Best CD burner?

[snidy]

My burner died. What's the best one to get as far as speed and reliability? Probably for under $150.00

 

[AluminumStudios]

I think speed differences between 32x and higher are pretty nominal (we're talking seconds to a minute .. not worth worrying about IMHO.)

People have had a lot of good things to say about Lite-on and LGe recently. I own an aging LGe (16x) and have burnt hundreds of CDs without problems and it continues to run like a champ. I got a good deal on newegg.com for a Lite-on 40x for my mom a short while ago and was very pleased with it as well. So these are the two brands I would recommend.

Both offer buffer undrerrun protection (which is pretty much standard and a must nowadays) and can be found for cheap.

 

[everman]

You might be able to get a dvd burner for 150 or a bit less, check out hot deals. (burns cds also)

 

[FreshPrince]

You can get a 48/24/48 cdrw from newegg for $52

 

[snidy]

Originally posted by: everman
You might be able to get a dvd burner for 150 or a bit less, check out hot deals. (burns cds also)

I was going to wait about a year for the DVD burning technoligy to get better.
Do you think it's there already?

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: snidy

Originally posted by: everman
You might be able to get a dvd burner for 150 or a bit less, check out hot deals. (burns cds also)

I was going to wait about a year for the DVD burning technoligy to get better.
Do you think it's there already?

IMO, no. But, I'll let everman answer that

 

[snidy]

How is the Yamaha 44x24x44?

 

[cmdrdredd]

yamaha is good, but I'd go for Lite-On. Cheap and fast.

DVD burners are nice to have if you need to backup anything larger than a CD can hold. Good for video files if you do any editing for your family or what not.

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: snidy
How is the Yamaha 44x24x44?

that burner is nice but I don't see how they can justify charging twice as muc for burning text on cd. It's a cool but uneccessary feature imo. The lite-on doesn't have 8mb buffer...but with your budget, you can have just about the best cd burners out there, so anyone that you like is fine I think.

However, if I were you, I would save that money and put it in another upgrade.

 

[Kaieye]

I read that Yamaha is getting out of the CDRW business.

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: Kaieye
I read that Yamaha is getting out of the CDRW business.

prolly. I think with the current burning modes, Zone CLV and CAV (constant angular velocity), are hitting it's max. According to this article.

I hope they start cranking out some DVD burners. All will profit.

 

[velferdskiller]

I bought a new lg 40x burner, and, like the at shop i bought it from, they said the days of plextor being the best burner is over.
I have never had one wrong burn, and its extremely fast. In my eyes, there is not one single wrong thing to point out. I bought it retail for around 80us$ in Norway, and i was amazed at getting that quality at that price.
Its a sure shot. I also have heard good things about lite-on as well.

 

[Trader05]

I'd say with that cash, you can get a Plex 48x or the Yamaha 44x, both are great reliable quality drives. If you were in a budget of less then a hundred i'd recommend the LiteOn.

 

[lenjack]

LiteOn...cheap, reliable, fast. They also make the drives for many if not most of the other companies.

 

[pecel]

Get Plextor.

 

[magomago]

Yea, once burners start hitting sub 100 I'm on a DVD Burner.

By then I also expect a clear winner to be announced inthe +r/ -r and +rw/-rw races.

 

[dolph]

Originally posted by: magomago
Yea, once burners start hitting sub 100 I'm on a DVD Burner.

By then I also expect a clear winner to be announced inthe +r/ -r and +rw/-rw races.

+r and +rw are in the same camp. same with -r and -rw. however, it looks like +rw is going to win, if for no other reason than because ALL of the computer companies are backing it.


back to cdrws... the yamaha is a sweet burner for quality burns, audio burning/audio extraction, & cdrw performance. unfortunately, the t@2 feature is the most often cited and least useful. recent deals have had it for around $60 (iirc), the lowest on pricewatch is $75 shipped for a refurb, but new for $90. it all depends on what you'll use it for, though. if you want more info on cd burners in general, go to cdrlabs.com