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*zebadee* · 24-03-2008

Hi

For me it was sad that of the drives at hand. I could only vote for the following.
Pioneer DVR-115 & 115D, these would be my number 1 drives.
Speed being more than acceptable. Quality, particularly with mediocre DL is surprisingly good.
Pioneer DVR-215 comes next, seemingly a tad more sensitive when compared to the IDE counterparts.
Samsung SH-S203D & 203N are next as they are very good readers/rippers. Excellent CDR burners, which includes audio.
While very quick @ max burn speeds with 16x rated media. The quality is not as good as some others available.
Unfortunately when dropping speed (stock f/w) they lose the asset of speed.
I also voted for the LG GSA-H62N, which has for some time now remained consistent in both speed & quality (DVD). But doesn't excel with CDR's.
Although sturdy build & reliable. I can't enthuse about the LG like my other drives.
But don't hold that against LG.
Lite-On got no vote as although probably essential for home scanning.
I don't have any of the models listed.
NEC, still toying with whether to get a 7203 A or S. Hmmmmm!!!
If you are wondering why I start off this post with "For me it was sad that of the drives at hand."
It was because it meant that only 2 manufacturers were showing strongly.

24-03-2008	#2 (permalink)
zebadee CD Freaks Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,061	Re: Top 5 optical drives (April - June 2008) Cast your vote now Hi For me it was sad that of the drives at hand. I could only vote for the following. Pioneer DVR-115 & 115D, these would be my number 1 drives. Speed being more than acceptable. Quality, particularly with mediocre DL is surprisingly good. Pioneer DVR-215 comes next, seemingly a tad more sensitive when compared to the IDE counterparts. Samsung SH-S203D & 203N are next as they are very good readers/rippers. Excellent CDR burners, which includes audio. While very quick @ max burn speeds with 16x rated media. The quality is not as good as some others available. Unfortunately when dropping speed (stock f/w) they lose the asset of speed. I also voted for the LG GSA-H62N, which has for some time now remained consistent in both speed & quality (DVD). But doesn't excel with CDR's. Although sturdy build & reliable. I can't enthuse about the LG like my other drives. But don't hold that against LG. Lite-On got no vote as although probably essential for home scanning. I don't have any of the models listed. NEC, still toying with whether to get a 7203 A or S. Hmmmmm!!! If you are wondering why I start off this post with "For me it was sad that of the drives at hand." It was because it meant that only 2 manufacturers were showing strongly.