What do you recommend?

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I want to get a CD burner and I want to know which brand do you recommend?

[condor]

Plextor is the best (anyone will tell you that..)

Yamaha are also very good..

TDK are also very good (they're actually
plextors..)

Smart and Friendly (Yamaha based) ..

Avoid HP, Creative, any unknown/cheap bramds (liteon, btc, oti...)

[MacGyver]

Whatever you get, make sure you get a burner with BurnProof protection - no more coasters!

[SB]

PLEXTOR 12 X 10 X 32 - you want a good burner this is just about the best and fer only $139 after rebate <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">
http://www.compuplus.com/insidepage....90k6pf2&id=945

Also agree about the Yamahas Condor - darn good drives they be.

[Mustang]

Originally posted by SuperB:
<STRONG>PLEXTOR 12 X 10 X 32 - you want a good burner this is just about the best and fer only $139 after rebate <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">
http://www.compuplus.com/insidepage....90k6pf2&id=945

Also agree about the Yamahas Condor - darn good drives they be.</STRONG>

As usual Superb has steered you in the right direction. You cant go wrong with a plextor

[Kymera]

Ummm, why not go SCSI as well. I still don't trust ATAPI CD-RW's, I'd rather have my burner on a seperate i/o bus, than sharing the IDE with my HD.

Oh yeah, Plextor is IMO the best you can get.

[AlienDyne]

Plextor all the way! Both IDE and SCSI ones rock!

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Thanks so much for all of the responses <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">
I was thinking Plextor as well, but really wasn't sure, so I asked.

Thanks again

[KaotiXX]

By the way,
does anyone know the requirements for a Plextor CDRW?

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For ATAPI: http://www.plextor.com/english/products/16_10_40A.html

For SCSI: http://www.plextor.com/english/products/12_10_32S.html

[xt477]

Plextor 16x10x40x SUX! Had one for 2 months and its dead already! Spent an hour on hold for their "tech support" finally answered at 5:20. BUT at 5:30 their phones just shut down! An hour to hear "flash the drive make sure u have the right drivers for your motherboard" then they hang up!!!!!!!!!!

The drive doesnt even spin up!!!

My scsi Matsu****a (panasonic) has literaly burnt thousands of cd's without 1 floater!!!

[Wildman6971]

I have been using both LG and Lite-on drives for a few years now and both have never failed me yet. Maybe I'm lucky but I would say get either one of those. Good value and comes with the adaptec software program too.
Price for a 12x10x32 IDE drive around $129. Excellent value !! <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

[migel628]

My Plextor 16x rocks the house. I've had it for about 4 months & have burnt (literally) hundreds of CDs with no errors. Go Plextor <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

[Outcoded]

Had a Phillips for a couple of years, it's OK, nothing special, on the way out now I think, I'd only give it about another 6 months to live <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0">

I'd say go for a big name. As the man says, Plextor's rock.

[Budd]

i have had a SCSI Ricoh 2x2x6 for the last 4 years or so and have had one bad burn, it rocks (i know its slow but it works all the time everytime). ide burners are cheaper, but i would recommend checking out a SCSI burner.