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liquidrain101 · 06-01-2005

Of all the cd-rw burners, it seems that the Liteon and Plextor Premium ones are the most recommended. I looked on newegg for the prices and here's the links. (Liteon seems to have a 5238s model now, thats better than the 5237s right?)

Liteon: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...106-942&depa=1

Plextor Premium:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...106-236&depa=1
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...106-235&depa=1

The reason theres two Plextor Premium links is because theres a "-BPS" model and a "/SW" model. I don't know what this means, can anyone explain? Anyway, the first thing I noticed is that the Liteon costs $26 while the Plextor is $78. That's a huge difference. Is PLextor "that" much better than the Liteon to cost so much more? Or are they really close and it would probably be better to get the Liteon and save money?

edit: This LiteOn combo CD-RW writes/DVD Reader 5235k (newer than 5232k) seems to be popular too. It costs around $42 on newegg. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...106-969&depa=1

What I wonder is, if i had a choice between the 5235k, or the 5238s PLUS a Liteon DVD reader, which would be better? By the way, I can't find any Liteon dvd readers on newegg, where else can you find this online?

06-01-2005	#84 (permalink)
liquidrain101 CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 31	Re: What CDRW drive, gets past most of the latest copy protection? Of all the cd-rw burners, it seems that the Liteon and Plextor Premium ones are the most recommended. I looked on newegg for the prices and here's the links. (Liteon seems to have a 5238s model now, thats better than the 5237s right?) Liteon: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...106-942&depa=1 Plextor Premium: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...106-236&depa=1 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...106-235&depa=1 The reason theres two Plextor Premium links is because theres a "-BPS" model and a "/SW" model. I don't know what this means, can anyone explain? Anyway, the first thing I noticed is that the Liteon costs $26 while the Plextor is $78. That's a huge difference. Is PLextor "that" much better than the Liteon to cost so much more? Or are they really close and it would probably be better to get the Liteon and save money? edit: This LiteOn combo CD-RW writes/DVD Reader 5235k (newer than 5232k) seems to be popular too. It costs around $42 on newegg. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...106-969&depa=1 What I wonder is, if i had a choice between the 5235k, or the 5238s PLUS a Liteon DVD reader, which would be better? By the way, I can't find any Liteon dvd readers on newegg, where else can you find this online?