Need Fast CD/DVD Ripper

[Jman999]

Will the Lite-on SOHW-1693S do the trick? It's also a DVD burner which is good backup if my NEC 2500A craps out.

EDIT: Also the drive should have good DVD-R[W]/DVD+R[W] burning capabilities, otherwise I'll just get a DVD-ROM drive.

[Bodysurf]

Pioneer DVR-A08XLA, if you can still find one. It's a very fast CD/DVD ripper and great CD/DVD burner too.

The DVR-A09/A10 are more full-featured drives and support newer stuff, but are riplocked at somewhere around 4X I believe.

For someone who rips a DVD-Video a few times a week, I don't think slower RIP speed is a huge deal, but YMMV.

And at ~$55.00 shipped for the DVR-110D, it's hard to beat for the price.

[Jman999]

Don't care if it's riplocked as lock as there's a hacked firmware out there that negates the riplock.

[Jman999]

Pioneer DVR-A08XLA, if you can still find one. It's a very fast CD/DVD ripper and great CD/DVD burner too.

The DVR-A09/A10 are more full-featured drives and support newer stuff, but are riplocked at somewhere around 4X I believe.

For someone who rips a DVD-Video a few times a week, I don't think slower RIP speed is a huge deal, but YMMV.

And at ~$55.00 shipped for the DVR-110D, it's hard to beat for the price.

I rip DVDs only occasionally, but do rip all my CDs to FLAC.

[Bodysurf]

Don't care if it's riplocked as lock as there's a hacked firmware out there that negates the riplock.

There is none AFAIK for any of the Pioneer burners > the DVR-x08.

Plextor's latest drives such as the PX-716A are great DVD and CD rippers with the standard firmwares.

[Jman999]

Hmm, Cdfreaks recommends Benq 1620A

[MOVIEGEEK]

Hmm, Cdfreaks recommends Benq 1620A

..or the BenQ 1640.

[spectroelectro]

Or just buy a second AOpen 1648 DVD-ROM drive el cheapo. I got mine for about $30 with shipping. Rips a full DVD-R in about 8 minutes maxing out at 9x and a commercial stamped DVD in under 5 minutes maxing out at 16x.