bazza Posted January 24, 2003 Report Share Posted January 24, 2003 Any more users and buyers out there in Australia, hints on best buys of blanks etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 24, 2003 Report Share Posted January 24, 2003 I'm in Sydney (Northern suburbs of Sydney to be a bit more exact... but I'm not in the "rich" part of it), I buy my blanks from Sony Central in Chatswood usually, I get 10 packs for $30. Occasionally I pick up a few TDK discs from around the place, but they are usually a bit more expensive (and I don't like them as much ) I'm actually pretty surprised by the prices of Sony Central - they are often a lot cheaper than other retailers, even though they are a pretty trendy type of store (lots of polished aluminium, glass cabinets etc). When I bought my actual unit (MZ-R70... a while ago), I waited for a sale (a cost price plus 5% sale at Retrovision in Mosman) and asked them to match the price. They seemed happy to do it, but they didn't have the right colour for me and I wasn't about to spend $400 on something that was the wrong colour. Thus I headed up to Retravision (Chatswood) and asked them to match the price which they also did. Another tip for low prices is to make friends with a person who works at Sony. Every year, they are allowed to buy 2 products from each 'category' (excluding Vaios and Aibos and possible Clies) each year with there being no profit to Sony, which is usually about half price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystyler Posted January 24, 2003 Report Share Posted January 24, 2003 I buy my blanks from either Sony Central in Perth, Myer, or really anywhere I see blanks for sale. If you want really cheap, really great blanks, keep an eye out for BASF/EMTECs. Cheap cheap! I've got a thing with Sony, so I buy mostly TDKs or EMTECs, even though most of my blanks ARE Sonys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 26, 2003 Report Share Posted January 26, 2003 Minidisc Australia http://www.minidisc.com.au sells blanks. $45 for 10 pack of Sony Neige (you can order online), but I wouldn't say they're the cheapest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darK (aka Tharaka) Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 1 word - JB HI-FI actually... that might be 2 or 3 words.. :mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 i usualli get mine from HK either when i go there or when friends go but usualli i buy mine from neware dat sells em @ a lower price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merethrond Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 Hey Andy you said that you buy most of you blanks from Sony Central Chatswood. Do they sell the ES blanks there because I haven't been able to find them anywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 I believe I have seen ES blanks at Sony Central Chatswood. I haven't been there for a while though so if they aren't there when you go, then I'll apoligise in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted January 30, 2003 Report Share Posted January 30, 2003 yup there do sell 74min ES blanks @ Sony Central @ Chatswood...i saw it the other day...juss ask the guy behind the counter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 I purchased two boxes of five 74min discs yesterday at Sony Central in Adelaide for $32.90. That seemed a pretty reasonable price to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 JB Hi-Fi is your best bet. They have a bunch of cheapo MD's (Princo brand from memory) normally costing just under $10 for 5. They have been known to sell 80 min MD's for around $8 for 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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