Best IDE CD-ROM Drive - Asus, Teac, or Toshiba?

ktchong

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Asus, Teac, and Toshiba. Which is the best (in terms of performance, quality, speed, quietness, features, data/audio extration, etc.)?
 

AndyHui

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ASUS 40x, 45x, 50x. Cheap, very reliable, very fast. The 50x is somewhat louder than the 40x and 45x though.
 

Rudee

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I have plenty of experience with each and every drive you mentioned, as I build systems out of my home part time.

It is without doubt - in my opinion - that Toshiba CDROM drives are superior in both quality and performace, thus I highly recommend them.

I have yet to have a Toshiba fail on me yet.
 

Dan

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One other factor to consider: what OS are you using? I agree that Toshiba and Teac make excellent drives. Not many of their models are Win2K-compatible though. :(
 

Cpt. Duke

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In my experience Asus is the best -- good audio ripping and quick windup and eject times. I have used Toshiba and Teac as well, and they are both good. I guess it depends on your needs. If its simply reading CDs then any one would be a good choice. Just stay away from Lite-On and Afreey (sp?) drives -- they are noisy as hell!
 

ktchong

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What about noise level? I want a drive that's really quiet. Most 40x+ CD=ROM drives sound like a jet engine when reading a disc.
 

billyjak

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I bought a 56x Majic spin at Office max, it was on sale for 39.00, it listed at 70.00 and it's so fricken fast, quiet and reliable.
I wouldn't have paid 70.00 though.
One good thing is that it reads Packet writting, which is beneficial in my case as I store files on this kind of disk such as video drivers and such. I just add them as needed, so I don't have to burn a disk every time.
 

ktchong

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Thanks for all your responses. Just ordered a Toshiba 48X CD-ROM drive (XM-6702B) from Nxgen.com. Had a really hard time finding the Toshiba drive. Most online resellers have stopped selling it for some reason. I guess Toshiba must have discontinued its 48x drive.
 

PCAddict

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Nice choice. Toshiba makes a solid drive that performs well. Plus, I find them to be quieter than others with similar performance.