Retail CD-RW deals - Club CDFreaks

hayaka · 27-10-2002

This week there are:

40x12x48 Buslink @ CompUSA for $30 after rebates
40x12x48 Cendyne @ Staples for $30 after rebates

Also:
48x24x48 Memorex @ BestBuy for $50 after rebates
48x24x48 Memorex @ Staples for $50 after rebates

So before deciding which to buy, is it possbile to update the firmware to get 24x re-writing speed on the 40x12x48? Or is it a limitation of the actual hardware itself that only allow 12x re-writing?

Prowler · 27-10-2002

Both the Buslink and Cendyne 401248 are most likely using a meidatek 5 chipset, and at this time cannot be flashed to 24x RW. As you probably know the Memorex 482428 is using the mediatek 6 chipset and can be flashed to 52x read/write speed.

hayaka · 28-10-2002

Oh, it's the chipset that defines that defines the maximum ratings of a cd-rw?

So if I had a cd-rw based on a LiteOn LTR-48126S, then I would be able to upgrade the firmware to 24x? If so, are there any cd-rw based on that model?

And, also is there a functional difference between the S/W models? I assume they both are the mediatek 5 chipsets.

27-10-2002	#1 (permalink)
hayaka New on Forum Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 9	Retail CD-RW deals <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> This week there are: 40x12x48 Buslink @ CompUSA for $30 after rebates 40x12x48 Cendyne @ Staples for $30 after rebates Also: 48x24x48 Memorex @ BestBuy for $50 after rebates 48x24x48 Memorex @ Staples for $50 after rebates So before deciding which to buy, is it possbile to update the firmware to get 24x re-writing speed on the 40x12x48? Or is it a limitation of the actual hardware itself that only allow 12x re-writing?

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27-10-2002	#2 (permalink)
Prowler CD Freaks Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NE Pennsylvania Posts: 159	Both the Buslink and Cendyne 401248 are most likely using a meidatek 5 chipset, and at this time cannot be flashed to 24x RW. As you probably know the Memorex 482428 is using the mediatek 6 chipset and can be flashed to 52x read/write speed.

28-10-2002	#3 (permalink)
hayaka New on Forum Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 9	Oh, it's the chipset that defines that defines the maximum ratings of a cd-rw? So if I had a cd-rw based on a LiteOn LTR-48126S, then I would be able to upgrade the firmware to 24x? If so, are there any cd-rw based on that model? And, also is there a functional difference between the S/W models? I assume they both are the mediatek 5 chipsets.