Buying This Dvdrw.

[abu_has_the_power]

i'm getting the Toshiba sdr5272 dvdrw. from this review at http://cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specif...?ArticleId=9247
this burner is very very good. dvd rip speeds are really good. reads dual layer, and is overall hunky. i might drive over to tigerdirect's store in naperville later today to get it, i live bout 20min away. should i? is it really a good burner? any opinions? the reason i'm getting this is cuz it's only $50 after rebate. i was gonna buy a dvd rom drive anyway to replace my old broken piece of monkey poo, but that's $30. anything i should take a look at b4 i buy this? thanks!

[abu_has_the_power]

[volskid2002]

i was told not to get a dual layer dvd-rw. there arent much use for them now and the firmware and crap can be a btich. tat is wat i was told from a friend. i would suggest getting a single layer burner for now, i just bought a brand new pioneer dvd-rw and it works like a charm.

[abu_has_the_power]

just got it. read speed is decent. it's region locked. and there's no current firmware updates yet. even though it's locked, i just ripped Harts War dvd at 11.8x in 6 min. dan this mofo's good

[Mad Cat]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@12 August 2004 - 17:55

Waiting more than 9 minutes for a reply - too much to ask?

[XxKrNxStyLeZxX]

wheres the rebate?

[abu_has_the_power]

heres a screenie of the log in dvd decryptor:
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that&#39;s some good shit for &#036;50&#33;&#33;and this is when i&#39;m running with no firmware hacks or software. pure out of the box. dang

[abu_has_the_power]

just ripped a scratched up version of harry potter:
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that&#39;s too beastly for me. dang. i&#39;m not even using any firmware hacks or anything. dang

[Entity101]

Do you work for the Toshiba marketing department?

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by Entity101@12 August 2004 - 17:45
Do you work for the Toshiba marketing department?

no, i&#39;m just surprised that this works so damn well. wow. something that works this well usually costs more than &#036;50.