Suggestion Please!

[BOKA]

Hey, I'm new here, so just try introduce myself

well to get to the piont

i'm getting rid of my Samsung DVD-8x since it only reads DVD's and does not work as a regular CD-ROM and I cant replace it (warranty is over.)
Can anyone recommend me a DVD-ROM to buy, that is the same speed. I've looked at Creative. But that's about it.

I dont want one that is too expensive.

Just the best bang for the buck.

Advice is greatly appreciated.

Peace

 

[HansXP]

I'd go with the Toshiba 12X DVD. Super-quiet and very high quality. You can get a new one for around $50 last time I checked.

 

[gopunk]

welcome.

a drive i recommend and a lot of other people like too is the pioneer... either 106 (slot) or 116 (tray). check out the leaderboard on storagereview.com for more info.

 

[HansXP]

Pioneers are good too. They are louder than Toshibas, but they support ATA/33 while the Toshiba does not.

 

[etech]

I just bought one but have not gotten it in yet. My reasearch brought me to the Lite-On LTD-163, $55 at Newegg before shipping.

Lite-On

review at cdinfo

CDSpeed top ten

 

[ace31216]

I am happy with my 12X Toshiba and I recommend it.

 

[BOKA]

Thanks for the advice,

I guess most people recommend the toshiba, i've also read at other places that its a good DVD.

However, my question really is, is it a good all around Drive, meaning can it read mostly all cd's that are out there? Since my Samsung locks up if the cd its reading is not a DVD. I dont want the same problem again.

Is there any Cons about the Toshiba?

Peace

 

[Jittos]

Toshiba is a good solid drive for both DVDs and CDs.