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Sasage
04-15-2003, 10:16 PM
My current CD-RW recently crapped out on me and stopped acknowledging that there was a disc in their,, CD-R or CD-RW. I have been looking at four of them but if theres something else I should consider let me know.

Yamaha CRW 2200EZ ,Yamaha CRW-F1 44X/24X/44X ,TDK VeloCD 40X/12X/48X EIDE

It doesn't have to be blazing fast either anyting would be better than what I have now.

Somebody1234
04-15-2003, 10:34 PM
Don't get the Yamaha. Look for a Lite-on or LG.

ooo
04-16-2003, 12:28 AM
ummm well lite on is good..... plextor is better...

plextor, lite on, asus, tdk isnt that bad

itay
04-16-2003, 12:39 AM
i know that Samsung is good B)

Jibbler
04-16-2003, 12:42 AM
Help? Dude, they are all the same and can be purchased for less $40 new. Besides, they are slowly being phased out of the market in place of DVD burners. Just pick one by a name brand company and you'll be fine. ;)

Darth Sushi
04-16-2003, 12:51 AM
You can find a review of all kinds of CD-RWs at this website: http://www.cdrlabs.com/

ooo
04-16-2003, 12:52 AM
Originally posted by itay@16 April 2003 - 01:39
i know that Samsung is good B)
eh i dunt like samsung... my samsung cdrom broke after 6months... i dont find it good

vivitron 15
04-16-2003, 05:25 PM
lite on is basically plex, but cheaper.

you can get a 48 12 48 lite on for like £50, and can't go wrong, though if you're not in a hurry id look around for a DVD-RW, but look around cos theres all the different types, +- and that....there's a sony one which does all the tyoes, and isn't too expensive, and the disks do work out cheap relative to buying HDD's

Amarjit
04-16-2003, 05:31 PM
Go for Sony, theirs seem to be okay.

I think I saw one of theirs which was 52x24x52 Not too shabby :lol:

SideSwiped
04-16-2003, 06:11 PM
I like Sony, all in one burner, dvd rw, dvd r, cd rw cd r. Dun know how long it will last me, but wth, I'll give it a go and judge later.

JaVnI
04-16-2003, 06:58 PM
i agree with the above
samsung

CornerPocket
04-16-2003, 07:42 PM
Lite-On, good reliable quality. No need for a top name, that's what you pay for the name. Satisfied since day 1 with all my Lite-on buys I 've used, using, passed on, etc.............

Spindulik
04-18-2003, 06:35 PM
I burned out a Lite-On
I worn out a Samsung
I had an "unlisted" Creative Labs 8x that only works at 4x

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Now I have a PLEXTOR 40x CDRW and it is the best.

tilen76
04-18-2003, 06:40 PM
You can't get wrong with Plextor.

It's a little expensive though.

The second option would be Lite-on.

Cheap, reliable, supports most of the features (overburning, subchannel reading, ..... blah blah, .....)

But if it's true that Lite-on is actually Plextor, then don't hesitate, get a Lite-on burner.

;)

(I still have Plextor PlexWriter 16x/12x/40x, works great.)

ooo
04-18-2003, 06:44 PM
Originally posted by Spindulik@18 April 2003 - 19:35
I burned out a Lite-On
I worn out a Samsung
I had an "unlisted" Creative Labs 8x that only works at 4x

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Now I have a PLEXTOR 40x CDRW and it is the best.
ummm

my cdrom for samsung died in a year... it reads horribly right now...
my cdrom for creative lab died in a year... cant read at all

lite on >> very good :P <-- well thatz my cdrw
msi >> pretti good *1 week use so far* <-- cd rom

the-ninja69
04-19-2003, 12:21 AM
Go with any burner made by Verbatim. They make excellent burners that are good quality and are lightning fast.

I have the 52x24x52x and it works wonderfully.

freak
04-19-2003, 10:46 AM
hey anyone have any sites for some lite on cdrw drive mines starting to give out and was hopeing i could find one for about 40 or less :D

Sasage
04-19-2003, 01:30 PM
I just ordered a new Lite On from NewEgg (http://www.newegg.com/) &#036;53 shipped......

sred2003
04-20-2003, 01:57 AM
http://pcclub.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A1546960

ijc_2003
04-20-2003, 08:27 AM
Get a lite-on 48x or 52x these are the only burners that will clone the new protection code from hexalock
using blindwrite or Alcohol 120%.