I have a chance to buy a samsung dvdrom from a store that had it returned because it wont read cds..only dvds..
getting it for $20.canadian ($1.99 US)
think it could be fixed by a flash or should I leave it alone and use it only for ripping?
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it came out of a new emachine that a dealer here had.. I guess it is a samsung drive.. never saw it yet.. but it was brand new..
it will be goo for ripping if nothing else
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I bet they never even bothered finding out why it wouldnt play CDs. In fact, it wouldnt surprise me if you got it and it did play CDs.
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Never buy second hand computer products.
Refurbushed=Crappy
My ZipCD broke, Iomega sent a reburshibed unit n it broke in 3 days.
I then had to threaten them with a report to the Better Buisness Bearu to get a new unit -
I wonder if it is an RPC 1 Unit?
If it is, keep it or resale it.
RPC units have no region protection and will play any dvd with minor software adjustments.
If it is RPC, I imagine u can command a fair price. -
I bought a yamaha 16x10x40 refurbished two months ago, burned 50+ cd's and ripped 20+ audio cd's and it works fine.
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update:
I installed the drive.. everything worked the first time (but data was VERY slow reading).. rebooted..only dvds would read..everything else would keep chugging and would lock the system..
the drive is a samsung SD-608 (8x40x)
flashed the drive..same.. flashed the region settings (now region free)..same.. updated to newest flash..still only reading dvds, but reads them great
It is not too big of a deal since I have 2 other drives already installed
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If u have a fast CD-ROM it's kool.
It would only be important if u only had space for 1 CD-ROM or DVD.
My desktop has 2 hard drive slots, 1 floppy, 1 zip and one cd-rom or DVD.
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