Plextor drives, worth the money?

[mrtristan]

I currently have a Plextor 12/10/32 and I'm 100% satisfied with it. I have never encountered burning problems that were due to the drive.

I'm still doing research on building a new system and I noticed the the Lite-on brand is gaining popularity. On average, they are also about $20 cheaper than a similar Plextor drive. A version of burnproof is also available.

Any opinions?

[vitualis]

Although Plexor is undoubtedly an excellent brand, the Lite-On drives are more than just popular. Their newer drives are remarkably well constructed and have a feature set and functionality second to none. I suggest that you do a little bit of research (e.g., http://www.cdrinfo.com/ ) to determine which drive is right for you.

Best of luck.

Regards.

[LeeBear]

I have to disagree with vitualis about the Lite-On drives being remarkably well constructed. They build quality is about average. What people like about the Lite-On drives are that they're cheap and work well with Clone CD for copying protected CD's. I have nothing against Lite-On I own one of there CD-Writers and bought it for said reason not cause of the quality. I also have a Plextor CD-ROM (not a writer) and you can physically tell they're made better then most brands. They don't feel as flimsy, and physically feel heavier a sign of using higher quality (thicker) metal for the casing etc. Like vitualis said the best thing for you to do is some research. Where I live Plextor drives usually costs 1.5-2.0x the costs of Lite-On drives, if the Plextor was only $20 more I would of gotten it instead of the Lite-On for sure.

-LeeBear

[CaptainStupid]

I completely agree with LeeBear.

I have purchased two 40x lite-on drives (One for home, one for work) and they are built very differently. Every time I use the liteon, I'm afraid it will break. The drawer is agonizingly slow and flimsy. My old Plextor just "felt" much better than the Lite On. Granted, neither of the plextor's has broken, but I haven't had them very long. If you have the extra money, buy the Plextor's.

I, personally, will never buy another lite-on again.

YMMV

[jkl]

read up on a memorex cdr/w drive. i'm very pleased with mine.
48x24x48 , burnproof, 3 year war., 89$.

[mrtristan]

Thanks for the opinions, so far.

I think I will stick with Plextor. If it ain't broke...

[Colindale]

There is nothing wrong with LiteON writers, they are without doubt the best value for money.
As for being flimsy, providing you do not swing on the tray when its out,
they will write to all types of media, and produce good solid results.

I have noticed Plextor owners think there is nothing else!, but these days
they have been removed from top of the pile. (Bangs for Bucks!)

There is no point in paying top dollar, when technology is moving so fast anything you buy today will be out of date in six months!.

Pierre

P.S. The LiteON DVD Rom drive, is without doubt the best of the bunch!.

[CaptainStupid]

P.S. The LiteON DVD Rom drive, is without doubt the best of the bunch!.

Oh wow, that is really suprising to hear.

I have both a liteon cdrw (the 24x) and a liteon dvd at home.

The DVD player makes so much freaking racket that I can hardly believe it. And from what I understand, I'm not alone. A friend of mine bought the same drive, same type of noisy.

Just not noisy either. I don't mind loud parts, but the type of noise this thing makes is unbelievable. It sounds broken all the time.

Again, I've owned plextor and liteon drives. Yes the liteon's provide fantastic "bangs for bucks".

But the plextor's just seem like they are built better. If you have the extra dough, buy the plextor.

[Colindale]

??so much freaking racket that I can hardly believe it??

Strange, mine is quite silent, and works perfectly.

Pierre.

[#1Newbie]

lite-on drives are fine. As for the flimsy tray, mine isn't that flimsy. I use my hand to push it in(im always in a hurry) and no probs. Support overburn fine and have the buffer-underrun protection. I say lite-on and save money

[Nelson37]

Yes, Plextor is a very good-quality drive, and if the difference was only $20.00 I would buy them, too. However, I can get a Lite-on or Memorex with Burn-Proof for $70.00 and I don't think I've seen a Plextor for less than $150.00. For $80.00 I would add RAM or save for a faster processor or a DVD burner.

With the pace of upgrades, longevity becomes less important than price, within certain parameters. Do you really WANT a CD burner that may be working 10 years from now? And are you willing to pay extra for that lifetime?

[#1Newbie]

good point. Burners are advancing in technology so fast that people upgrade like every 3 months if they want to keep up. Im sure the drive wont break that fast