Please Recommend a Cd-rw

Magexx9 · Post by **Magexx9** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 3:57 pm

Since my cd-rw was stolen around a year ago I have yet to replace. I would like to get a fast drive, something resonably priced, and performance/reliability is a must. Mostly Ill be burning music to play in my car. Thanks so much for your help. You guys are great.

Mage

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 4:49 pm

TDK. Sold many, use one. they are great and look nice also.

Greg

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 5:17 pm

I have had real good luck with my Lite On burner. Mine is a 24x and burns a CD in around 3 min. Check newegg they are also fairly reasonably priced

d_b · Post by **d_b** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 5:29 pm

What dad says. i have a lite on 24x12x40. burns fast, is quite and gives me no trouble.

Magexx9 · Post by **Magexx9** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 7:39 pm

do you think the Plextor ide 40x12x48 for 105.00 is a decent deal? And as for realiability and all that you can't beat plextor?

thanks,
mage

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 7:40 pm

Another vote for Lite-on - I have purchased four 32x12x40x units from NewEgg.com - all of them outstanding performers, and the retail box comes with Nero.

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 7:59 pm

You buy the name with Plextor. The 40x10x48 Lite On is just as a good of burner and a lot less cost. I've got the 24x10x40 and its been flawless for the last 6 months. I've probably go well over 200 burns on it also..

honz · Post by **honz** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 8:17 pm

personally i like the yamaha series that cameout about a yr ago. i have on, its not super fast, but fast enuf for me, and haven't had a prob yet.

but if theose 40x liteons are fairly cheap, i may just hafta get one

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 8:23 pm

well I would have to say the ONLY yamaha worth anythign is that new one of theres the 44x. the 16-24x's were awful.

Greg

NascarFool · Post by **NascarFool** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 8:34 pm

Plextor quality can't be beat. I have a 40x12x48x and I like it. Prviously I had Yamaha drives. The Plextor is so much better than Yamaha.

honz · Post by **honz** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 8:34 pm

<shrugs> got a 20-10-40 here, lol

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 9:14 pm

Ya the earlier Yamaha's were a POS I had a 16x10x40 i got from Greg had to RMA it after about a month... Thing wouldn't read a cd for shit and burned 1 coaster out of 2 cd's... sent it to yamaha and they changed the damper and something else in it and it was fine after that but i still sold it and got a different one. Plextors are good drives but they are pricey cause of the name. Lite On IMHO has just as good quality at a cheaper price.

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 11:16 pm

I have a SCSI Plextor setup, but it's old compared to today's standards for speed. The Plextor burner is a 12x4x32. I have burned over 1000 CD's without a single problem, and I hate to replace it because of the performance of SCSI for these types of devices. To bad Plextor discontinued making SCSI burners.

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 11:34 pm

most SCSI burners were just IDE masked... There were some SCSI burners coming with an adapter to run them on IDE... whats that tell ya... with the speed of computers now and the technology my 24x has never seen a buffer under run as it is...

two slow · Post by **two slow** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 11:50 pm

I have to agree with the lite on crowd. I have 2. A 24x and a 40x. both are great.