Thinking about Toshiba SD-M1402 DVD Rom

[rbV5]

Any good reason not to pick this DVD Rom to top off my system from buy.com for about $90 or so?

 

[BuckNaked]

I will give you a good reason....

Find it cheaper here!

Good drive, but the DAE is on the slow side.

Dave

 

[rbV5]

Buck_Naked, the shipping at that retailer...YIKES, puts it higher, well within a buck or two. I'm not DVD versed, what is slow "DAE"

 

[deftron]

DAE=Digital Audio Extraction

i.e. = Copying Music Cd's

Toshiba DVD drives are pretty good and reliable.
I have an older one SD-M1212
Works great...
I dont rip Music Cd's much..when I copy
"on-the-fly" gotta lower burner to 6x.

 

[BuckNaked]

What sciensdiet said....

A member by the name of Shooters provided a link showing DAE speeds of various CD-ROM's here...

And here is the post I found the above link at, here.

You might want to check pricewatch for some lower prices, and also the thread I mentioned in my first post shows the Cendyne DVD sold at CompUSA as being a Toshiba 1402 as well.

I don't use my Toshiba for DAE, I have a Plextor 40x which is somewhat better, but use the Toshiba for CloneCD, as it reads sub-channel data. I have to add that Toshiba makes great drives, and don't think I would consider any other brand for an IDE CD-ROM or DVD player, 'cept maybe Pioneers for DVD.

Dave

 

[rbV5]

Ah yes, I will be ripping a few cd's and mostly DVD's, I already have an ide plextor burner, so I need a combo dvd/cd rom so as not to get too many ide devices. I had heard the Toshibas were good drives, I don't want too much heat or noise, and my burner is just an 8432 anyway so 12x is OK. Cendyne would be OK too. Which models are rebadged Toshiba's?

 

[BuckNaked]

Reading the thread, it just says that the Cendyne 12x Hitachi DVD player is in fact a Toshiba 1402. I have seen these at Fry's Electronics, but was kind of thrown by the mention of Hitachi on the box.

Dave

 

[Quickfingerz]

what about the toshiba 1502?
the 16x DVD drive; no one ever talks about it.

 

[rbV5]

I've seen those as well, cheap too! now they seem to carry HiVal, I'll take alook around, might find a better price on one of those Cendyne Hitachi models, thanks!

Quickfingerz, my burner is only 8x, so would it be worth the extra money? I was also under the impression that the 16x drives are a bit noisy and generate a bit of heat? what do you think?

 

[BuckNaked]

I just saw in your profile your from Oregon... Keep an eye open for the Fry's add down in Wilsonville... They just had some 12x DVD drive on sale for $77-$20 rebate, but not sure which model it was. They have the Cendynes there, but not sure of the price.

Dave

 

[fishingeek]

I have the 1502 and it's a great drive. The only difference from the 1402 is spped. They run about the same price so might as well get the newer 1502.

 

[bonkers325]

the 16x dvd toshiba is ok

 

[rbV5]

fishingeek, so noise, heat no problem, same difference? With a quick search, I see that I can get the 16x toshiba for a little more, but a 16x pioneer(tray load) cheaper than the 12x toshiba, I thought the pioneer was a good drive, what gives?

 

[Super6]

I'd stick with the Toshiba as it works well with CloneCD... reads anything....not to mention being a solid product. I think the faster Pioneers are too loud. I have enough noise with HSF's and case fans as it is.

Super6

 

[fishingeek]

I have heard that the pioneer is a great drive too. The reason I went with the Tosh is that it is rated one of the quietest and it is rated as the best reader for CloneCD. I like to back up my software and the Toshibas are great for reading data.

 

[rbV5]

Ok, reading the sub-channel is a must, Toshiba/hitachi it is. Now 16x or 12x?

 

[fishingeek]

you don't need the speed for watching DVDs, but it is nice for loading software and 1-2-1 copying

 

[XRdirtHead]

toshiba is good shtuff