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Looking for a reasonably new 16x ide burner with all software and cables. Wanting to spend around $60-75 shipped if possible. Now hook a brotha up

Looks nice but more than my cheap ass co worker wants to spend. I told her $75 wouldnt buy much but i'd give it a shot. I was just hoping someone might have a used liteon or something similar for cheap. If not newegg always has them for $75 + shipping which will probably be the way i have to go anyway. oh well theres always hope

Hey Kevin, get her to cough up another $33 and get a Lite-on 24/10/40 from Newegg.
This is one of only 2 or 3 burners that can copy SD2 and everything else that's out at
the moment. Why mess with a used burner, when you can get one with additional
capabilities and a fair reputation for a few bucks more? These burners are supposed to
rival Plextors in dependability, however her milage may vary. I have a Lite-on 12X that
has been bullet-proof. Also, for $3 more, she can get a retail boxed version that comes
with a 24X CDR and, I would suppose, a 10X CDRW disks, along with cables. HTH

Rick

hey pal, I have one that I could probably let go for $90 shipped, w/ a spool of about 35 CD-R's to go with it, since you're gonna hve to buy em anyway...you wouldnt spend extra going this route.


Retail boxed 16x10x40 yamaha w/ all included packaging and software, and I can include the spool of CDR's for ya.

Hey Kevin, Newegg has 16x10x40 Lite On's that will copy SD2 for 74 plus 8 shipping. os hats 82. The OEM and Retail are the same price and that is the model number that will copy SD2...

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.a ... ctory=1336

PreDatoR, not meaning to get involved in your beliefs or beefs, but I don't believe the Lite-on 16X will actually read and copy SD2. Here again, I could be wrong, and will stand corrected, but the 16X uses burnproof, which I think prevents it from handling SD2, whereas, the 24X burner uses something called smart-burn and it definitely will handle SD2 without any problems. The only reason I bring this up is that I've had problems with trying to back-up copies of SD2 games lately and have done quite a bit of research. Actually, I've been considering one of the 24X burners myself, however I'm hesitant to give up my 8/4/24 Plextor, which has been a champion. Here again, if I'm wrong, please direct me to something that will show me the 16X will do what we're talking about, because I would like to save a few bucks, too.

Rick

You are partialy correct... That model number of the 16x Lite On will do SD2 it has a generic burnproof and not the actual thing.... The model number on that one is 16102b there's also a model number 16101b. That has actual burnproof and is the one that won't burn SD2. A buddy of mine has had both and has verified that... I don't have any links to prove it but i've had about 3-4 people tell me that the 16102b will do SD2 backups.

Hey PreDatoR, what you are saying makes sense. I've heard that the 12/10/40 drive will do SD2, which I think is the model 12102B. Mine is a model 12101A or B, not sure, but I am sure it won't do SD2 at all. Perhaps the 40X read speed makes that difference. I sure wish I knew for sure, because I sure could use a burner that was able to backup SD2 and the 16X would certainly serve my purposes better than the 24X, not only because it's quite a bit cheaper, but also because I probably have 2 to 300 CDR blanks that are rated at 12X. They would probably burn OK at 16X, but probably a nogo at 24X. I'm gonna check into this a little further. Please don't think I was questioning your knowledge, but I do appreciate your reply. This might help more than just Kevin's friend.

Rick

Its cool i always thought that too until a buddy of mine told me different... The 2B models will do SD2 though and the 1a or 1b won't cause it has actual burnproof on it instead of a clone. I don't even know if my Yamaha does it or not? Anyone know if the 16x10x40 yamaha will do SD2?

Actually, I have the Yamaha 16x10x40 and it does NOT do SD2. However you can sometimes bypass that using BetaBlocker. Worked for a backup I needed. Anyhow, I am going to sell my Yami for the 12x10x40 Lite-On. It does SD2 and for around $65. Besides, once you hit 12x, anything over that seems like a marketing scheme to me. I remember going from 2x to 4x...it was literally half the time. I bought my 16x cause it was supposed to take like 5 minutes, but 12's were doing it in just over 6 and the new 24's are just under 5. Seems like a waste of cash to me. Then again, I'm getting older and the number game isn't as important as it used to be. But I guess the point was Yamaha 16x doesn't do SD2.

Best Buy has 'em for $79.99 (after mail-in rebate).