Teac 40x cd-rom, or Sony 48x cd-rom

[salman327]

which one do you guys think is better? I know the teac is white, but its the Sony white or black? I'm just looking for something to game w/, so I'm not worried about audio extraction and all that, just something fast and quiet

 

[MCS]

I think Teac is better.

 

[BlakkIce]

i have the teac and its real nice i never have any lag during games and it barely noticible when it spins up and audio extraction i average around 30-33

 

[PliotronX]

Another vote for the Teac, it's a great drive.

 

[StrangeRanger]

Teac here too. my cd540e has been a freakin' trooper!
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[salman327]

Smooth, teac it is. I never really needed a 52x cd-rom, so I think i'll stick w/ this 40x. Do they have any good dvd-drives? Thanks again

 

[LXi]

TEAC currently is the fastest 40x in DAE speed, the drive is kind of loud, but very fast and reliable.

 

[sblake]

How is the Teac at reading and transferring data?

 

[damocles]

I have the Sony and it's a POS- get the Teac

 

[Shmorq]

<< How is the Teac at reading and transferring data? >>

It transfers it like most 40X drives... 17x on the inside tracks and 40x on the outside. And it does reach those speeds.

The TEAC 540E is probably the best CD-ROM drive made (of course, I only have my POS Creative drive to compare it to.). I would definitely get this over the Sony.

And so far, I haven't heard of TEAC making any DVD-ROM drives.

 

[Motero]

I'd go with Teac. I have a Sony 48x and it's great. But Teac is good for cloning and pretty much everything else.

 

[salman327]

Yeah I am gonna spring for the Teac, and get a pioneer 106-s (Considered the Toshiba...but man does this slot load look nice!)

So the Teac should be fast enough for my games, and a smooth cd-reader?