Recommend me a CDRW

[SteveC]

I just sold my 10X Sony, so I'm after a 16X really (maybe even a 20X or 24X). I've been told Lite-On actually use Plextor internals, and they work quite well. Memorex ones are quite cheap - anyone had any experience with these?

I wouldn't mind going back to good old SCSI as I just prefer SCSI for CD Writing.

[Greebe]

The Lite On 16x10x40 can be had here for ~$80+s/h

[Gurm]

The first, last, and perhaps ONLY name in CD recording is Plextor.

That said, you can go to http://welcome.to/cloneclinic (the website of the Clone Clinic) and ask them if those Lite-On drives do, in fact, have Plextor guts... they'll know, they keep track of these things.

Tell 'em Gurm sent ya.

- Gurm

[[GDI]Raptor]

I would recomand Plextor, they have an 24x burner on the market.

Either:
Plextor PleXwriter 16/10/40A
or:
Plextor PleXwriter 24/10/40A

We just got one og the 24x drives at my office, it looks good!

[Indiana]

The TEAC W512E is also a fine drive. It's "only" 12/10/32, but it's VERY stable/robust, has BurnProof AND a 4MB Cache and it's not very expensive. The average access time is very low (for a CDR), too: 85ms. If you prefer SCSI, there's the equally-specced W512S (might be tho only good SCSI CDR, now that Plextor quit the market).
And if you want it faster, there's the W516E (16/10/40), this one unfortunately only for ATAPI. But a 12x drive should be more than enough for everyone: a x12 drive will take <6mins for a whole CD, a x16 drive will take <4,5 min. BUT you have to pay A LOT more for this 1.5 min difference... And then there are some things like checking the CD, writing lead-in/lead-out that don't fully profit from the faster speed so you'll end with an even smaller real gain.

[Taz]

Steve, Scan are selling a Yamaha 16x10x40x SCSI drive for £ 94.50 + VAT, this is a retail box and may possibly come with a SCSI card as well.

Some people here don't like the Yamaha's but I've never had any problems with them.

[Gurm]

Yamaha is a crapshoot. For every person I've seen who loves 'em there's another person who can't make theirs work for shit.

Go Plextor. End of story. (Teac is cheaper, but Plextor is better...)

- Gurm

[Kaj]

Have to agree with Gurm here...
I recently bought a Plex, but before that, I used a Teac (both SCSI)
Both of them are very good and I would recommend both brands to anyone who wants to buy a CD-burner.

[SteveC]

Thanks for the input guys.
Actually, I've made up my mind - I want to go SCSI, and at least 16X. So that leaves out Plextor?

[Gurm]

Grr... yes, for the time being that does leave out Plextor.

However, I'd seriously consider the Plextor 12x10x32 scsi over anyone else's 16x, since nobody has yet produced a TRUE 16x drive.

- Gurm