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Offline kasperl

DVD+-RW Burners
on: March 14, 2004, 07:27:51 am
I am thinking about buying a DVD burner, what are the do's and don't's? currently, my PC is set up like this

IDE1:
20GB 7200RPM Master (OS's and Swap files)
40GB 4800RPM Slave (MP3's, software, crap)
IDE2:
DVD player
CD Burner

I have about 120 Euro's max to spend, and i want something that can burn both + and - R, RW DVD and CD, all in 8 and 12 centimeter formats. Linux driver suppport is certainly a plus.


What i want to know is:
What brands to avoid.
Which drive should i remove? (i have only 2 external bays)
Does a higher price means a higher quality?
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Offline Odyssey

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Reply #1 on: March 14, 2004, 07:31:41 am
[color=cc9900]You ought to get rid of the CD burner, imho.

That way you'd have one device capable of reading CD's and DVD's, and one drive capable of reading and writing both formats. Makes copying easier.[/color]
 

Offline Flipside

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Reply #2 on: March 14, 2004, 07:33:07 am
Well, I'd say partition off you 40 Gig drive and remove the 20 Gig certainly. As for DVD Burners, higher price can often mean higher flexibility, Disney has really made a complete Dog's arse of things with the regioning of DVD and some recorders won't record in some region formats.
I would suggest an external SCSI drive and a controller to save your Primary Drive, but I doubt 120 Euros would push to that :(

Good point Odyssey, I didn't notice he had a CD Burner :D
 

Offline kasperl

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Reply #3 on: March 14, 2004, 07:35:51 am
i want too keep the two HD's for sure, since i only have two external bays. if i want 3 external drives, i'd need a new case, and i'm not feeling like transfering all my stuff.

and for flexibility: does that regional crap go for data DVD's as well?
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Offline Thorn

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Reply #4 on: March 14, 2004, 10:20:37 am
Toss both of the optical drives and sell em.
 

Offline kasperl

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Reply #5 on: March 14, 2004, 10:21:07 am
as i said on WS, i could, but copying would be a *****.
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Offline Thorn

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Reply #6 on: March 14, 2004, 10:33:23 am
Use the money to buy a cheap 52X CD drive.. you'd still have money left....
 

Offline kasperl

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Reply #7 on: March 14, 2004, 10:34:45 am
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Originally posted by Thorn
Use the money to buy a cheap 52X CD drive.. you'd still have money left....


da ****?

i have right now a CD burner and a DVD player, and i want to be able to burn DVD's, so i buy a DVD Burner.

Why the **** should i buy another 52 speed CD burner?
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Offline Thorn

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Reply #8 on: March 14, 2004, 10:51:09 am
CD DRIVE
they cost like 20 bucks...
  

Offline kasperl

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Reply #9 on: March 14, 2004, 10:58:29 am
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Originally posted by Thorn
CD DRIVE
they cost like 20 bucks...


one more time, WHY?

i really don't get this, i have a DVD reader, a CD burner, and i want to burn DVD's, WHY DO I NEED A CD DRIVE?
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Offline Star Dragon

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Reply #10 on: March 14, 2004, 11:14:49 am
I don't know the brand off hand (I think IO Magic) but I bought a DVDRW +/- from best buy CHEAP (like $179.00) and it sucks, it don't work and after I installed it it screwed up my CDR drive also (I had taken out my normal DVD)

I can't afford to re install windows cause of the data I would need to burn, which I can't burn cause I need to reinstall windows to get my CDR working right agin, which I can't cause... (endless loop)

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Offline Thorn

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Reply #11 on: March 14, 2004, 11:16:19 am
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Originally posted by kasperl


one more time, WHY?

i really don't get this, i have a DVD reader, a CD burner, and i want to burn DVD's, WHY DO I NEED A CD DRIVE?

Ah... misunderstanding..
I just woke up, and am slightly hungover....
Yeah.. sell the CD burner then, keep the DVD drive, put the money to a new hard drive...
 

Offline kasperl

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Reply #12 on: March 14, 2004, 11:20:46 am
i can afford to reinstall, and i can do a lot of stuff to get something to work, really.
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You cannot defeat Windows through strength alone. Only patience, a lot of good luck, and a sledgehammer will do the job. --StratComm
 

Offline kasperl

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Reply #13 on: March 14, 2004, 11:23:48 am
Quote
Originally posted by Thorn

Ah... misunderstanding..
I just woke up, and am slightly hungover....
Yeah.. sell the CD burner then, keep the DVD drive, put the money to a new hard drive...

one word: coffee

i think i'll do that, yeah.

now, what brand to buy and what not to buy.
just another newbie without any modding, FREDding or real programming experience

you haven't learned masochism until you've tried to read a Microsoft help file.  -- Goober5000
I've got 2 drug-addict syblings and one alcoholic whore. And I'm a ****ing sociopath --an0n
You cannot defeat Windows through strength alone. Only patience, a lot of good luck, and a sledgehammer will do the job. --StratComm
 

Offline Thorn

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Reply #14 on: March 14, 2004, 11:25:55 am
I hear Poineer drives are decent.
 

Offline diamondgeezer

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Reply #15 on: March 14, 2004, 11:46:22 am
Pioneer is good. Lite-On is teh dog's nadgers, and not unreasonably priced either. Happarently most mixing desks with DVD burners use Lite-On lasers. Oh, and Plextor is good - it's a Lite-On with a betetr warranty or summat :nod:

Word to the wise: don't bother with cheap bulk DVD media. Branded stuff is the ticket :nod:
« Last Edit: March 14, 2004, 11:51:50 am by 170 »
 

Offline kasperl

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Reply #16 on: March 14, 2004, 11:51:48 am
What about LG?

and my british slang is rather rusty, is LO good or bad?
just another newbie without any modding, FREDding or real programming experience

you haven't learned masochism until you've tried to read a Microsoft help file.  -- Goober5000
I've got 2 drug-addict syblings and one alcoholic whore. And I'm a ****ing sociopath --an0n
You cannot defeat Windows through strength alone. Only patience, a lot of good luck, and a sledgehammer will do the job. --StratComm
 

Offline Odyssey

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Reply #17 on: March 14, 2004, 11:56:14 am
[color=cc9900]Good. The dog's nadgers are good.[/color]
 

Offline kasperl

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Reply #18 on: March 14, 2004, 12:02:14 pm
the following is available for me, anything that is noticeable?

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NEC ND1300A DVD±R/RW IDE OEM Zwart € 115,00
NEC ND2500A DVD±R/RW IDE OEM Ivory € 129,00
NEC ND2500A DVD±R/RW IDE OEM Zwart € 129,00
Pioneer DVR-106 DVD±R/RW IDE OEM Ivory € 119,00
Pioneer DVR-107 DVD±R/RW IDE OEM Ivory € 125,00
LG GSA4040BB DVD±R/RW+RAM IDE OEM Ivory € 109,00
LG GSA4081BB DVD±R/RW+RAM IDE OEM Ivory € 125,00

just another newbie without any modding, FREDding or real programming experience

you haven't learned masochism until you've tried to read a Microsoft help file.  -- Goober5000
I've got 2 drug-addict syblings and one alcoholic whore. And I'm a ****ing sociopath --an0n
You cannot defeat Windows through strength alone. Only patience, a lot of good luck, and a sledgehammer will do the job. --StratComm
 

Offline Grey Wolf

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Reply #19 on: March 14, 2004, 12:53:26 pm
The NEC ND2500A seems to have had some fairly good reviews.
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