Intel price hikes coming?

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How make LiteOn drives? I'm old enough to have gone through the CD,
CD-R/W batttles of the past. Plextor has always been #1, followed by
Yamaha and Ricoh. Since Yamaha seems to have fallen by the wayside...
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FWIW a few months back my Yamaha CD-RW finally gave up the ghost (the
itsy, tiny fan inside of it died about 2 weeks after the warranty
expired and the rest of the drive had been slowly getting worse ever
since).

I replaced it with a LiteOn 52x32x52 drive for something like $40
(funny Canuck monay at that) and it's been absolutely flawless. The
burnproof technology works great, reads well, writes well. Only
coaster I've burned is when I accidentally hit the 'reset' button on
my computer halfway through a burn! Oops!
I'm not afraid to spend a few bucks. I despise hardware that doesn't
work. I'm not about to take chances for pocket-change. That said, my
sone was recommending LiteOn when I talked with him the other day.
<shrug>
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I can't say that I've really stressed my drive, but it hasn't given me
a lick of trouble in the ~6 months that I've had mine. I'm convinced,
next drive I get will probably be a DVD-RW drive to replace my old
Pioneer SCSI DVD drive, and chances are that I'll go for another
LiteOn since I can get one for about 1/3rd of the cost of a Plextor.
 
Tony> FWIW a few months back my Yamaha CD-RW finally gave up the
Tony> ghost (the itsy, tiny fan inside of it died about 2 weeks after
Tony> the warranty expired and the rest of the drive had been slowly
Tony> getting worse ever since).

Tony> I replaced it with a LiteOn 52x32x52 drive for something like
Tony> $40 (funny Canuck monay at that) and it's been absolutely
Tony> flawless. The burnproof technology works great, reads well,
Tony> writes well. Only coaster I've burned is when I accidentally
Tony> hit the 'reset' button on my computer halfway through a burn!
Tony> Oops!

Many of the drives are very similiar. So check out some cdrom forums,
and you probably get the same drive from another vendor at lower cost.
However, one problem with this doing is support. Also check out NEC
OEM drives if all you need is a drive without software. I have the 8x
DVD+-RW burner it works like a charm, and it is now about 65 bucks at
newegg.com. Damn I paid 80 bucks for mine from newegg but that is life
in the computer world.

I really like the fact the NEC DVD burner has dos and linux ROM update
software. This is really nice. Some vendors have only windows ROM
update software. That is Great if you only run windows.

Good luck,

Alan
 
You need to do more research. I have been spending a lot of time on the forums at
club.cdfreaks.com, videohelp.com, forum.rpc1.org, and cdrinfo.com. Owners of the Nec 3500
are almost universally happy, so are owners of the Pioneer 108. Liteon owners are jumping
ship in droves, most of them jumping to the Nec. In the Plextor forums, some are happy,
some are not. Quality on the Plextor 712 drives seems to vary a lot, and luck plays a big
role, it would seem. But it would appear that you cannot go wrong with the Nec 3500 or
the Pioneer 108.
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Thanks. I'll look into these models as well. Though I tend to stick with
manufacturers that have served me well. I have a couple of Plextor SCSI
CDROM drives and a CD-R/W that have been flawless (though I haven't been
able to get them working on this system; the AHA-3940 doesn't seem to be
recognized).
 
FWIW a few months back my Yamaha CD-RW finally gave up the ghost (the
itsy, tiny fan inside of it died about 2 weeks after the warranty
expired and the rest of the drive had been slowly getting worse ever
since).

I replaced it with a LiteOn 52x32x52 drive for something like $40
(funny Canuck monay at that) and it's been absolutely flawless. The
burnproof technology works great, reads well, writes well. Only
coaster I've burned is when I accidentally hit the 'reset' button on
my computer halfway through a burn! Oops!
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I thought it was burn *proof*. ;-)
I can't say that I've really stressed my drive, but it hasn't given me
a lick of trouble in the ~6 months that I've had mine. I'm convinced,
next drive I get will probably be a DVD-RW drive to replace my old
Pioneer SCSI DVD drive, and chances are that I'll go for another
LiteOn since I can get one for about 1/3rd of the cost of a Plextor.
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Yeah, $40 funny money does seem good - perhaps worth a flyer. The Plextor
is ~120USD after rebate.
 
I thought it was burn *proof*. ;-)
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Hehe.. that's what I get for trying to burn a CD while drinking before
going out for the evening! :>
Yeah, $40 funny money does seem good - perhaps worth a flyer. The Plextor
is ~120USD after rebate.
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That's not too bad, cheapest Plextor I could find was around $150 US,
and I don't think it came with any rebates. On the flip-side, the
LiteOn was only ~$63 US. I figure if I can buy one drive + a backup
and still come out ahead, it's probably worth it for me!
 
Thanks. I'll look into these models as well. Though I tend to stick with
manufacturers that have served me well. I have a couple of Plextor SCSI
CDROM drives and a CD-R/W that have been flawless (though I haven't been
able to get them working on this system; the AHA-3940 doesn't seem to be
recognized).
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Check out this thread.

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=106778

The majority of respondents are happy with their Plextor 712,
but there is a definite minority with problems.

Do you believe you have a bad 712A 24 votes, 13.33%

Do you believe you may have had a
bad drive, but it could have been
bad media 10 votes, 5.56%

Nothing is wrong with my 712A 146 votes, 81.11%

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Interesting thread here as well

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=106363
 
Rob said:
A note about Monarch:

I have purchased 4 Tyan S2885's from Monarch. Two in
my first purchase and then two more singles.

The last two Tyan S2885's I got from Monarch came with
the antistatic bag already opened and some of the jumpers
and BIOS settings were not at the factory defaults.
When I confronted Monarch over that they confessed that
I was probably shipped used boards that had been returned
by other customers. They did allow me to return the boards
for full refunds. The first time I was very annoyed.
The second time I was really pissed off.

Someone else recently posted a similar story on
a.c.peripherals.mainboard.tyan.

I think I'll give http://www.lynncomp.com/shop5/
a chance next time I want a Tyan motherboard.
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I have been buying from Egghead (www.newegg.com) for components. Out of
12 orders I have had two bad factory fresh items, and they have made
good with no whining every time. They label refurbs as such, they post
reviews, they even warn not to buy only on reviews, and I like them.

Every retailer gets a few problem parts, it's how well they stand behind
them I count. Prices are quite good, better if you watch the daily
specials, and they do have customer service. I miss tc computers, their
tech support was great, but they got eaten by people I would rather avoid.
 
Tony said:
FWIW a few months back my Yamaha CD-RW finally gave up the ghost (the
itsy, tiny fan inside of it died about 2 weeks after the warranty
expired and the rest of the drive had been slowly getting worse ever
since).

I replaced it with a LiteOn 52x32x52 drive for something like $40
(funny Canuck monay at that) and it's been absolutely flawless. The
burnproof technology works great, reads well, writes well. Only
coaster I've burned is when I accidentally hit the 'reset' button on
my computer halfway through a burn! Oops!
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I don't normally post "me too" but in this case I will, I have run
LiteOn, Plextor and Abit burners, and not had problem one. I do check
every critical backup with -c2scan (cdrecord, Linux) to be sure the burn
was clean. I also run whatever media OfficeMax or Staples has on sale
for $10/100 or less, or computer show specials, so it's not that I'm
running great media to do this.

If I get bad media at that price I give it to the kids for whatever
teenagers do these days, but in general it's satisfactory.
 
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