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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24665 Posts
July 07 2008 02:29 GMT
#1
I'm sure I'm not the only person here who always wanted a dry erase board in their house. When I was in college I often wished I had one, but it was usually unconventional to try to buy and install one into college housing.

Recall my blog months ago where I presented my problem of having nowhere to point my projector: link. At schools, often the dry erase board is used as a screen. I really do want a dry erase board for doing math/physics, and also a screen, and I finally have a place to put one.

I did some preliminary research, and the two sizes I'm looking at are 4'x6' 3'x5' (all in feet). Staples offers both with free shipping. The 4x6 is $220 and the 3x5 is $160.

1) Can I get a better deal elsewhere? If so, please point me in the right direction.
2) Who actually has one? How big is it? What's your take on how big is good? Is it worth the extra foot in each direction?

I think having it shipped to my house is a must since I'll have trouble transporting home an item of this size.

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fight_or_flight
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States3988 Posts
July 07 2008 02:33 GMT
#2
I would just like to say that Staples is probably not the best place to get a good deal on one (don't know a better place though....possibly ebay?). Something else you can look at is dry-erase material that you can screw onto a wall kind of like wallpaper (but much thicker). I know at my school they have a few rooms that the actual wall material is made from that stuff, so it might be cheaper.
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alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
July 07 2008 02:41 GMT
#3
wtf i never knew those things are so damn expensive??/ seriousl 220 USD for a white board wtf -_-
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iceburn
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States303 Posts
July 07 2008 02:52 GMT
#4
yea they are really expensive, but I went the cheap route, if you have a home depot or lowes or some type of home improvement store, I got some white laminated sheet board for bathrooms i think and its dirt cheap and really big, ill try to find a link for it some time in the next day or so

sorry studying finals are Tuesday
brian
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States9616 Posts
July 07 2008 03:00 GMT
#5
i had a 1.5' by 3' in my dorm and i bought it for like 20 bucks at staples or Omax or some office supply store like that

:|
mahnini
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States6862 Posts
July 07 2008 03:05 GMT
#6
i also need one of these, wanted to get one forever but since i didnt have one to write down that i wanted one i forgot
the world's a playground. you know that when you're a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it.
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
July 07 2008 03:15 GMT
#7
i actually have one lying around in the house, but we never use it
BreaK
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada890 Posts
July 07 2008 03:18 GMT
#8
My roommate and I had one, we used it for everything. They're great, so useful and clean.

But, they're called DRY erase for a reason. Never, EVER get them wet.
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Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
July 07 2008 03:19 GMT
#9
Yeah I could use one as well, but I don't seem to have room anywhere. I'd probably use it to remind myself of things coming up, like a huge ass calendar, or something.
mahnini
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States6862 Posts
July 07 2008 03:21 GMT
#10
i have one lying around too but its old and dirty, im entertaining the idea of just buying a sheet of plexiglass. it's a bit cheaper for smaller sizes like 2x3 and probably a lot cheaper for bigger ones.
the world's a playground. you know that when you're a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it.
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
July 07 2008 03:25 GMT
#11
i dont know anything about prices, but for my maths my board is great, i study the double in the half of the time without wasting paper.
Jävla skit
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24665 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-07-07 03:31:46
July 07 2008 03:31 GMT
#12
I checked out Office Depot, and they have the following: http://www1.officedepot.com/a/products/692312/Quartet-Melamine-Dry-Erase-Board-48/

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It is 4'x6' for $125. Anyone find anything better?
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chan
Profile Joined March 2008
United States11 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-07-07 03:40:08
July 07 2008 03:33 GMT
#13
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24665 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-07-07 03:39:51
July 07 2008 03:37 GMT
#14
On July 07 2008 12:33 chan wrote:
Found a dry erase board for $95 on this site. Hope this is the one you were looking for. its 4'x6' and you can get a 4'x8' for $125


http://www.white-boards-and-more.com/Best-Rite-201AX-BS1024.html


Sub-Total:
$95.00

Shipping:
$118.80

Total:
$213.80


The site says there is free shipping and tax on select items, but I don't think this qualifies 8o

Edit: http://www1.officedepot.com/a/products/691976/Quartet-Melamine-Dry-Erase-Board-48/ features a 4'x6' for 105 dollars!
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chan
Profile Joined March 2008
United States11 Posts
July 07 2008 03:39 GMT
#15
ahah sorry didnt check the total my bad
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24665 Posts
July 07 2008 03:47 GMT
#16
Okay Office Depot charges a 25 dollar fee for large/heavy items, so my total will be $140.87. I'm probably going to go with that unless someone finds something better or convinces me to get an alternative item.
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Demoninja
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States1190 Posts
July 07 2008 04:14 GMT
#17
My school has one for a calendar. It's really useful since it's for a specific class so we can scribble notes for each other on it. The teachers don't read it so you can basically write whatever as long as you write it so you can't see it from a mile away.
nofAcedAgent
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States952 Posts
July 07 2008 05:00 GMT
#18
Lol staples is such a rip, 220? Lol...

google. Like 1.5 seconds seriously.. : http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=dry erase board&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title
fight_or_flight
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States3988 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-07-07 05:30:52
July 07 2008 05:29 GMT
#19
Here's one for $107, free shipping (4' x 6')

http://www.buyonlinenow.com/viewitemsAct.asp?classlabel=UDFA&manufactlabel=1700254&SKU=QRTS537_BULK

edit: nvm thats for bulk orders of 14 or more.
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jingXD
Profile Joined May 2007
United States283 Posts
July 07 2008 06:16 GMT
#20
I don't know any good places for a large dry-erase board, but I've always wanted a wall that could act as a gigantic dry erase board. Apparently you can do it pretty cheaply with tileboard (~$50 per wall).

Unfortunately, I'm living in a dorm and they have some pretty strict rules against modifying the room. Here are some links if you are interested (the only thing I'm worried about is the last link says there are staining issues with the tileboard):
http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000679.php
http://www.elephantstaircase.com/wiki/index.php?title=DIYDryEraseBoard
http://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/Shower_Board_as_a_white_Board

only tangentially related: be old school and use chalkboard paint!
http://www.target.com/Rustoleum-Specialty-Chalkboard-Paint-Black/dp/B0006BAEI6

there's also magnetic paint for double the fun!
http://interiordecorating.suite101.com/article.cfm/use_magnetic_and_chalkboard_paints
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