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

16x Dvd-Rom £18

total about £40

Combo drive £35

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And the Software bundle is a bit outdated...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

[Virtualbody1234]

If you liked your LG...

Then why not get an LG combo drive?

Click image for web site:

Or even a DVD burner:

[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&#33.

[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
plextor's
MSI's
liteON's
Sony's
LG's

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