Who has a Lite-On 48x CD-R Drive?

[Ender]

What kind of media are you using? The review over at Cdrlabs.com said the drive had some problems with a lot of media except sony, fuji and a japenese brand that I can't remember. Are the speeds quite fast? Debating on whether going for a 40x or 48x CD-R from Lite-On, and am not sure if I like the high media incompatability with the 48x.

 

[sean2002]

I have one and the media that I have that will burn @48X are any 24X and up made from either Tayio Yuden or CMC. Stay away from Verbatim! BTW, Mitsui (the best CDR's) will have a 48X certified disk in July

 

[Ender]

I heard Fuji CD-R's are made by Taiyo-Yuden, is this true? I live in Canada and can only get multi-colored Fuji 24x CD-R spindle, so I hope thats ok... Didn't I read about how you broke your Lite-On 48x CD-R? Did it ever get fixed?

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: Merkon
I heard Fuji CD-R's are made by Taiyo-Yuden, is this true? I live in Canada and can only get multi-colored Fuji 24x CD-R spindle, so I hope thats ok... Didn't I read about how you broke your Lite-On 48x CD-R? Did it ever get fixed?

You are correct on the Fuji's

 

[spanky]

did any of u guys hear about the 32x lite-on's that have a firmware upgrade to make them into 48x drives? i heard about this.... that is pretty crazy

 

[sean2002]

Yes It did break, but Newegg RMA'ed it for me. The driver was hosed before I even hooked it up. My new one works fine

 

[Trader05]

Spanky i heard about this too...i'm bout to pick up a cheap lite-on 32x and try it!

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: Trader05
Spanky i heard about this too...i'm bout to pick up a cheap lite-on 32x and try it!

i just read over on Tech Support that the 32x lite-on drives that can be upgraded to 48x have the model # 32125W. the lite-on i got is a 32125s darn...

 

[Ender]

This is the CD-R's i'm talking about. Will these spin at 48x?

 

[Holmecollie]

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[BD231]

Can you change a 40x Lite-On to 48x?

 

[CTho9305]

Originally posted by: bdog231
Can you change a 40x Lite-On to 48x?

a full burn at 48x is 20 seconds faster than a full burn at 40x. I know they aren't continuous speed, but still... does it even make a worthwhile difference?