Yamaha CRW-F1 owners, what do you think of it?

[Jaylllo]

Also, is it possible to burn images on a full CD. Basically T@2ing over data or no?

Thanks.

 

[WheelsCSM]

I got mine for Xmas, so I haven't used it a whole lot yet. The T@2 feature is just a gimmick in my opinion, I tried it on some CDs, but it is very hard to see. I burned a picture on one, and I was surprised at how detailed it came out, but like I said they are very hard to see. I may be using the wrong media for it (mine are silver). It comes with a blue media CD it says is for the disc T@2, but I have not tried it yet (not sure what I want to put on it). The disc has to be finalized before you can do the T@2, and it will only go on the unburned portion. In order to use it, there has to be some blank space left on the CD. As far as the other features of the burner, I can't complain. I don't burn a lot of CDs, but for me it does okay compared to the Plextor 8x it replaced. It did seem to burn slower than it should though, I did a complete CD in 3 1/2 min (from clicking the start button, to when it said it was finished). Maybe I have something setup wrong, I haven't taken the time to investigate further.

 

[boyRacer]

Its just a gimmick... a novelty if you ask me. You won't be able to see the image burned unless you use a blue dyed CDs or the ones Yamaha sells just for that purpose. It's a nice burner... no problems with it at all. But for the money you could buy something else that's faster.

 

[andrey]

I love mine CRW-F1!

Every disk I have burned so far was flawless. After all, what else can anyone ask for from cd-burner? I have CRW-F1ZS, which is SCSI-3 version of CRW-F1.

-- Andrey

 

[Brian48]

I'm not crazy about the T@2 feature 'cause it's got limited benefits for most users. It's only really useful for putting small labels on CDs whenever there's enough room left. Forget about using images unless you plan on only using a very small part of the disk surface for data.

Other than that, if I were to take my CRW-F1 on it's other merits, I really like it. Most reliable burner I've used to date (that 8mb of cache goes a long way). I just wish the seek time was a little faster than it is. Then again, I rely on my DVD-ROM for reading 95% of the time so it's not a big deal.

 

[JayPatel]

what brand cd are y'all using?

im using some ones that were recommended by yamaha but the image does not contrast well.

 

[Tab]

I'd buy it if it was faster and if it DVD reading...

 

[aka1nas]

Fuji's work the best out of the one's my friend and I tried on his F1. Verbatim's ought to be easy to see as well.

 

[andrey]

Originally posted by: JayPatel
what brand cd are y'all using?

im using some ones that were recommended by yamaha but the image does not contrast well.

I'm using Verbatim's CD-R DataLife+ 48X and so far the results have been the best I've seen. I can read T@2 easily pretty much at any light and the disks themselves seem to be very reliable as well.

 

[andrey]

oh, and one more thing for those who're interested in T@2. Here is the link for tested media:

http://www.yamaha.ca/computer/support/faq/disc104.html

 

[jeffrey]

The Yamaha 44x24x44 CRW-F1 replaced my Plextor 12X10X32 at Christmas and I would never go back!

Their is no cdrw drive out there that can match the quality of the music when burned with Advanced AudioMaster, period.

The disc t@2 is a gimmic, but I didn't ask for it for that feature anyway.

The 8mb buffer with Safeburn is unmatched in size and has never failed me.

The drives like Mitsubishi Chemicals dye and Vervatim Datalife Plus 48X media works great.

Price was not an object for me, so I overlooked the Lite-ons and got the Yamaha. I have seen the Yamaha CRW-F1 for $99-$20 MIR after Christmas. I'd recommend finding a store near you with that deal and not looking back.
Just my $.02