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Re:CD Writer
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2004, 20:33 »
Quote from: Lona on March 12, 2004, 20:06

Quote from: Hookstar on March 12, 2004, 19:18

Lona, you could try >>> http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?
action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=57305&_LOC=UK


That one only does dvd-. I want one that does both. :)


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DVD/CD playback and recording capabilities in a single unit,  ;) Toshiba's SD-R5112 drive enables users to store and share home movies, music and photo files with greater efficiency and performance. With DVD recording speeds of 4x, the SD-R5112 makes it virtually effortless to transfer home videos, photos and other digital files from the computer to the living room DVD player.

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« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2004, 20:39 »
http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/Hardware_Section__.html

Worth a look :)

Liteon 8x (+R) and 4x(-R) for £59.98 plus postage
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NEC2500 8x(+R and -R) for £69.98 plus postage

BTW the Sony drives are very picky about which media they use
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Re:CD Writer
« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2004, 20:58 »
Thanks Hookstar and Dack for your imput.

Hookstar, the toshiba one as I said only does dvd-and not dvd+

Dack, The Leoton, although it does + and - dvd, it doesn't do cd writing. I will take your point on board regarding the sony. I am still looking around for the best buy but one that does everything would be ideal.

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« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2004, 21:27 »
You've got mail  :-*
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Re:CD Writer
« Reply #19 on: March 12, 2004, 22:16 »
Quote from: Dack on March 12, 2004, 20:39
BTW the Sony drives are very picky about which media they use


Bloody right, they are!  >:(  I bought a pack of 25 Datawrite DVD-Rs, for burning with my Sony DW14A, and  the success rate is 1 in 4, if I'm lucky!  Mind you, I needed some new beer mats!   ;D

Oh, and Lona, I think if it writes DVDs, it will write CDs, although not as fast as a dedicated CD Writer.   :)
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« Reply #20 on: March 12, 2004, 22:20 »
I take it Simon, you don't recomment the sony DW14A then. ???
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« Reply #21 on: March 12, 2004, 22:34 »
Well.... as a writer, when it works, it's fine, but obviously you have to stick to blank discs it likes.  I haven't actually got round to trying any others yet, but I have some 'Zero Defex' on order from CD-R Media, so I'll let you know what they're like when I get them.  Given the choice again, I think I would have opted for something less tempromental - perhaps a Pioneer?  Having said that, I've never had a problem with LiteOn products either.
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« Reply #22 on: March 12, 2004, 22:49 »
Just thinking of what you have said Simon. My writer was working fine with imation discs and I bought maxell ones last week. Could it be that my writer doesn't like maxell and there is nothing wrong with the actual writer.?
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« Reply #23 on: March 12, 2004, 22:51 »
Well, I would have thought that Maxell were better quality than Imation.  :-\  Have you not got any Imations left you can try it with?
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« Reply #24 on: March 12, 2004, 23:17 »
No, unfortunately all my imation ones are finished. Scrumpyjack was saying that some discs which are thicker than others can give problems with some burners. I notice these maxell discs are thicker than the imation ones. I have just given away 50 Ridata discs because I thought they were incompatible with my burner. At the rate I am buying discs that don't work, I could have paid for a new burner.  :(
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« Reply #25 on: March 12, 2004, 23:39 »
The only thing I could suggest is contact the manufacturer of the drive you are considering, and ask them which discs they recommend.  If you have something in writing, at least you may have some comeback if the drive doesn't work with the recommended discs.
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« Reply #26 on: March 13, 2004, 09:26 »
Quote from: Simon on March 12, 2004, 22:16

Bloody right, they are!  >:(  I bought a pack of 25 Datawrite DVD-Rs, for burning with my Sony DW14A, and  the success rate is 1 in 4, if I'm lucky!  Mind you, I needed some new beer mats!   ;D


Funny that :-\ I bought a pack of really cheap white-faced DVD-R from Ebuyer when I bought my DW-14A and I haven't had one failure that wasn't my fault out of about 17 discs burnt so far.

I must have been lucky  ::)
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Re:CD Writer
« Reply #27 on: March 13, 2004, 14:55 »
I have narrowed it down to two writers.

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=2763&GroupID=170

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=5070&GroupID=177

What do you think??

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Re:CD Writer
« Reply #28 on: March 13, 2004, 15:34 »
If i was getting one it would have to be this one as it gets highly recommended from a board i go to on times where all they seem to do is back ups all the time.. ;)

This is the 8x version of the one Sandra has and i'm sure she is up on the ins and outs of what works with it best  :thumb:
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Re:CD Writer
« Reply #29 on: March 13, 2004, 15:38 »
The first link ain't a writer Lona, it's a DVD player. You sureyou got the right link ?  ::) ;)
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