**Read First** Dvd Burners.. What to look for?! **
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Trane1
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21. September 2008 @ 03:13 |
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Originally posted by varnull: Theres probably a good manufacturing reason why dvd burners only go so slow on cd's..
personally I don't think dvd burners do a very good job burning cd's.. which is why I have a few cd only burners hanging around.
Good point. So you think that CD Burners will always be available even with the advent of DVD Burners? Seems to me like they might eventually get phased out
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ncasx
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1. November 2008 @ 15:09 |
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Which one should I get?
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+1036506653+1038206813&srchInDesc=&MinPrice=&MaxPrice=&Manufactory
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i used to always buy nec, but imnot sure, what to buy. I dont care about lightscribe.
thanks
edited by creaky - above url link was destroying page margins - to access it just paste the different lines back together in the browser's address box
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bratcher
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1. November 2008 @ 15:38 |
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I don't see any problems burning CD's on a DVD burner. Works well for me although I have a 48x CD burner & a 52x CD burner on a shelf from former computers I unce used.
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1. November 2008 @ 18:58 |
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@ncasx
Anyone one of them would be good - I'm a big Pioneer and LiteOn fan and that open box Pioneer is a steal for 18 bucks (not sure on newegg'e warranty on open box).
I've also heard good things about the Sony NRC Optiarc too.
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4. January 2009 @ 01:20 |
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7. March 2009 @ 06:05 |
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Spam post on my own thread - apologies, I was testing something, and if you say "You should PM yourself to test things", I'll shoot you.
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7. March 2009 @ 09:41 |
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Quote: if you say "You should PM yourself to test things", I'll shoot you.
You'd shoot a lady :)
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7. March 2009 @ 18:35 |
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Oh I'd never shoot you K! How is life treating you?
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8. March 2009 @ 17:17 |
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Hey J - well life would be treating me better if I'd hit the lottery for a few million :D Still the same ole same ole here work and school and trying to have some fun in between!
Hope all is good with you across the pond!
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8. March 2009 @ 18:14 |
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Within the last couple of monthe, I purchased 2 LG GH22NS30 drives from NE . . total cost was less than $50 shipped.
Great drives, surprisingly quiet and my scans are excellent . . .
Hello Binkie, long time since I gave you a 'shout out'
How have you been?
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grampyga
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8. March 2009 @ 18:32 |
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(edit deleted, I must have been wrong place)
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8. March 2009 @ 22:27 |
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Hey there catfreak!
Yeah it's been awhile. Good to see you're still stopping by!
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11. March 2009 @ 14:26 |
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Originally posted by binkie7: Hey J - well life would be treating me better if I'd hit the lottery for a few million :D Still the same ole same ole here work and school and trying to have some fun in between!
Hope all is good with you across the pond!
Hehe, good stuff. I'd like to win the lottery too, but life on this side of the pond isn't too bad :)
Pop by again soon!
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Asafa
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27. August 2009 @ 14:52 |
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It is my understanding that the Pioneer 115d/215d/116d/216d are top notch drives. I've looked everywhere for them, but nobody seems to have stock (I'm in the UK).
So I want to ask what a good alternative would be? It needs to be IDE and be able to burn 360 backups (so dual-layer and change booktype)
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27. August 2009 @ 15:04 |
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Samsung and LG both make excellent drives that will fill your needs . . .
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Asafa
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27. August 2009 @ 15:45 |
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Originally posted by catfreak: Samsung and LG both make excellent drives that will fill your needs . . .
Thanks!
Are there any particular models that stand out from the rest, or would any Samsung/LG be just as reliable?
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27. August 2009 @ 17:29 |
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I live in the US and use SATA . . so I'm not sure exactly what models are available in IDE . . but anything made by Samsung and LG is going to make you happy . .
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27. August 2009 @ 18:09 |
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27. August 2009 @ 23:48 |
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My last 5 DVD-RW drives
LG SATA
Pioneer SATA
Sony/Optiarc IDE
Sony IDE (premature death within warranty period)
Lite-ON IDE
I was happy with all 5. I am VERY hard on burners. I replace every 6-8 months but I feel I've gotten my money's worth from each on.
All were $40.00 USD or less.
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Asafa
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28. August 2009 @ 01:03 |
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Thanks for all the help. I finally decided to go with the Samsung SH-S222A
My previous drive was an IDE Sony Q30A/Lite-on 1635S
It didn't get any use for 2 years, but when I did start using it, it burned perfectly (however, the drive didn't eject properly, even the emergency hole didn't work so you had to hit the eject button 40~ times before it gave in). Then it just started giving me coasters, and soon it didn't recognise anything at all. I updated the firmware and cross-flashed it to no avail, but everything has to die eventually, right? I just hope I get more use from the drive this time around.
Thanks again.
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August59
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31. December 2009 @ 01:02 |
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Any suggestions for a 9.5mm SATA DVD/RW DL drive?
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