Cd-r/rw / Dvd

[winXPHE]

i wanna upgrade to a cd-r/rw / dvd combo. wat do u ppl suggest. (manufacturer)
ppl ere say liteON n plextor dont last tat long. i want mine to keep me goin 3yrs witout ne problems

[Livy]

for the price of the combo, u could probably get a dvd-rom and a vd-rw drive for cheaper, then less wear on each of them, and if one breaks, less cost to replace/

[winXPHE]

well its not tat i want it to last me that long, my writer is LG 8x so i have to upgrade n i tot a dvd combo wuld be a bonus. so ne recommendations?

[Livy]

i know i was just saying that the 2 would be cheaper, and probably better.

52x cd-rw £20 (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=51258)

16x Dvd-Rom £18 (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=29463)

total about £40

Combo drive £35 (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=54591)

on further inspection, about the same.

[Maximus359]

If you was thinking about getting a combo drive, & haven't got a DVD R/RW, then buy that instead so you could burn CD & DVD's but also view DVD's & CD's.


It will cost a bit more for it, if you get a branded name you will look around £90+, if not fussed about make you could get it hell of a lot cheaper. Now only if i could remember where i saw the item dead cheap :(

[uNz[i]]

Originally posted by winXPHE@15 January 2004 - 21:39
well its not tat i want it to last me that long, my writer is LG 8x so i have to upgrade n i tot a dvd combo wuld be a bonus. so ne recommendations?
heh.. theres a coincidence... I had a LG 8X Burner too.
I just upgraded it to a MSI 48X Combo drive.

The only thing i dont like about my MSI is the fact that its not region free and theres no firmware hack for it yet.

And the Software bundle is a bit outdated... Nero 5 and PowerDVD 5

But it was very reasonably priced and does all I need, so I can't bitch too hard.

Just discovered theres a MSI 52X version out now. Check it out (http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/optical_devices/dvs/pro_dvs_detail.php?kind=5&CHIP=59&NAME=COMBO)

[Virtualbody1234]

If you liked your LG...

Then why not get an LG combo drive?

Click image for web site: http://us.lge.com/images/products/models/gcc4520b_m.jpg (http://us.lge.com/products/models/GCC4520BI.html)

Or even a DVD burner: http://us.lge.com/images/products/models/gsa4040b_m.jpg (http://us.lge.com/products/models/GSA4040BI.html)

[clocker]

Originally posted by winXPHE@15 January 2004 - 05:02

ppl ere say liteON n plextor dont last tat long. i want mine to keep me goin 3yrs witout ne problems
I'm surprised...both Lite-On and Plextor have very good reps and get positive reviews.
I have a Lite-On CD-RW and it's been very reliable ( no coasters yet!).

[firefox]

choose one, but the TDK models are good

[winXPHE]

ok there is this dvd burner thing all +'s n -'s, ere's
samsung's (http://www.samsung.com/Products/CDDVD_Writer/DVD_Multi/CDDVD_Writer_DVD_Multi_SR_T03B_sp.htm)
plextor's (http://www.plextor.be/english/products/products_dvdrecorders.html)
MSI's (http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/optical_devices/dvs/pro_dvs_list.php?kind=5&CHIP=58&NAME=DVD%20Dual)
liteON's (http://www.liteon.com/prod/getProduct.do?cid=1_7_6&xml_id=4_2&menu_id=4_2_7)
Sony's (http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start;sid=iu4-reYr5Dc-mqYtZds0pqkla6aWRFWxEYo=?Dept=cpu&CategoryName=cpu_Sony_PCAccessories_CD%2fDVDBurn_DVDBurners)
LG's (http://us.lge.com/products/models/GSA4040BI.html)

y do i get the feeling tat my pockets r goin to get WAY lighter. wat's ur say on the products?

BTW
i brought my putter 2 yrs back n i got a cd-rom bundled sme CTX 58x that's all thats written on it well it used to work till yesterday when i put a cd with sme avi files with the wrong extension n it got screwed. now it dont detect ne cds! i asked sme1 n they said its life is over, get rid of it, tats y im thinkin of gettin this n BTW pls get links fm where i can get these cheap

[Livy]

it would help if u said were u lived, unless ur interested in a dvd burner just get a cd burner, or combo driver, or a dvd darive and a cdwriter, since ur old cdrom is broken.

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/in...oduct_uid=57305 (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=57305) :o DVD-RW £57

[namzuf9]

Damn that is cheap. I hav'nt looked on ebuyer since I built my unit.
Time to dig out my flexible friend and I dont mean mr pinky!