brands of cd writers

bobbye · #1 02-06-2003, 22:50

Hello,

I am thinking of buying a new cd writer (I don't seem to have any
success with my current one although I got tons of advice, followed all of it, but still I could not burn one working backup).

(I have a 7501 psx with a 6 or 8 wire modchip)

I created a backup of "need for speed 3 hot pursuit" on my
friend's CRW-F1UX external Yamaha writer with Nero 5.5 and it
worked like a charm.

I looked in this forum for threads about cd writers that folks here
own and have success with them and with their burning software
to create backups of their games, but I could not find many.

I would like to start a new thread which I think will interest many:

What cd writer brand/model do you own, what burning software,
and how successful you are in backing up your games ?

Thanks,

djgarf · #2 03-06-2003, 02:27

i got a lite-on 48246s and it works perfect for everything i have tried to copy so far!!!

bobbye · #3 03-06-2003, 12:24

Quote:

Originally posted by djgarf
i got a lite-on 48246s and it works perfect for everything i have tried to copy so far!!!

Hi,

I just saw a LiteOn LTR 52246s - I think that the only difference is the X48 and X52 reading speed - what do you think ?

Could you please write what burning software you use, which
cdr brands (TDK?) and which operating system you have installed

Thanks,

djgarf · #4 04-06-2003, 05:06

hi,
you are right the only difference is that it burns at 52x instead of 48x!
i use alcohol 120% as my main burning software now(in my opinion it beats any other burning software i have used!),i use datasafe datawrite 40x media and my operating system is windows 98

bobbye · #5 04-06-2003, 21:29

Quote:

Originally posted by djgarf
hi,
you are right the only difference is that it burns at 52x instead of 48x!
i use alcohol 120% as my main burning software now(in my opinion it beats any other burning software i have used!),i use datasafe datawrite 40x media and my operating system is windows 98

Hi,

I decided to go on the Plextor X48 (althoguh it says in its specification that the lowest burning speed it X4 and not X1) since it is the top of the cd writers and hopefully should do its job just right.

Thanks,

Kendomon · #6 07-06-2003, 05:02

I started with and external Sony (4x4x6x) and then switched to a external Plextor (USB 2.0 - 48x12x48), no internal bay available thanks to and over-sized hard drive, thanks IBM.

Liteon or Plextor would be my choices.

BG · #7 10-06-2003, 17:29

Anything that will write in Raw/Dao96 is fine...... (Which is almost everything these days)

You will be fine with your Plextor.......

Happy burning....

Oh.... I personally use Clone CD, Alcohol 120%, and am running Windows XP Pro & Windows 2003 Server.....

Kendomon · #8 10-06-2003, 21:53

Same here, I use predominantly use Clone CD, I have Nero, CDrwin, Padus but rearely use them.