Help me decide between two CDRW drives

[MBony]

I am looking at the following CDRW drives and wanted some opinions between the two. If you happen to know which would be quieter that would be great. Also, which would be less of a resource hog.

Lite-On 52X32X52 for $29.99

or

Samsung Black 52X32X52 for $28.00

Thanks for your input!

 

[earthling30]

I'm not sure which one would be the quieter one but I've used LiteOn for about 5 years now and they have treated me pretty good so far. Knock on wood! Although on the specs. the Samsung claims to reduce noise and vibration.

 

[Zepper]

I'd probably go for the Samsung, but I'd try to find the retail version with the 8MB buffer. And I would be sure to look at the MSI X52 Combo (CDRW/DVD-ROM) if you don't already have a DVD reader on your machine. You can mix or match faceplates for 5 different looks and it has a blingy lighted button (multicolors and blinks) that you can't get anywhere else. I love mine... A bit more expensive that some, but worth it.
.bh.

:moon:

 

[MaluMan]

the only cd-rw and dvd+r/rw drives i've owned are lite-ons... i can't complain, although they are not silent they dont bother me much, i've never had samsung so i can't comment on em, but i will say u can't go wrong with lite-on

 

[Algere]

Lite-Ons are pretty good with duplicating protected material i.e. game CDs.

 

[MBony]

Thanks, I currently have a Samsung 48x CDRW that is having burn problems. And it is super quiet and not a resources hog. But I know Lite-On has a good reputation too.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: MBony
Thanks, I currently have a Samsung 48x CDRW that is having burn problems. And it is super quiet and not a resources hog. But I know Lite-On has a good reputation too.

you sure its the drive..?

 

[Arcanedeath]

I have that Lite-On Drive, it's very noisy but since I have a door on my case I can muffle it fairly well, other than the noise factor it's a wonderful drive. If noise is a factor I'd definitly get the samsung drive they tend to be quieter than most other brands. My dad has a Samsung CDRW/DVD combo drive and it pretty much does everything well and is dead silent for a cd drive Hope this helps...

 

[WobbleWobble]

The Lite-On 52x burner is loud as heck. But they're good drives that provide solid burns.

 

[Zebo]

Samsung is supposed to be quieter due to thier "Dynamic Vibration Absorber"...that's the word at SPCR