what brand burner do you think is best?

[tigerwolf]

Obviously I'm not going to list all the various brands, but I figured I would through out this poll and see which of the brands ya all prefer, I'm going by the brands that are the best to the most popular used.

[Greg12]

NOT IOMEGA.


IOMEGA IS SATANIC

[zzyzzx]

[tinycorkscrew]

Too bad you didn't list Lite-On in the poll.

Lite-On and Plextor are pretty much viewed as the top two, and they each do different things better than the other.

[myke]

I like my LG overburns to 99min and backed up my kids Karaoke(cdg) discs and Harry Potter cdrom. A pretty good deal at BestBuy for $69.

[tigerwolf]

sorry about the lite-on thing, I can't edit the poll now either to add it. I must agree on the iomega drive. LOL.

[tigerwolf]

here's a good site to check out
http://www.cdrinfo.com/

oh and plextor is now coming out with a 40x burner.

[sullen]

The Lite-On 32X is out and available at Best Buy in the US under BusLink. It was advertised last Sunday for $129.

[d4n13l]

Plextor rule.

[tigerwolf]

yeah but yamaha brings in a close second.

[d4n13l]

hehe, yeah but Plextor rule dude...

[myke]

Just curious how do you know the LITE-ON 32X burner is being marketed in the US under the BUSLink brand name?

[Greg12]

IOMEGA ships "refurbished drives" when yours breaks.

[Hiei]

Plextor 40X rock!! http://www.plextor.com

[resnullius]

I've had an lg it busted than i got a sony it,s still working but i'm pretty sure it's going to die soon (about 1 year after purchase) Iomega ships refurbished stuff marked as new(or so i heard from a friend of mine who used to swear by Iomega)... i'd go for plextor or yamaha i haven't heard anything bad about them yet... oh yeah forget hp they have ok printers but that's about it...

[Colindale]

I regret to tell you "Plextor" people, the "LiteON" is top dog at the moment, and matched with LT 163 DVD drive with either a LiteON 24x10x40 burner or 32x12x40 burner, make a perfect combination, and will backup anything at the moment.

Plextor's are good but greatly overpriced.

Why pay top dollar for a drive that will be out of date in six months!.

[tigerwolf]

I have to say yamaha is my choice actually, though I've only heard and seen good things from plextor as well.

http://www.cdrinfo.com/hardware/yamaha3200e/index.shtml

as far as plextor 40x, yep heard about it,
so what's next a burner that as soon as you pop the disc in its done?
LOL.

I personally despise HP, but they seem to be popular, which at least use to be a mitsumi drive with HP's label tossed on, which tells you something there.

lite-on has mimicked plextor in alot of ways and that's why they are comparable to plextor.

[tigerwolf]

oh and here is a cool little article about windows xp and using it to burn:
http://www.cdrinfo.com/burnerscorner/winxp_1.shtml

I figured for those of you that are wondering how xp burns, here is your answer

[Allan55]

Aopen

I've installed 8 of them and all work well.

CloeCD's website has a list of features supported by each brand/model. This is my bible for wide-ranging compatibility.

[gambit32]

I vote for AOpen..it didn't make the poll, but it was cheap and has never pooped out on me. For the price it was, 1 year ago...$99...12x, I thought I'd give it a shot and I still have it and have burned on it countless times.

[sean madison]

i have the 32x Liteon i got it for $123 not $129 but anyways

This is good enough right now.
The 40x burn plextor is ridiculous at the moment cuz from what i know, thee are no cds capable of burnin over 24x

And for $123 for a 32x burner that lasts 8.7 yrs and thats if ur pc stays on for 8.7 yrs constant w\o restarting too! So it should last over 10 yrs under normal basis.
The lite-on supports overburning up to 99 min also.
Its the best for the cheapest price.