Which is the best recorder brand???

Mauros Web · May 27th, 2003

I´m about to buy a CD recorder, which one should I buy???
I´ve seen at stores a Samsung 52x24x52x at U$D59, a Sony 48x24x48x at U$D55 and a LiteON 32x10x32x at U$D48.

I would go for the Samsung, what do u think???

JAZ · May 27th, 2003

I just got a lite-on 52x for £35.99 and its great

Lite-ons have all the raw burning etc options so it backs up all your games no problem.
I wouldnt be swayed just by the speed because I've found with the 10 or so cds I've burnt so far it takes till about 60% recorded before it reaches the max speed (using 40x cds) so in essance its not blisteringly faster than the 16x it replaced.

Drack · May 27th, 2003

Yes I would also agree. The LiteON drives are very high quality. Everyone I know who has one has been very happy with their purchase. Sony also makes good drives, my HP is a rebranded Sony model. Its ok, I don't have any complaints except no correct EFM encoding is included.

Kazuya Mishima · May 28th, 2003

My Liteon has lasted almost 3 years of daily burning, now thats a miracle. They have good quality if you ask me. And dont get confused by the speed. In the most of the cases you wont get the maximum speed nor the media needed (i rarely see more than 40x cdrs).

**Shiori** · May 28th, 2003

I'd say Lite-On. Some of them are overclockable too.

btw, some, if not all Sony drives nowadays are rebranded Lite-Ons.

Violineb · May 28th, 2003

Lite On 52x for $43 at newegg

I have mine and havn't screwed a single CD yet.

Noxious Ninja · May 28th, 2003

Hey, Vio, try something for me, please.

Using Nero, burn a bunch of files in DAO-96 mode, using verification, and tell me if if verifies fine, or if one file is inaccessible.

Galway no Sora · May 28th, 2003

LiteOn 52x now pretty cheap, if you want to buy. 'Bout quality, as ppl here said its good too, tough I never use it

just a comment from my friend here who have it. I use Plextor.

Violineb · May 28th, 2003

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Originally posted by The Khan Artist
Hey, Vio, try something for me, please.

Using Nero, burn a bunch of files in DAO-96 mode, using verification, and tell me if if verifies fine, or if one file is inaccessible.

Well I burned 3 files each over 150 MB. Got this...

May 27th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Mauros Web aka MsExPaNsIoN Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mendoza, Argentina Posts: 267	Which is the best recorder brand??? I´m about to buy a CD recorder, which one should I buy??? I´ve seen at stores a Samsung 52x24x52x at U$D59, a Sony 48x24x48x at U$D55 and a LiteON 32x10x32x at U$D48. I would go for the Samsung, what do u think??? __________________ MotherBoard: ASRock K7S41GX \| Processor: Athlon XP 1900+ (1.62ghz) \| Mouse: Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical \| RAM: Samsung 256mb DDR333 \| Video: XFX GeForce FX5200 128mb DDR \| Sound: C-Media AC97 5.1 \| CD reader: BenQ 56x \| CD recorder: Samsung 52x24x52x \| HD: 60gb \| OS: Windows XP Professional SP1 \| Display: Samsung SyncMaster 550v \| TV Tuner: Lifeview Flyvideo 2000 / Philips SAA7130 w/ remote control \| Speedy @DSL Connection 256K 32kb (download) / 16kb (upload) \|

May 27th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Drack Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: PDX, USA Posts: 1,187	Yes I would also agree. The LiteON drives are very high quality. Everyone I know who has one has been very happy with their purchase. Sony also makes good drives, my HP is a rebranded Sony model. Its ok, I don't have any complaints except no correct EFM encoding is included. __________________ Athlon64 +3200, GeForceFX 5900, 1024 MB DDR 400, nForce3 250Gb chipset 80 GB SATA Seagate , 80 GB 7200 RPM Seagate, 120 GB 7200 Seagate Lite-on SOHD-167T and Pioneer DVR-A06D Running XP Professional and SuSe 9.1 Last edited by Drack; May 28th, 2003 at 23:06.

May 28th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
Kazuya Mishima The seeker of perfection Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suing somebody Posts: 3,008	My Liteon has lasted almost 3 years of daily burning, now thats a miracle. They have good quality if you ask me. And dont get confused by the speed. In the most of the cases you wont get the maximum speed nor the media needed (i rarely see more than 40x cdrs). __________________ Visit my blog in Spanish: http://andreyirra.blogspot.com

May 28th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	I'd say Lite-On. Some of them are overclockable too. btw, some, if not all Sony drives nowadays are rebranded Lite-Ons. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

May 28th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
Violineb Study>Bton/Live>Bmore Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Bloomington, IN/Baltimore MD Posts: 1,351	Lite On 52x for $43 at newegg I have mine and havn't screwed a single CD yet. __________________ PC1: CPU: Pentium 4 3.06 ghz - GeForce 4200 ti - 2x 256MB PC 1066 RDRAM - 120+160GB Western Digital JB PC2: Abit NF7-S -AMD Athlon XP 1700+- 2x 256MB PC2700 Kingston HyperX BH-5 chips!!!! Western Digital 120GB JB GeForce3 Laptop: Sony Vaio VGN-S360 :guitar: 3DFX Voodoo 5500 PCI-Sega Dreamcast May 1999

May 27th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
JAZ Nintendo Zealot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,424	I just got a lite-on 52x for £35.99 and its great Lite-ons have all the raw burning etc options so it backs up all your games no problem. I wouldnt be swayed just by the speed because I've found with the 10 or so cds I've burnt so far it takes till about 60% recorded before it reaches the max speed (using 40x cds) so in essance its not blisteringly faster than the 16x it replaced.

May 28th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
Noxious Ninja Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: teh intarweb Posts: 1,718	Hey, Vio, try something for me, please. Using Nero, burn a bunch of files in DAO-96 mode, using verification, and tell me if if verifies fine, or if one file is inaccessible. __________________ 09 f9 11 02 9d 74 e3 5b d8 41 56 c5 63 56 88 c0

May 28th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
Galway no Sora ~¤ PanZeR ¤~ idRO Thor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Valhalla, in Odin's throne Posts: 3,145	LiteOn 52x now pretty cheap, if you want to buy. 'Bout quality, as ppl here said its good too, tough I never use it just a comment from my friend here who have it. I use Plextor. __________________ Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz «» 2048MB DDR2 RAM «» 256MB onboard Graphic Onboard Realtek High Definition Soundcard «» 160 + 40 GB SATA HDD Pioneer DVD±RW «» 15.4" Widescreen LCD «» Windows Vista Ultimate Sucks ha? Yeah, that's a laptop for sure.

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