Is this a quality DVD-R/RW drive?

Wedge

Wedge

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I know very little about DVD recorders and re-wriiters. Check out this DVD-R/RW and tell me what you know about it.

Cendyne 4x Internal DVD-R/RW Drive

I'm asking because it is about to go on sale and be subject to a mail-in rebate that will bring the price down to $189.98

To bring the price down even more, I will be able to purchase any another item for $10.02 and use one of Staples $50 off $200 coupons to make it $139.98
 
woody

woody

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That's a great price for a 4X dvd-r writer.;) The Pioneer is a fine burner.Can't go wrong for that price.;)
 
roadworker

roadworker

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Keep in mind that you don't forget to install Alcohol 120% for burning .cue and .bin.......with Nero or others,most .cuefiles with several points in it,will fail....:)
 
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botchka

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Great burner for a great price

I'm using the 105 (OEM for Pioneer A05) . I love it!!
Make sure you get the right media though. There are some Riteks G03 (2X) to buy for $1 a piece. I would burn 1X anyway... to make sure they come out fail-safe.
I bought my 105 for $270 so you got a very good price.
Go for it.
 
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botchka

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On second thought... maybe wait for the LiteOn...

Or... wait for the LiteOn that's due soon. judging by the praises that people here are giving them - and judging by the quality of the DVD-Rom LiteOn that I use - it would be worth the wait.
On the other hand... that would be the first DVD burner by LiteOn and maybe they'll screw up a bit before getting it right....

Am I any help here...? :rolleyes:

Regards
 
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scarecrow

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I wouldn't buy this... its a bad burner (although the price is surely tempting). Wait till some version of the Sony, OEM or not is available.
 
daveml

daveml

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Its not a bad burner.
Many of my friends and I have a pioneer with no problems.
Unless u have to do dvd+r it is as good a burner as the sony.
Only the incorrect use of firmware or media (or just basic incompetance) will give u bad results.
And u could say that about any drive.

I dont believe Roady or scarecrow own a pioneer so ........... ;)

The choice is yours. :D
 
roadworker

roadworker

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daveml said:
I dont believe Roady or scarecrow own a pioneer so ........... ;)

The choice is yours. :D
Click to expand...

True dave......I don't own the drive,it's just that I had to help several people to get their problems sorted with that drive and cuesheets with multiple entry points....:D
The Pioneer has probably very good other options to offer,it's just that I wanted to point out that specific problem,because it confused a lot of peeps that ran into it.....
That said,I believe that the dvd burning/reading part of the Pioneer/Cendyne works quite well,but that the cd burning/reading part of the drive needs improvement.....especially the lack of DAO RAW writing mode ;)
 
daveml

daveml

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well its a dvd drive. I wouldnt recommend anybody use it instead of their cd burner! lol.
I certainly wouldnt.
:D
 
roadworker

roadworker

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daveml said:
well its a dvd drive. I wouldnt recommend anybody use it instead of their cd burner! lol.
I certainly wouldnt.
:D
Click to expand...

Neither do I,m8.......but some peeps do,because they have no other option.......;)
 
roadworker

roadworker

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daveml said:
A promise card?
Thats what i had to do.
Click to expand...

LOL......:D
No dave,believe it or not,there are still pc cases with only 2 bays, people who don't want to unmount an existing cdrom/dvdrom drive or spend the extra money for an external drive......
Short on space,is also the reason why combo drives are still popular.........getting a cdr-w/dvdr-w is tempting,to get all tasks done by 1 drive then....
 
Laz

Laz

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LOL, everyone should buy a 65 cm tall server case like mine with 6 5.25 bays, no problemo then! :D
 
The-poacher

The-poacher

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@laz Yep I got a 2ft tower for my main rig 6 bays but only use 4 :D

@any one else >> My DVD burner (in another puter)is a 105 & its Ace >> I aint no expert but I know what I got & it works fine @ burning DVDR which is why I bought it >> If I want to do other things like sail the atlantic I'll Get a boat :rolleyes:

In a nutshell It does what it says on the tin >> it burns DVD's:p :D
 
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