What optical drives do you have?

[Anusha]

Choose the best drive you have from the poll options.

I have a Sony DRU-810A crossflashed to a Benq DW1640 in my current PC.

In my old PC, which my dad currently uses, I have:
1. Gigabyte GO-W1608A crossflashed to a Liteon SOHW-1653S
2. Benq 48x12x48x CDRW (can't remember the model)

[zCexVe]

I have
Sony DRU-820A DVD burner
Benq CD-ROM 52X
Samsung Combo 52x32x52x16[only works sometimes because i changed its circuit]
Samsung CD-ROM 52X[only works sometimes]

[mlakmal]

yamaha CRW F1
Lite ON 1653s

[amila325]

well i hve samsung cd RW and a dvd rom and these days using a dvd RW

[Anusha]

I have
Sony DRU-820A DVD burner
Benq CD-ROM 52X
Samsung Combo 52x32x52x16[only works sometimes because i changed its circuit]
Samsung CD-ROM 52X[only works sometimes]

What DVDR/RW discs do you use?

[Anusha]

Seems like most people have DVDRW drives these days. Anyway, there's no point buying even a combo drive because DVDRW drives are very cheap.

[chaminga_d]

SONY DVD RW (DRU-820A) n SONY DVD....

[sridanu]

AZUS DVD-R (4X)
GIGABYTE CD-RW (52X \ 32X\ 52X)

both r great specially the CD-RW :cool: Never had a prob in my life.

[Anusha]

AZUS DVD-R (4X)
GIGABYTE CD-RW (52X \ 32X\ 52X)

both r great specially the CD-RW :cool: Never had a prob in my life.

Wow! Isn't burning at 4x a pain?

[Anusha]

SONY DVD RW n SONY DVD....

Is that burner the same model as zCexVe's?

[zCexVe]

What DVDR/RW discs do you use?
resources r limited here as u knw.;)

1.Afa-melody co- 40
2.banana-na-45
3.imation-imation-65
4.sony-sony-75
5.uda rathu kuruminiyek inna jaathiya-na-50
[now stop laughin @ me ,i just dont remember the name]
6.tdk-tdk-225[saw it on a high class shop,it has the case too]

they r the only things @ here.

[zCexVe]

Seems like most people have DVDRW drives these days. Anyway, there's no point buying even a combo drive because DVDRW drives are very cheap.
Sony DRU 820-AE/E 5250 for most end users,why think twice ayya?

[sridanu]

Wow! Isn't burning at 4x a pain?

of cource it is. And since AZUZ drives are slower than others it takes like hell to write to a DVD. But on the ohter hand. It always writes the stuff properly :cool: :cool:

[Anusha]

Ok, I'm not laughing at the 5th one :rolleyes:

Anyway, can you do me a favour? If you have burned any Sony discs, can you show me a quality scan of one? You can use Nero CD Speed to do that. Since Sony doesn't support the real quality scanning thing, you can use the Transfer test and show us the final graph output.

[Anusha]

Sony DRU 820-AE/E 5250 for most end users,why think twice ayya?

Any reason why someone should buy a Sony burner?

[Anusha]

of cource it is. And since AZUZ drives are slower than others it takes like hell to write to a DVD. But on the ohter hand. It always writes the stuff properly :cool: :cool:

You mean Asus?
Asus doesn't make any optical drives as far as I know.

[zCexVe]

Is that burner the same model as zCexVe's?
DRU-820E or AE.the one with black panel only and without the manuel and warranty cards for north america.

[zCexVe]

Is that burner the same model as zCexVe's?
DRU-820E or AE.the one with black panel only and without the manual and warranty cards for north america.

[mlakmal]

Any reason why someone should buy a Sony burner?

sony :eek: i only trust thr dvd's nt burners

i wish yamaha went onto make dvd burners .... i gt da best cd burner thy produced and i thnk its da best one dat ny one produced ;)

[Anusha]

You mean, he only got the drive itself? No manual, no CD, no 2nd bezzel etc.?

[zCexVe]

Ok, I'm not laughing at the 5th one :rolleyes:

Anyway, can you do me a favour? If you have burned any Sony discs, can you show me a quality scan of one? You can use Nero CD Speed to do that. Since Sony doesn't support the real quality scanning thing, you can use the Transfer test and show us the final graph output. i dont use them.I use only afa and imation.I've had only 2 imations too and they were discnapped by someone:angry::angry:
only got afas.Affordable,value for the money:)
sorry i cant fulfil ur wish:(:(

[zCexVe]

You mean, he only got the drive itself? No manual, no CD, no 2nd bezzel etc.?
no not like the samsung come naked!![i mean without the box with manual and a polythene packet]it has a box and some paper..

[Anusha]

sony :eek: i only trust thr dvd's nt burners

i wish yamaha went onto make dvd burners .... i gt da best cd burner thy produced and i thnk its da best one dat ny one produced ;)

:) . Sony doesn't make DVDRW drives either.

Yeah, Yamaha doesn't seem to make any DVDRW drives. I wonder why. :rolleyes:

[Anusha]

i dont use them.I use only afa and imation.I've had only 2 imations too and they were discnapped by someone:angry::angry:
only got afas.Affordable,value for the money:)
sorry i cant fulfil ur wish:(:(

Then can you do it for an Afa disc?

[sri_lion]

SAMSUNG CD-RW / DVD
SONY DVD RW

[Anusha]

no not like the samsung come naked!![i mean without the box with manual and a polythene packet]it has a box and some paper..

You got the full retail package? Where did you buy it from? (I also got the full retail package with my 810A)

[mlakmal]

:) . Sony doesn't make DVDRW drives either.

Yeah, Yamaha doesn't seem to make any DVDRW drives. I wonder why. :rolleyes:


:yes: :yes: :yes:

[sri_lion]

:) Sony doesn't make DVDRW drives either.


Says who???:eek:

[zCexVe]

Any reason why someone should buy a Sony burner?
availability
reputed name frm other products
higher brand name with low price
have some diff models
the cool silver+white bezel
[i hav now changed to black:D.I used white coz black one i got didnt had a label saying Dual layer/double layer,now i got one-actually i changed it with a new burners one @ my frnds shop:D]

[Anusha]

Says who???:eek:

Says me!!!

[zCexVe]

Why dont we all buy some Plextors or Pioneers? :D :D

[Anusha]

availability
reputed name frm other products
higher brand name with low price
have some diff models
the cool silver+white bezel
[i hav now changed to black:D.I used white coz black one i got didnt had a label saying Dual layer/double layer,now i got one-actually i changed it with a new burners one @ my frnds shop:D]

:lol: :lol: for that last part.

Availability = yeah, high
Reputed name from other products = Yeah
Low price? Nope. I mean, even theoretically it's not possible. Sony don't make DVDRW drives. They hire others to make it for them. Here, others means other companies who sell their own burners. So the Sony drives can't be cheaper than the OEM's drives, neigher same price.

Yeah that white bezel is pretty. Too bad, I can't use it either, 'cos my case it black.

[Anusha]

Why dont we all buy some Plextors or Pioneers? :D :D

Yeah why not? :lol:

[zCexVe]

Says me!!!
y?

[Anusha]

y?

Why are you asking why? It's the truth!!!

[sri_lion]

Says me!!!

Oh! then you are wrong! SONY does make DVD - RW (18X) and I'm using one of them!!!:yes: :yes: :yes:

[nEoN_wHitE]

samsung CDRW
hoping 2 buy a DVDRW :yes:

[sri_lion]

Just to give you an idea about prices here!! (I just cut this from a pdf file, to convert to SL price multiply by 30):)


904

[Anusha]

Oh! then you are wrong! SONY does make DVD - RW (18X) and I'm using one of them!!!:yes: :yes: :yes:

Believe me when I say Sony doesn't make DVDRWs. It looks like the Sony DRU-830A is a rebadged Benq DW1800.

Sony DRU-720A = Liteon SOHW-1673S
Sony DRU-800A = Liteon SOHW-1693S
Sony DRU-810A = Benq DW1640
Sony DRU-820A = Benq DW1670 (or 1655 not sure)

[chaminga_d]

Samsung's SH-S183L is an 18x DVD-writing drive... this one use SATA rather than the parallel data-transfer interface that currently prevails. The industry shift to SATA optical drives mean more SATA connections will be required on PC motherboards.

http://i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2006/Samsung-SH_550x251.jpg

[Anusha]

If you have to make a decision between a Benq drive and a Sony drive, Benq is the way to go. They have a lot of features which are disabled in the Sony's. But you can of course crossflash them to the original Benq model to unlock those features.

[zCexVe]

Low price? Nope. I mean, even theoretically it's not possible. Sony don't make DVDRW drives. They hire others to make it for them. Here, others means other companies who sell their own burners. So the Sony drives can't be cheaper than the OEM's drives, neigher same price.
but i think bit low.
huge gap between Asus/Liteon-Sony,about 1k..

[Anusha]

Samsung's SH-S183L is an 18x DVD-writing drive... this one use SATA rather than the parallel data-transfer interface that currently prevails. The industry shift to SATA optical drives mean more SATA connections will be required on PC motherboards.

http://i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2006/Samsung-SH_550x251.jpg

On all new boards, there are at least 4 or 6 or 7 SATA connectors and only 1 IDE connector. So this will not be a problem. However, I don't see why we need SATA optical drives. The transfer speeds of optical drives are nowhere near even ATA33 speeds.

[sri_lion]

Believe me when I say Sony doesn't make DVDRWs. It looks like the Sony DRU-830A is a rebadged Benq DW1800.

Sony DRU-720A = Liteon SOHW-1673S
Sony DRU-800A = Liteon SOHW-1693S
Sony DRU-810A = Benq DW1640
Sony DRU-820A = Benq DW1670 (or 1655 not sure)

Comes out as a SONY!!!! Every brand do this.. get bulks and Rename it, but they'll have to satisfy strict conditions from that branded people to get that license!!!

[zCexVe]

Samsung's SH-S183L is an 18x DVD-writing drive... this one use SATA rather than the parallel data-transfer interface that currently prevails. The industry shift to SATA optical drives mean more SATA connections will be required on PC motherboards.

http://i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2006/Samsung-SH_550x251.jpg

One i'll like to have.See left corner? It has lightscribe:DWonder how much those yellow CD/DVDs cost?I heard that a pack is 50 USD.Dont knw the pack size...and whats the other technologies name that uses blue CD/DVDs?lightflash or something?

[Anusha]

Comes out as a SONY!!!! Every brand do this.. get bulks and Rename it, but they'll have to satisfy strict conditions from that branded people to get that license!!!

Every brand? :confused: What about the original manufaturers. It's always better to buy from the OEMs.

[sri_lion]

:lol: :lol: for that last part.
Low price? Nope. I mean, even theoretically it's not possible. Sony don't make DVDRW drives. They hire others to make it for them. Here, others means other companies who sell their own burners. So the Sony drives can't be cheaper than the OEM's drives, neigher same price.

Yes! Its costly than others!! But prices have gone down dramatically, I bought SONY DVD-RW around Rs.4750/= here, now dropped to around Rs.4000/=

[zCexVe]

On all new boards, there are at least 4 or 6 or 7 SATA connectors and only 1 IDE connector. So this will not be a problem. However, I don't see why we need SATA optical drives. The transfer speeds of optical drives are nowhere near even ATA33 speeds.
To make the IDE slot disappear from the mobos i think...

[Anusha]

One i'll like to have.See left corner? It has lightscribe:DWonder how much those yellow CD/DVDs cost?I heard that a pack is 50 USD.Dont knw the pack size...and whats the other technologies name that uses blue CD/DVDs?lightflash or something?

Hehe. You've brought up a good point.
Sony DRU-820A doesn't support lightscribe, right? But Benq DW1670 supports it. It's the same drive inside(I mean, hardware wise identical), but Sony's firmware is limited in features. So, it's always better to buy the orginal drive.

[Anusha]

To make the IDE slot disappear from the mobos i think...

Aparaade ne? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[sri_lion]

Every brand? :confused: What about the original manufaturers. It's always better to buy from the OEMs.

I didn't mean every OPTICAL DRIVE!!

I mean every branded names do this in some way!!

Example: You get a DELL laptop.. not the whole thing is DELL, maybe its optical drive done by Toshiba!

[Anusha]

Yes! Its costly than others!! But prices have gone down dramatically, I bought SONY DVD-RW around Rs.4750/= here, now dropped to around Rs.4000/=

Yeah, yeah. Now the difference is negligible. When I bought my DRU-810A, it cost me Rs.7,250 here. It was around US$59.99 in USA. The OEM drive, Benq DW1640 was onlt US$49.99. They didn't have the Benq drives at that time.

[Anusha]

I didn't mean every OPTICAL DRIVE!!

I mean every branded names do this in some way!!

Example: You get a DELL laptop.. not the whole thing is DELL, maybe its optical drive done by Toshiba!

True. But that's a bit extreme. They at least make few parts. Here, they only make their sticker, drive bezel and firmware. Looks like they aren't doing anything at all - even the firmware is not built by them from the scratch.

[zCexVe]

Comes out as a SONY!!!! Every brand do this.. get bulks and Rename it, but they'll have to satisfy strict conditions from that branded people to get that license!!!yep,i dont care who puts that out,if customers get the best..

[Anusha]

yep,i dont care who puts that out,if customers get the best..

But the thing is, it's not the best. I mean, Sony's firmware support isn't that great. For my drive, they have only released 5 versions. Benq have released about 10 (they are not bug fixes; they are burn quality improvements and expansion in supported media IDs)

BTW, anyone own an NEC 3540?

[zCexVe]

Aparaade ne? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: yep first we have to remove floppy drives from the scenario:confused::confused:
u knw,an external floppy drive is 2750 rs and internal is 800 rs:angry::angry:
but it only holds 1.38MB data and rotates 360 rpm with a noise:sorry::sorry:

[Anusha]

yep first we have to remove floppy drives from the scenario:confused::confused:
u knw,an external floppy drive is 2750 rs and internal is 800 rs:angry::angry:
but it only holds 1.38MB data and rotates 360 rpm with a noise:sorry::sorry:

But you don't have to use one :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[zCexVe]

BTW, anyone own an NEC 3540?
r u nuts? who sells them here.But u knw they were the cheapest drives in the market at the time i bought my one.less than 15 USD.

[zCexVe]

But you don't have to use one :rolleyes: :rolleyes: I use a one.
Its frm a pentium 1.made in 1995.HP brand one.No noise @ all.It started the little noise after i cleaned it:DI got ma keyboard driver with the help of it[to tell u the truth,that program is a piece of c**p:angry:]

[Anusha]

r u nuts? who sells them here.But u knw they were the cheapest drives in the market at the time i bought my one.less than 15 USD.

I don't know who sells them. :rolleyes:

They are cheap, but not that cheap. They are around US$30. But the thing is, the NEC 3540 and Benq 1640 are considered the best DVD burners to set foot on earth. Feature wise, the newer ones are superior, but final output quality wise the quality of those two drives is pretty much the best it can get.

[zCexVe]

Well next time try to buy a Benq/Liteon/NEC.....I want to buy a LG/Benq CD writer to do CD tasks,seems this DVD drives have no very great support for CDs[scratched]LG r best to handle scratched..whats your idea..

[Anusha]

Maybe you better not let them get scratched. :rolleyes: I haven't had the need for reading scratched discs, because all my DVDs are in perfect condition as far as the reading layer is concerned. There can be other issues due to low quality of discs.

Are you telling me, "Well next time try to buy a Benq/Liteon/NEC"? :confused:

[zCexVe]

Its ur choice!I dont interfer with others choices...
And not my discs are scratched or bad..Its the things come frm PAkistanis and rented stuff..
Not evryone in da country dont hav ADSL @ home...

[Anusha]

But it doesn't mean that you have to buy bad/scratched discs from vendors :rolleyes:

[zCexVe]

who said i buy them? I dont even pay rent 4 them..
when i've got frnds own those shops why would I?
I keep them as long as i wish & get them when I like..
the matter is when there r CDs with very valueble things get bad we need some thing to recover them,a good drive that will try to read it no matter what,
there was a push in type CD-ROM[like in car cd players] that did the task,but suddenly it fried due to a psu error..

[zCexVe]

By the way anusha ayya,the attitude is good,till now there r no cdroms or dvdroms..
i'm keeping my eye @ last two..lol..

[Anusha]

By the way anusha ayya,the attitude is good,till now there r no cdroms or dvdroms..
i'm keeping my eye @ last two..lol..

Please elaborate this one a little bit more. I don'tunderstand about what you are talking about. Which attitude? What last two?

[shanX]

Just missed DRU-830A :(

Hehe. You've brought up a good point.
Sony DRU-820A doesn't support lightscribe, right? But Benq DW1670 supports it. It's the same drive inside(I mean, hardware wise identical), but Sony's firmware is limited in features. So, it's always better to buy the orginal drive.

So cud I turn DRU-820A into lightscribe compatible ??? :confused: :shocked:

[pasanlaksiri]

Samsung DVD ROM and Sony DVD RW

[Anusha]

Just missed DRU-830A :(
So cud I turn DRU-820A into lightscribe compatible ??? :confused: :shocked:

That's a maybe.

[shanX]

Isnt lightscribe a feature that comes with the hardware?

[Anusha]

Yeah it is. Why?

[crazy life]

well I do hv a DVD_RAM drive and a DVD+CD driver

[zCexVe]

well I do hv a DVD_RAM drive and a DVD+CD driver
pls explain that..
Almost all the DVD-ROM, combo,DVD RW supports DVD-RAM nowadays
and what da ya mean by DVD+CD Driver???:confused:

[zCexVe]

Please elaborate this one a little bit more. I don'tunderstand about what you are talking about. Which attitude? What last two?
about the poll and it's options...

[Sujakshan]

i have Sony BWU-100A Blu-Ray Disc Writer

[zCexVe]

i have Sony BWU-100A Blu-Ray Disc Writer
Hey , welcome to IT side bro:D:D:D
My congrats on ur goodie..cooooolll....
But u knw,guys here in SL cant afford their prize and they rnt even available here at local shops....:(:(

[zCexVe]

Here is Our new friend sujakshan ,NY richkids' gadget if he really has one..It is just now released in INDIA..
and it is ...44300 indian rs..[107992.55 LKR] in India..
My whole pc is worth about 105000 rs right now..
SONY UNVEILS FIRST BLU-RAY DISC DRIVE BURNER
Burns up to 50GB of Data and Keeps Video in Native HDV 1080i
http://www.sony-asia.com/storage/images/BWU_100A.jpg
MUMBAI, INDIA, August 25, 2006 - Sony Electronics (S) Pte Ltd today unveiled its first internal Blu-Ray Disc™ (BD) rewritable drive for the computer aftermarket.

The new drive (model BWU-100A) supports up to 50GB of data on BD-R (write once) or BD-RE (rewritable) discs or up to four hours of high-definition video using HDV 1080i on a BD-RE 50GB disc. The new drive is capable of burning a full 25GB disc in about 50 minutes.

For personal content captured on a HDV camcorder, the BD drive is optimized for keeping the video in the native HDV 1080i for playback on home players compatible with BD-AV format and PCs with BD drives installed.

Sony's BD drive also supports recording of standard single layer 4.7GB DVD±R/±RW/RAM discs, 8.5GB DVD±R Double/Dual Layer Discs, and CDs, making it a multi-format burner.

"Sony continues to entice with its technology by introducing the much awaited Blu-ray drive which converges the requirement of higher storing capacity and superior quality. Sony's success and leading position for DVD writers in India attributes to our abilities to deliver first to market products. Enthusiasts can now store high definition videos and also read/write on normal DVDs & CDs and all this with just one drive" said Vincent Chng, Head and Regional Sales & Marketing Department for branded storage products in Application & Devices Marketing (Singapore) (a division company of Sony Electronics (S) Pte Ltd).

The BWU-100A is capable of playing back commercial Blu-ray movies as well as personally created Blu-ray content. Commercial Blu-ray movies can be viewed on computers that incorporate an HDCP-compliant graphics card offering DVI or HDMI connections, HDCP-compliant computer display, and software that supports BD-ROM playback, along with the Blu-ray drive itself.

The BWU-100A drive comes bundled with the CyberLink BD Solution® from Cyberlink Corporation, which provides a complete software application for capturing, authoring, editing and burning high-definition personal content captured by a HDV 1080i format camcorder onto BD discs. Video can also be "down-converted" to standard-definition resolution for burning onto DVDs.

The internal drive features an IDE (ATA/ATAPI) interface and standard 5.25-inch form factor for easy installation inside a PC.

[themera]

i have a hp dvd writer 300n which burns dvd+r/rw only
and a smasung write master which can burn dvd+/- r/rw/r dl

[Anusha]

Hey , welcome to IT side bro:D:D:D
My congrats on ur goodie..cooooolll....
But u knw,guys here in SL cant afford their prize and they rnt even available here at local shops....:(:(

Even if I could afford them, I wouldn't buy them. Bruray has just emerged and it will take quite a while for them to mature. The write quality, media support etc. will improve over the years and faster drives will come out too. DVDRW drives have saturated in feature right now. 18X drives are there, but that's a small speed upgrade from 16X.

In about 2 years, Bruray or HD-DVD drives will become mainstream, and in another year or so, they will become quite affordable. Besides, who needs so much capacity right now?

Nevertheless, it's nice to see someone who has a Bluray drive.

[crazy life]

pls explain that..
Almost all the DVD-ROM, combo,DVD RW supports DVD-RAM nowadays
and what da ya mean by DVD+CD Driver???:confused:

I mean to write DVD-RAM,nt jst readin,cz my standard CD writer is supporting to RAM too.bt using RAM to backup my HDD is cool!cz last time wen I hd to install windows I did gt recoverd my datd from that

[malkavi]

MSI Combo drive (CDRW/DVD) 52*48*52 .....more than two years.....

[Anusha]

MSI Combo drive (CDRW/DVD) 52*48*52 .....more than two years.....

You think that's old? I have a two year old DVD Burner with me. It's installed in my old PC. :cool:

[fazaal24]

ASUS CDROM 52X
Samsung DVD ROM
Mercury CD writer

[malkavi]

You think that's old? I have a two year old DVD Burner with me. It's installed in my old PC. :cool:

What brand is your DVD ....?

[Anusha]

What brand is your DVD ....?

That 2 year old burner is a Gigabye GO-W1608A which I got converted to a Liteon SOHW-1653S (because it's a rebadged Liteon drive). I paid Rs.13,500 for that!! :(

My current burner is a Sony DRU-810A which I got converted to a Benq DW1640 (because it's a rebadged Benq drive which has more features than the Sony). I paid Rs.7,500 for it (it's more than a year old as well).

[zCexVe]

Alright guyz,we hav a new Samsung 18X DVD writer @ the local shop for 5500/-end user price.Includes DVD rw+manuel+EIDE cable+4 screws

Model- SH-5182
Toshiba-Samsung storage media co.Korea.
Ver D. Aug 2006
mode read X write X
DVD+R 18 12
DVD+R 8 8
DVD+RW 8 8
DVD-R 18 12
DVD-RD 8 8
DVD-RW 6 8
DVD-RAM 12 12
DVD-ROM 16
CD-ROM 48
CD-R 48 40
CD-RW 32 40

[mlakmal]

as soon as blue ray disk prices gt low im gonna go 4 a blue ray recoder

no more dvd burners 4 me 16x is more dan enough 4 me

[shanX]

Alright guyz,we hav a new Samsung 18X DVD writer @ the local shop for 5500/-end user price.Includes DVD rw+manuel+EIDE cable+4 screws

screws???? :lol:

[nEoN_wHitE]

Alright guyz,we hav a new Samsung 18X DVD writer @ the local shop for 5500/-end user price.Includes DVD rw+manuel+EIDE cable+4 screws


in aus sony RW ekaka ganna puluwan for like $55.. dat means Rs.4400 :D

[Anusha]

in aus sony RW ekaka ganna puluwan for like $55.. dat means Rs.4400 :D

That's way too expensive :yes: I thought it was much cheaper there, :rolleyes: Like AU$40-45. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[shanX]

dat means Rs.4400
Not in Sri Lanka, Unless ur dad is the shop owner :lol:

[Anusha]

I heard some shops had Samsung DVDRWs for Rs.4,500 couple of months ago. I never saw them, just heard from a friend.

[zCexVe]

screws???? :lol:
get one.U'll need it when u wanna do that... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[zCexVe]

I heard some shops had Samsung DVDRWs for Rs.4,500 couple of months ago. I never saw them, just heard from a friend.

If thats the price i'll buy one.My previous Samsung combo failed after one year but it had burnt over 800CDs.(i counted as 821,but not sure)
It failed sometime after i switched its green light into blue.:D

[zCexVe]

Not in Sri Lanka, Unless ur dad is the shop owner :lol:
well said bro 5 to ya,but i'm afraid still u cant:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Anusha]

If thats the price i'll buy one.My previous Samsung combo failed after one year but it had burnt over 800CDs.(i counted as 821,but not sure)
It failed sometime after i switched its green light into blue.:D

Oh don't buy a Samsung. They aren't in the top of the list. Besidses, their drives are made by Toshiba I think.

[zCexVe]

yep,they make them with toshiba.I think they r good , but at other electronics.Usually samsung brings up the moddest or fastest RAMs and sell the technology i think.Or they mostly sell the chips..

[Anusha]

They are the ones to bring the latest stuff with RAM, but IMO, they are not good at maturing a technology to the maximum.

[zCexVe]

yes,they leave it quickly 4 others to develop and start a whole new thing..
Some what good and somewhat bad...

[prasadana2]

i have all samsung stuff

Cd rom
dvd rom
dvd rw

[sheyan]

I have a dvd/Rw it's 16x LG.
and also have a gigabyte dvd rom in my new pc.

In the old one I have 32xcd/rw and double speed cd rom.:D

[shanX]

get one.U'll need it when u wanna do that...
do wat??

[Anusha]

i have all samsung stuff

Cd rom
dvd rom
dvd rw

The DVDRW I first bought was a Samsung TSSH....something. It didn't burn DVDs :( CDs worked fine. And this was the only Samsung drive they has that time. So I had to get one from another brand after returning it to the dealers. It worked fine for about an year. You know, the DVDRW technology hadn't been matured like now those days, so the drives were not as good as they are now. Eventually that drive also kept on failing randomly, and I had to look for another drive. So I went ahead with the Sony DRU-810A, and that's the one I use in my main PC. It's been more than a year since I bought it and it' still working perfectly.

[zCexVe]

Newsflash
I heard that ABC computers/Dealers got Mitsubishi Chemical DVD 9 (8.5 GB) for 85 RS.
Dealer here have as the info I got.How is it in Colombo/Kandy?Anybody heard?

[Anusha]

Newsflash
I heard that ABC computers/Dealers got Mitsubishi Chemical DVD 9 (8.5 GB) for 85 RS.
Dealer here have as the info I got.How is it in Colombo/Kandy?Anybody heard?
OMG! Really? Then the normal DVDR should be about Rs.45/= a piece. I'll get two of them, instead of a single 8.5GB DVDR, because generally, a burner can give far better quality burns on single layer media rather than the dual layer media.
Anyway, where is this place? I think I should take a peek in.

[ccslk]

thanks for info

[Sudantha_s]

ASUS LightScribe DVD RW :D

I owned a Sony CD RW (this also great :D ) and a Samsung DVD ROM :(
Samsung thing sucks :(

[VSGM]

ASUS QUIE TRACK LIGHT SCRIBE DVD-RAM DRIVE

[VSGM]

ASUS LightScribe DVD RW :D

I owned a Sony CD RW and a Samsung DVD ROM :(
Samsung thing sucks :(

MY Samsung DVD ROM also not working then i got Asus! Asus is better than sony also(i think!)

[markdc]

ASUS QuieTrack DVDRW & SAMSUNG WriteMaster DVDRW

[shan_n95]

i hv blueray drive on ma ps n dvd rw on ma lap...

[sherlock]

samsung DVDRW

[deegopower]

Samsung Super Write master 22x