Recommendation on DVD-ROM

[ShadowFox]

i just got a little money for christams 😀 and i'm thinking of getting a DVD for my system (sad thing is, right now it only has a Cdrom). any suggestions, recommendations, experencies would be very helpful 🙂

 

[glenn1]

It all depends on what's most important to you... a lot of people fancy slot-loaders, which makes the Pioneer 106S a popular choice($75, Newegg). If the blend of great speed and great price appeals to you, look at the x16 Lite-On ($58, Newegg). Toshiba makes a remarkably quiet, reliable, and able-to-read almost any media you put into it DVD drive ($65, Newegg). Those would be my top three choices 🙂

 

[Bovinicus]

I agree with Glenn on those choices. However, I consider the Lite-On just as good as the Toshiba drive, especially if DAE speed is important for you. That damned slot load looks so nifty though.

 

[ShadowFox]

thanks, but what do you mean by able to read almost any media that is put into it? do you mean DvdRW disks and stuff like that?

 

[glenn1]

well, that too, but i'm talking more along the lines of being able to read stuff like low-quality/bulk cd-r's and scratched discs, that would give other drives a serious case of the fits. Some drives are more forgiving of really cheap, crappy media than others.... quite a few drives out there need high-quality media to be happy and read well. The Toshiba will read and play damn near anything you can throw at it.

 

[neuralfx]

whenever i wonder about which drive i want, i head over to the storagereview.com leaderboard for ATAPI the lite-on LTD-163 .. i would purchase .. good luck ..
-neural

 

[ShadowFox]

i would really like the slot loading stuff, BUT the toshiba is faster, reportedly quiter, and you guys say it will read scratched up disks, plus i can easily get a black faceplate for it