TDK veloCD 24/10/40 (Rebadged LiteON) - Any good?

[DefRef]

I read that there's an "X" version and a "B" version, there may be a difference in faceplate colours (white or blue) and that the Sanyo boxes say "Burn-Proof", while the LiteONs say "Smart-Burn". Well, the picture on the box shows a blue face while this picture on the TDK site has a white face. (Another oddity is that the picture itself is called "24xveloCDbox_noburnproof.jpg" and it doesn't show ANY buffer-underrun label (beneath the "veloCD"). The page on "Failsafe Write Assurance" does NOT mention a specific technology.

My box says "Smart-BURN", the serial number on the box is B241040Axxxxxx and it was bulit Nov. 2001.

Aw jeez...it looks like the answer was on the bottom of the box!!!:|😱:frown: In the trademark info, it says that "Smart-BURN" is a trademark of LiteON.

/me bangs head on desk

OK, is this the same as the LiteON 24/10/40s that are supposed to read everything well for copying? Anyone have this version of the TDK? How is it?

(Originally posted in Peripherals, but not getting any action there. Title edited.)

 

[Aosh]

Hey, I threw out my box...so do you have the X or B version? It should say on the front of the drive.

 

[DefRef]

Haven't opened mine. Wanted to get some opinions before create a potential return hassle. All the clues I have are in the first post and it looks like the LiteON, but is it the same as A LiteON?

 

[DefRef]

J.Lo sits down and the thread goes BUMP.