Best SATA DVD Burner?

[Aztech]

I just started shopping for DVD burners again. Last time was months ago. I'm glad to see some SATA drives have finally arrived.

What are the great drives out there today or coming soon? I want a super multi because we still may use DVD-RAM. Any slot loaders yet? I thought Pioneer had one a while back...

Advise me before I buy, please.

Thank you.

 

[Blain]

Get a Samsung SH-S203 then shop for fast media.

 

[Aztech]

Thanks, that looks like the hot drive of the day! I just looked at the specs on ZipZoomFly and it says no LightScribe! I hate that. Once a new feature like that is introduced, it should be on every new model! :|

 

[Blain]

* Do you now use Lightscribe?
* Have you ever used Lightscribe?
* Why would you even want to use Lightscribe, given the painfully slow image burn?
* Lightscribe is for chumps! :laugh:

 

[gwai lo]

Well, you can't expect that for everything. I mean, what if every single motherboard out there had wifi, two ethernet ports, ddr2 and ddr3 slots, etc etc....

 

[Blain]

Lightscribe is for the same people that buy the Bigfoot Networks Killer and PhysX cards. :laugh:

 

[Canai]

Lightscribe is weak, the discs fail after a few months.

I'm a fan of Lite On burners, myself.

 

[mrfatboy]

Originally posted by: Blain
Lightscribe is for the same people that buy the Bigfoot Networks Killer and PhysX cards. :laugh:

lol, good one

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: Canai
Lightscribe is weak, the discs fail after a few months.

I'm a fan of Lite On burners, myself.

No...they don't

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: Blain
Lightscribe is for the same people that buy the Bigfoot Networks Killer and PhysX cards. :laugh:

I disagree. The things you things you mentioned cost a lot and give hardly any improvement. Lightscribe doesn't cost much and its quite effective.

I love giving DVDs to people when they look professional. The lightscribe capability allows me to do that. I wouldn't use lightscibe for everything. So spending the extra time to make a disc when I am going to keep it around for a while is no big deal.

OP, if you want a great DVD burner with lightscribe go with the Samsung SH-183L. You'll never notice the speed difference between a 20x burner and a 18x.

 

[jjsbasmt]

I am using the Liteon LH-20A1L06C , SATA Lightscribe unit on my second computer with no issues. I also have been using the HP Lightscribe IDE drive for a couple of years now on my main system with no problems. I'm totally hooked on the Lightscribe system.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
I love giving DVDs to people when they look professional. The lightscribe capability allows me to do that. I wouldn't use lightscibe for everything. So spending the extra time to make a disc when I am going to keep it around for a while is no big deal.

* A lightscribed (no color), disk looks professional?
* They look more professional than a disk printed on a CD/DVD printer (with color)?
* Can you post a pic of one of your better looking lightscribed disks?

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: Blain

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
I love giving DVDs to people when they look professional. The lightscribe capability allows me to do that. I wouldn't use lightscibe for everything. So spending the extra time to make a disc when I am going to keep it around for a while is no big deal.

* A lightscribed (no color), disk looks professional?
* They look more professional than a disk printed on a CD/DVD printer (with color)?
* Can you post a pic of one of your better looking lightscribed disks?

*Looks more professional than a disc with title written in pen
*In some ways, yes. They don't fade over time and are water/sweat proof.
*Sure let me see if I can get one

 

[PurdueRy]

Here are some pictures. My BEST copy I have ever done was the latest Yellowcard CD "Paper Walls". It looks identical to the real CD except that the background is bright yellow instead of black(used yellow colored lightscribe CD-R). I don't have any pictures of that but here are two I have done before:

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Not the BEST pictures of the discs as its tough to capture in this light, however, you get the idea.

 

[overzealot]

I'm running a Sony AW-G170S(optiarc AD-7170S). My last two burners (Pioneer 108d and 112bk) both stopped reading cd's after a month or two, and the 112bk started writing errors after about 5 months.
Seems to be working beautifully, though I have no other SATA drives to compare it to.

 

[hclarkjr]

i am running a plextor PX-755SA and have no complaints about it. the rip speed is even unlocked on it, in case you make backups of DVD's

 

[Old Hippie]

Not the BEST pictures of the discs as its tough to capture in this light, however, you get the idea.

Nice job Ry. :thumbsup: Did you run those thru a coupla times? I've never used the color discs. How did those work out?

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: Old Hippie

Not the BEST pictures of the discs as its tough to capture in this light, however, you get the idea.

Nice job Ry. :thumbsup: Did you run those thru a coupla times? I've never used the color discs. How did those work out?

Yes these each were ran about 4-5 times. Generally 3-4 is where the increase in darkness stops.

The colored CD-Rs are nice. They get away from the boing gold color for once. Plus if you pick the right color, as is the case with the YELLOWcard CD, it looks even better than the original.

CD-Rs are much sharper looking and take fewer burns to maximize the darkness. With a CD generally 2 burns is more than enough. However, even one works rather well.

 

[Old Hippie]

Looks like I'll try a batch of the colors. Thanks Ry!

 

[jjsbasmt]

I tried my first color CD (green) yesterday. Not bad, but was a little surprised at the price, about a dollar a piece at Best Buy. Guess I'll just wait for a sale before I buy another spindle of them. I wasn't aware that you could reinsert the disc and reburn them subsequent times. I didn't think that the laser would realign properly for multiple burns on a previously made label.

 

[mxnerd]

Though I don't have lightscribe, I don't think you can reinsert the disc later and have the laser realigned. I think you have to decide how many times you want to burn beforehand.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: mxnerd
Though I don't have lightscribe, I don't think you can reinsert the disc later and have the laser realigned. I think you have to decide how many times you want to burn beforehand.

Yes you can reinsert the disc after it has been taken out. There is a barcode type system in the "hub" of the disc which lightscribe uses to align its burn.

 

[Old Hippie]

There is a barcode type system in the "hub" of the disc which lightscribe uses to align its burn.

Yep. Lightscribe uses the same "start point" on the disc.

 

[Tullphan]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

OP, if you want a great DVD burner with lightscribe go with the Samsung SH-183L. You'll never notice the speed difference between a 20x burner and a 18x.

What's the difference between the 183L & this drive?
I assume this is an older drive, but I can't find the 183L through Froogle using "Samsung SH-183L" in the search field.