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Old 25-04-2007   #1 (permalink)
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Being picky about a new drive

I need a new drive for a new build and my beloved 1640 is no longer.

From what I've read so far, the current fav's are the Liteon 20A1H, Pioneer 112D, Samsung 812 and possibly the LG H42.

I need the drive to meet the following criteria:

Great DVD+R burn quality on top media(hopefully close the BenQ standards)
Excellent CDR burn quality on top media
Quality Scanning. This drive will be solo in a machine. Hopefully speedy quality scanning too.
Lightscribe would be nice but not necessary.

Thanks in advance for your input.
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Re: Being picky about a new drive

If scanning is a must and you want only one drive, then Liteon is your only choice. Best option would be Pioneer for burn, Litey for ripping/scanning.
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Re: Being picky about a new drive

Yes, I think the Pio 112D for burning, the LiteOn 20A1H for scanning.

The Pio 112D is closer to BenQ quality for burning than the LiteOn IMHO.
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Re: Being picky about a new drive

How's the CD burning quality of the Pioneer?
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Re: Being picky about a new drive

I don't burn CDs, but in the CD Freaks review of the 112 (same electronics as the D), it scores quite well:

http://www.cdfreaks.com/reviews/Pion...rformance.html
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Plextor 712A - 1.09 LG 55N - 1.05 BenQ 1640 Grey OEM - BSMB LG 22N - 1.02
My favorite media:
RicohJPNR01, RicohJPNR03, MCC003, MCC004, OptodiscR16
Testing:
NEC AD-7200A, LiteOn 20A3P
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Re: Being picky about a new drive

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Great DVD+R burn quality on top media(hopefully close the BenQ standards)
Pioneer 111 is quite competitive with true BenQ drives on MCC/TY +R media.
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