What's the best CD burner for burning whatever I darn well feel like burning.

[bupkus]

What's the best CD burner for burning whatever I darn well feel like burning.

I haven't done the research (please, I would but I've got too much already on my plate), but when I want to use something like Alcohol 125% to burn a dupe I don't want to find out that it can't do this or can't do that, etc.
Maybe I just have a problem with being told what I can or can't do with "my" pc games.
And for that matter, I'm tired of repurchasing pc games cause kids ruin them when I can make ONE copy and keep the original locked up till one kid frisbies the other's game disk.
No, I won't beat them.

How's this one?
Lite On 52x24x52 Black CDRW Model LTR-52246 OEM

I forgot that this may involve a good ripping drive, so how's this for reading whatever subtleties (tracks, subtracks or whatever):
LITE-ON XJ-HD166/XJ-HD 165H 16X DVD ROM Drive BLACK

 

[Confused]

Heh, i sense a little tension!


I haven't had any problems making copies of anything with my LiteOn burner, and they're pretty well priced too! If you've got the money, i think that Plextor are probably one of the best


Confused

 

[GaryShandling]

80% of games cant be copied, ive said too much already.


*runs into the shadows*

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: GaryShandling
80% of games cant be copied, ive said too much already.


*runs into the shadows*

Alcohol 120% is all you need.

 

[JackBurton]

80% of games cant be copied, ive said too much already.


*runs into the shadows*

If you were meaning to be funny, you did a great job. I LMAO.

If you were being serious, I still LMAO.

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: JackBurton

80% of games cant be copied, ive said too much already.


*runs into the shadows*

If you were meaning to be funny, you did a great job. I LMAO.

If you were being serious, I still LMAO.

Of course he was trying to be funny,his name is Gary Shandling after all.

 

[Viper96720]

Use no-cd patches and hide the game cd's

 

[bupkus]

Originally posted by: Viper96720
Use no-cd patches and hide the game cd's

Many of the kid's games don't have no-cd patches. Where I can use such a patch I will.

The rest of the truth is I just got this really cool case that begs for a black cd drive or dvd drive instead of the sick beige and I would like to get the right drives that rip and burn the best.
So, as long as I am getting new hardware I would like to solve the problem I've posted to.

 

[Lore]

Originally posted by: bupkus
What's the best CD burner for burning whatever I darn well feel like burning.

I haven't done the research (please, I would but I've got too much already on my plate), but when I want to use something like Alcohol 125% to burn a dupe I don't want to find out that it can't do this or can't do that, etc.
Maybe I just have a problem with being told what I can or can't do with "my" pc games.
And for that matter, I'm tired of repurchasing pc games cause kids ruin them when I can make ONE copy and keep the original locked up till one kid frisbies the other's game disk.
No, I won't beat them.

How's this one?
Lite On 52x24x52 Black CDRW Model LTR-52246 OEM

I forgot that this may involve a good ripping drive, so how's this for reading whatever subtleties (tracks, subtracks or whatever):
LITE-ON XJ-HD166/XJ-HD 165H 16X DVD ROM Drive BLACK

I have both those drives, in black too just like you. It's a great combo, I've never had a single problem with either. However, the "Smart Burn" technology is a little odd. It detects my older media as 32x capable, but when burnt at 32, it can't read the data back. Dunno why, but that's just what I had to contend with.

 

[0roo0roo]

no drive supports easy copying of all things now. sure you can still get by using tricks sometimes, but its not easy anymore.

 

[bupkus]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
no drive supports easy copying of all things now. sure you can still get by using tricks sometimes, but its not easy anymore.

I just didn't want to be limited at the get-go by purchasing the wrong brand/model drive.
Anyway, it's too late for the burner. I've already ordered the Lite-on.

 

[elbirth]

I have the CD-RW you're getting (in black), and I love it. I use 32x Memorex 700MB CD-Rs and using NERO, it always says they burn at 52x... a full 700MB CD will burn in about 2½ minutes including the buffering and preparing it does at the beginning.

 

[sniperruff]

you shouldn't have any trouble with the lite-on. CDRW's are tricky (some brands are known to be crap...), but for CDR's:

generic CDR + max burning speed = coaster at 52X speed

i used these 48X certified OPTIMUM CDR's (free after rebate generic) and burned at 48X on a lite-on 48125 (48X burn 12X rewrite) and the audio CD skips. burn again at 40X and no problems. now i put it at 32X just to be safe.

burning a nice CD at 32X is always faster than burning 2 coasters at 52X

 

[Regs]

I love my lite-on . Fast and real silent. I think the exact model as yours too.

 

[pecel]

I'm happy Plextor user.
My old Plextor still burn smoothly

 

[vaporize]

?Has anyone tried this? if anyone has info on this it will help me. thanks

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[gistech1978]

ive used 3 different liteons they are all excellent in my experiences with them

 

[sharkeeper]

Plextor Premium.

-DAK-

 

[Gunbuster]

Just make disk images with AC120% and keep them on the HDD or network (heck even burn the image then just mount them in AC120%)

 

[thraxes]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
no drive supports easy copying of all things now. sure you can still get by using tricks sometimes, but its not easy anymore.

Yup... sadly Yamaha doesn't make the F1 anymore
That is one sweet piece of kit.

I get by very well mith my AOpen drive FWIW.

 

[charlie21]

If you wanted DVD capability as well, I have a Toshiba SD-R1202 that I am very pleased with. Max burn speed is only 16X, but you can rip -anything- with it. DVD's, game CD's, audio CD's, it handles everything. I use CloneCD for imaging CD's, Exact Audio Copy for music CD's, DVDShrink for DVD's, Nero for burning, and Daemon Tools to virtually mount images. All of these programs rock.