cdrw wars: plextor vs liteon

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Axion

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ok either the plextor 52x cdrw (non premium)

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the liteon 52x cdrw....

liteon is 2/3 the price of the plextor... is it worth spending that little bit extra for the plextor? what makes it so good?

thanks

 

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I wouldn't think so. Lite-ons are tanks, your not really gonna get any better, definetly not for a 50% increase in price.

 

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I have a lite-on and it roxors. Never had a problem.

 

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Def. go with a lite-on, they are so much cheaper and they work great. I have bought many lite-on drives in the past and they all worked great. Even if the plextor performs a bit better would it be enough for you to notice? Probably not. Is it worth the extra money for the tiny bit of performance? Not at all.

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I will def. buy another lite-on.

 

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I don't know about these two drives but you should check for features like empty-buffer protection (it doesn't toast cds and you can use the pc...) and some others but I guess they are common on all drives.
Another thing many overlook is raw writing (no comments there).

 

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I had a Lite-On's tray go screwy on me, the model I had was quite fragile (24x), but the Plextor I have is built really solidly. With CD burners reaching their "peak" (i.e. there aren't going to be many speed increases), there would be little reason to buy a new one in the near future. Because of this, Id go Plextor.

 

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What do you mean by went screwy?

 

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interesting... i think the plextor has a larger buffer cache...

and its black already

if i see it at lite-on prices @ a compu fair ill pick it up...

 

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BlkEnig said:

What do you mean by went screwy?

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At first, the tray jumped when it was in motion, and then one day it refused to close altogether.

 

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My Lite-On's been perfect, it's one of the best burners you can buy and they're priced very well. If you like to back up games and stuff then you'll definitely want a Lite-On as they are the best for that sort of thing. They get around the protections very well. (Note - this is for backing up games you own! )

 

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I have tried Lite-on and PLextor cd-rw drives. i definetly like the lite-on drives more because they are workhorses and 1 have yet to die on me. I had some screwy errors with Plextor cdrw drives when burning cds. ANd lite-on is cheap too.

 

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I second the Lite-On. I've had no troubles at all with my lite-on burner. Besides, why pay more for the same quality?

 

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Plexies are too expensive and can't get through modern copy protection. That's good enough for me.

 

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I had my Lite ON 48x24x48 for like a year and never had any problems. I recently upgraded to the 52x32x52 and of course, it works great. Lite On is the def way to go. Good, cheap drives. What else can ask for???

 

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I own both.
Plextor is way over priced.

 

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NcBaller1985 said:

I had my Lite ON 48x24x48 for like a year and never had any problems. I recently upgraded to the 52x32x52 and of course, it works great. Lite On is the def way to go. Good, cheap drives. What else can ask for???

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black bezels... cant find any in the uk

 

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Lite-On is the money shot. I have the 48x CD-RW/DVD-Rom combo drive. Picked it up for $64. Awesome unit.

 

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What about MSI? I found a good deal
MSI CDRW 52x24x52x Black for only $31.

Has anybody have any experience with MSI CDRW?

 

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I own two lite-ons and they are awesome drives and nice prices.

My only mistake is that I didn't get one with a black bezel, and I am waiting on my black case to show up. Guess I will head on over to those case painting stickies.