Best CD Burner out now?

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Best CD Burner out now?

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As many may know, I am a little behind. Judging by NewEgg and their user reviews, LiteOn's seem to have damn good prices for very fast speeds. I just want to know what to ask for for xmas. I sorta would like to have one, as times will come when I would have wished I had one.

I didn't have time to look thru the forums, as I need to go real quick, so if there was a recent thread on this, please refer me to it. Thanks! :)
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My Lite-On 52x has been great so far, I hear nothing but good things about them too...
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No doubt, Lite On's are the one to get. They usually out perform higher priced plextors in testing.

Sometimes you get get one at office max, office depot or staples cheap with a rebate. They usually sell them as a cendyne, but inside is a lite on. Though not all the time so you'd need to check the numbers.
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ditto on the lie ons - i got one which was badged as a cendyne (40x) at omax for like 30 and it is very nice - I even replaced that 8x phillips I had in my work box! i think cdrinfo has lots of test - beyond a certain speed they don't go that much faster - so anything above 40x may be overkill

my 40x will burn my old 16x rated media at 24, which is nice
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Post by FlyingPenguin »

Just bought a Lite-on 48x24x48 (yes that's 24x on read-writables!) from NewEgg for chump change.

I've bought several dozen Lite-ons for myself, friends and clients. Never any problem except one 40x12x48 which they RMA'd in 5 days.

Great drives, cheap price.
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I kind of like the TDK I have.

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I personally have 16x10x32 TDK that has never failed on me and I have Burned 100's and 100's of CD's on this Drive...It is Begining to make weird noises now ... But man I literllay must have burned 600 to 800 CD's So she's been good to me
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