OfficeMax’s weekly ad shows the CenDyne LightningIV 48x12x48 for $19.99 after store and mail-in rebates. This unit is a Lite-On 48125W. Unfortunately, the ones at OfficeMax are all from a different manufacturer. I went to four different stores here in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area today in search of one. Every store’s display box had the LTR-XXXX model number indicating a Lite-On drive, but not one of the stores actually had one in back. They all had drives, but they were mostly SW-XXXX models. I don’t know which manufacturer that is. Anyway, it was a big disappointment to not find the drive. If you can find an LTR at you’re store, you’ll definitely get a good deal. On the plus side, 3 of the 4 people I talked to in the stores were actually helpful and knowledgeable about the different drive models and were happy to search for one. The 4th guy just kept saying “It’s all Pioneer parts in there dude!” Oh well…
Andrew