell.

then dont buy!!

I dont.
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Re: Maplin DVD burner prices - mad
« Reply #6 on: 15 February 2009, 10:08:18 »
Maplin prices will always be high - those overheads need paying for.

Their old stock may be a master stroke with prices of computer components rising massively at the moment (as always sold wholesale in USD)
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Re: Maplin DVD burner prices - mad
« Reply #7 on: 15 February 2009, 10:10:28 »
Everything in Maplins is expensive and the component stock is crap now to.

Consider resistors, we currently pay 0.2p each for them (for through hole, less for SMT)....they charge nearly 100 times that!
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Re: Maplin DVD burner prices - mad
« Reply #8 on: 15 February 2009, 10:13:03 »
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Everything in Maplins is expensive and the component stock is crap now to.

Consider resistors, we currently pay 0.2p each for them (for through hole, less for SMT)....they charge nearly 100 times that!
Thats true, but Craplins are targetting 'home/enthusiast' users, who you're suppliers won't deal with.  Likes of CPC/Farnell do with minimum order levels, but not many home users know about them.
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Re: Maplin DVD burner prices - mad
« Reply #9 on: 15 February 2009, 14:31:40 »
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I use maplin as a "I need it now and can't wait for it to be delivered" shop.
Although they do occasionally have the odd bargain :y

I agree! I use to use them all the time, now I only go in there if its really urgent, otherwise I use fleabay
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Re: Maplin DVD burner prices - mad
« Reply #10 on: 15 February 2009, 16:49:39 »
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I use maplin as a "I need it now and can't wait for it to be delivered" shop.
Although they do occasionally have the odd bargain :y (comes before z and after x)
Every time I go in, they never have what I want.  If you want disco shite and overpriced PC stuff, they have it.

I always have trouble getting help from one of the biffs.  So I hang around the computer section, and about 10 swoop down on me asking if they can help.  Then I watch their disappointment as I drag them over to the electronics bit ;D
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