Is Yamaha 8x8x24 IDE CD-RW drive good? (no SCSI)

cmv

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Hey all...

I've got the option of getting the Yamaha 8x8x24 IDE CD-RW for ~ $80 shipped because I have a couple bestbuy.com gift certs. Should I go with it or get the Plextor 8x4x32 at buy.com for ~ $160?

I kinda want to skimp but I dunno... I got in on a deal for the Smart & Friendly CD TurboWriter RW (6x4x24 IDE) during the Value America fiasco ($120) but it just isn't being friendly. First of all some crappy Mac/PC combo disk for my Umax Scanmaker X6 almost made it pop out the side of the computer. That disk serious screwed with the drive. Had to do a hard shut down because it locked up tight.

While the drive works just fine it doesn't like cheapo media like the Kingston 8x stuff from outpost.com (which I have 6 x 50 packs of sitting right here).

So basically time for a new drive and the old one gets flea bayed. Which drive? Plextor or Yamaha.

I waver because:

1) 8x RW! That is kinda sweet!
2) Half the cost due to certs.

EDIT: oh yeah, and no SCSI. I don't want SCSI. Yeah, it's great, yadda yadda, but no, no SCSI. Also I do have a second drive now so my burner won't be used for wasteful reading. If only these Philips/Toshiba 6x DVD drives from the OfficeMax deal didn't lock up sometimes...
 

LXi

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Ok, no matter how much better Plextor is than Yamaha, I dont think its very smart to give up this incredible deal.

Yamaha is way underrated.
 

cmv

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Hrm... I agree, I'm leaning towards the Yamaha.

gamecopyworld.com ranks the Yamaha's up there but apparently they can't do DAO in RAW mode. I'm not a big warez freak or whatever but I do have a PSX. DAO would be nice...
 

cmv

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Yeah, I guess I only cared because it would be cool to copy them perfectly. I have a modchip in the PSX of course.

Hrm... This is odd. My Ricoh 7060A (badged as a Smart & Friendly yadda yadda) is suddenly working with the Kingson media after I put a cdr in there and blew air in while it closed. Maybe it is a bit dusty in there?
 

cmv

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Sorry to be so damn windy and reply to my own post so much but it appears that the Ricoh 7060a is humming along just fine now... I blew a bit more air in and no problems.

I guess I'll save the Best Buy certs for a future purchase (hopefully a 12x cdr when they come down in price).
 

BenSkywalker

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I have the Yamaha you are talking about and have been very happy with it, though you seem all set now:)
 

jonnyGURU

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Where I work, we sell the Yamaha and I NEVER get them back. As far as performance, I'm ALWAYS seeing the Yamaha ranked high second only to the Plextor.

At that price I'd say &quot;go for it&quot;!
 

LXi

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Yes I agree with you both wholeheartedly, but on this very forum, I can almost certainly say that the Plextor is rated superior and leagues above Yamaha.
 

Noriaki

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I'd rank plextor above yamaha, but yamaha is certainly second.

The yamaha drives are great, I've had really good experiences with them.

I'd go for it, though if your S&amp;F is ok now I guess you don't need to.
 

Doomguy

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Yamaha seems to have very good reliablity. If you can get the yamaha cheap a plextor isnt worth it.
 

jonnyGURU

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You want to talk about reliability....

I have had the SAME TEAC 4X12 SCSI CDR for FOUR YEARS! ;)

Check this.... I know someone with a Plextor SCSI burner that is 6 years old! 1X of course! :p