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Is it worth building PC's using a cdrom reader anymore?

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Kaieye

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The last six to eight builds I've built, I have installed either a dvd rom or a cdrw burner. I tell my friends or buyers that it is now false economy to spend $30 for a average cdrom reader when I can help find a good deal for a burner for about twice as much. Everybody was happy with the end results using my recommendation. Are you folks still building PC's using cdroms?


Just a thought...


Kaieye
 
i just built a computer with a cdrom...don't watch any DVD's at all on my PC, so i figured i'd save myself $20 and put that cash towards other components.
 
Well, you don't need a cd-rom anymore. It is quicker to rip disks with both a cd-rom and cd-rw. If you play a lot of games that require the cd in and spinning while playing, I would rather wear out a $30-$50 cd-rom instead of a $200 Plextor.
 
I put a old, secondhand 24x cdrom in my secondary machine I built about two weeks ago.

When that drive dies I'll replace it with a cheap burner, I wouldn't buy a new cdrom nowadays.
 


<< Well, you don't need a cd-rom anymore. It is quicker to rip disks with both a cd-rom and cd-rw. If you play a lot of games that require the cd in and spinning while playing, I would rather wear out a $30-$50 cd-rom instead of a $200 Plextor. >>



I agree with Woody419's point here


Ausm
 
I wouldn't use a plain old CD-ROM anymore - the price difference between these and a DVD-ROM or a (slower) CDRW is minimal. The added versatility you get from DVD-ROMS and CDRWs offsets part of the cost difference as well.

Nate
 
My trusty (yes, TRUSTY) Kenwood TrueX 72X drive will go into whatever I build. I'm not parting with it. There has never been anything close to it, period.
 
I have a no-name 54x CD-ROM and a Plextor 16x CD-RW. I had assumed I might find some CDs that would give me difficulty in the cheap CD-ROM but that the Plextor would be able to read anything. Such has not been the case. I've found CDs that give the Plextor difficulty but that the cheapie CD-ROM reads and rips just fine. The opposite has also been true. So far I've found only one CD that can't be ripped in either drive. So, if you're really into ripping CDs, there might be good reason to have two devices capable of reading CDs.

<< My trusty (yes, TRUSTY) Kenwood TrueX 72X drive will go into whatever I build. I'm not parting with it. There has never been anything close to it, period. >>

Man, I really want one of those things, but Kenwood quit making them before I had even heard of them. The only place I've seem them is on ebay and they usually go for ridiculously high prices.
 
My new rig (2000+ cpu on order right now, and graphics card willbe ordered as soon as i make up my mind) has :
Soyo Dragon+
cpu: (2000+)
1x 20gb 7200rpm HD
1x 45gb 7200rpm HD
1x 40gb 5400rpm HD

as for the cd/... drives: CD-Rom, DVD-Rom, AND a CD-RW...dont ask me why...but why not? 🙂 case has the space, i have the cash so.. this way i can listen to my mp3s (which i store on CDs) while making a disk to disk copy of something else ;p
 


<< as for the cd/... drives: CD-Rom, DVD-Rom, AND a CD-RW...dont ask me why...but why not? 🙂 case has the space, i have the cash so.. this way i can listen to my mp3s (which i store on CDs) while making a disk to disk copy of something else ;p >>


now THAT is a smart idea! 😀
 
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