New LiteOn DVD+/-R Drive

ToledoSteel

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I have heard that LiteOn is coming out with a DVD-R / DVD+R drive. Yet I can't find any information on it. It is supposed to be acombo drive retailing for around $200. Which would be really nice since the Sony combo drives are around $350+. I was wondering if anyone had heard when this was supposed to hit the market. Or any other information regarding this drive. I don't want to buy a drive that only burns +R or -R, since either one may loose the standardizarion battle. Or my theory that both will be around for a long time still.

 

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LiteOn DVD +/*R Drive = Louder....LOL

 

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Excelsior said:

LiteOn DVD +/*R Drive = Louder....LOL

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???

 

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Well there current drives are loud.....now it will even be louder...LOL

 

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That statement about the LITE-ON DVD being loud is only a SWAG (Scientific Wild A$$ Guess). There is absolutely no way to tell until they are released. Besides, I would gladly put up with a little more noise for a cheaper drive that performs or out-performs the expensive ones.

 

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ricksimm said:

That statement about the LITE-ON DVD being loud is only a SWAG (Scientific Wild A$$ Guess).

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their cd-writer and dvd-rom drives are loud as heck, so i wouldn't be suprised if he's right

 

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Due to my fans the only sound I've heard from my LITE-ON is the tray opening or shutting.

 

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Erm, maybe the 48x burners, but...dvd-writers can'r really read cds faster than 32x or so, meaning slow rpm. 1x dvd is about 8x cd, so it would be like a 32x cd-r version (at 4x).


As for getting a -r/w//+r/w combo drive, I highly doubt that either will be dropped anytime soon (maybe +r/w due to the -r/w's user base and the new 4x speed). My dvr-104 is as quiet as any drive that speed (32x max) I've heard.

 

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Linux Haxxor said:

their cd-writer and dvd-rom drives are loud as heck, so i wouldn't be suprised if he's right

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Guess you haven't heard one of them ASUS 52/24/52 CDRW drives, or the first TLA of the Plextor PX-W4824A, the LITE-ON is a kitten purr compared to those

And the LITE-ON DVD-/+R/RW sounds great, I can hardly wait.