Kelemvor Lifer May 23, 2002 16,928 8 81 Oct 3, 2005 #1 Do you have a DVD Burner in your home PC? Or one of your home PCs that you have access to? Just curious what the saturation rate is these days. I have a Lite-On 4x thing from BF a few years ago and it works great.
Do you have a DVD Burner in your home PC? Or one of your home PCs that you have access to? Just curious what the saturation rate is these days. I have a Lite-On 4x thing from BF a few years ago and it works great.
FoBoT No Lifer Apr 30, 2001 63,084 15 81 fobot.com Oct 3, 2005 #2 i don't have one at home yet. almost got one a year ago, but didn't there is one at work i could use, but i have not had a reason to
i don't have one at home yet. almost got one a year ago, but didn't there is one at work i could use, but i have not had a reason to
J jdiddy Diamond Member Feb 6, 2004 3,905 44 91 Oct 3, 2005 #5 I have a 4x Super Drive in my Powerbook and a 16x NEC 3540 in my desktop.
C captains Diamond Member Mar 27, 2003 4,065 1 0 Oct 3, 2005 #6 i have problems with dvd-rom drives....seem to be crappying out on me on my second burner. 3rd dvd rom
i have problems with dvd-rom drives....seem to be crappying out on me on my second burner. 3rd dvd rom
B Bozono Banned Aug 17, 2005 2,883 0 0 Oct 3, 2005 #7 Yep. It's a necessity for back-ups. No way you can beat 215gb back-ups on quality media for $20 plus the initial cost of the burner.
Yep. It's a necessity for back-ups. No way you can beat 215gb back-ups on quality media for $20 plus the initial cost of the burner.
L luckysnafu Senior member Jul 11, 2003 546 0 71 Oct 3, 2005 #9 I have 2 burners in my main desktop at home and an extra one in my fileserver.
E Excelsior Lifer May 30, 2002 19,047 18 81 Oct 3, 2005 #10 They are so damn cheap, it should be hard for anybody to justify NOT having one.
radioouman Diamond Member Nov 4, 2002 8,632 0 0 Oct 3, 2005 #11 Yes... My primary machine has one, my wife's laptop has one, and when my laptop gets here, it will have one too.
Yes... My primary machine has one, my wife's laptop has one, and when my laptop gets here, it will have one too.
Z Zysoclaplem Diamond Member Sep 26, 2003 8,799 0 0 Oct 3, 2005 #13 Tried to order one today. Newegg no worky.
dainthomas Lifer Dec 7, 2004 14,944 3,929 136 Oct 3, 2005 #16 Why would someone NOT have one? Aren't they like $5 more than a regular cd burner?
NuclearNed Raconteur May 18, 2001 7,883 380 126 Oct 3, 2005 #18 I got one of the NEC 3520's a while back when their price bottomed out. It will burn virtually any type of optical disk known to man.
I got one of the NEC 3520's a while back when their price bottomed out. It will burn virtually any type of optical disk known to man.
I illusion88 Lifer Oct 2, 2001 13,164 3 81 Oct 3, 2005 #19 first one to vote "Yes, in one of the computers at home but not my primary one."
I ITJunkie Platinum Member Apr 17, 2003 2,512 0 76 www.techange.com Oct 3, 2005 #20 lappy has a 8x dual-layer burner.
S Steve Lifer May 2, 2004 15,945 11 81 Oct 3, 2005 #23 I have none but I'm open to recommendations. I know about the NEC 3540 and the BenQ 1640, any others to consider?
I have none but I'm open to recommendations. I know about the NEC 3540 and the BenQ 1640, any others to consider?
FoBoT No Lifer Apr 30, 2001 63,084 15 81 fobot.com Oct 3, 2005 #24 Originally posted by: dainthomas Why would someone NOT have one? Aren't they like $5 more than a regular cd burner? Click to expand... i haven't bought a burner or dvd player or plain old cdrom in a couple years so yes, when i buy a new 5.25" drive, it will be a dvd burner, but the ones i have still work
Originally posted by: dainthomas Why would someone NOT have one? Aren't they like $5 more than a regular cd burner? Click to expand... i haven't bought a burner or dvd player or plain old cdrom in a couple years so yes, when i buy a new 5.25" drive, it will be a dvd burner, but the ones i have still work
O oddyager Diamond Member May 21, 2005 3,398 0 76 Oct 3, 2005 #25 Yes, on all of my machines at home. NEC 3520 HP DVD Writer 400i