Best CD-writer : Plex 40x24x10 or LITE-ON LTR24102B... plz help

MrBen · #1 17-02-2002, 08:04

Right, I need to buy one of these:

my main aims are:

be able to play audio cd's burned in as many cd-players as possible.

be able to backup my games succesfully without much hassle.

have good tech support.

I've had a look at both, the plextor website looks helpful and has up to date firmware/software etc. for support, the lite-on website was no-where near as good. took me about 20 mins to load it up.

Which would you lot recommend, being the experts that you are, ?

Del · #2 17-02-2002, 10:12

I've got the Plextor you speak of and haven't had any probs with music but later Safedisc 2 protection is has problems with.

packer · #3 17-02-2002, 11:50

IT depends on the SD2. the lite-on cando it and the plex can;t. The rest i am not sure of. BUt i know that PLex are damn good quility burners, and lite-on too.They are both quality and i think it will be a difficult choice to make

podunkviller · #4 22-02-2002, 17:34

i went with philips. much better. why? because im in college, it saved money, and it was every bit as capable as the others. at least, until sfdsc 2.51 came out.

packer · #5 25-02-2002, 04:56

the lite-on will be cheaper

kcodd · #6 26-02-2002, 18:37

I paid $85 from a company on pricewatch for my lite-on 24x, which is less than buying a phillips!
KC.....

podunkviller · #7 28-02-2002, 22:48

go kcodd! my credit card is currently (*ahem*) broken, otherwise i'd have shopped for cheapie on the internet.

forgot to mention: by the time all the xmas specials got run on the philips, i believe it cost 80 $ plus tax.