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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: soundifound on November 07, 2002, 05:42:20 AM

Title: good DVD-ROM drive?
Post by: soundifound on November 07, 2002, 05:42:20 AM

Whats a good brand to get?

Title: good DVD-ROM drive?
Post by: mm on November 07, 2002, 06:10:57 AM

it doesnt really matter anymore what dvd reader you get..  just like cdroms, they\'re isnt a whole lot of difference between models and they\'re all pretty cheap

its the pack-in software thats gonna make the difference

Title: good DVD-ROM drive?
Post by: EmperorRob on November 07, 2002, 02:54:52 PM

I got a Toshiba and it takes a long time to start and stop spinning so I would get a different brand.  Also had problems running Emperor:BFD from this drive.

Next time I\'ll probably try Samsung.

Title: good DVD-ROM drive?
Post by: NVIDIA256 on November 07, 2002, 04:06:05 PM

Lite-on makes one of the best for an excellent price.

Also you can get front loading DVD rom drive from Pioneer

Title: good DVD-ROM drive?
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on November 07, 2002, 08:23:01 PM

I have the Pioneer 117 16X DVD. WICKED rom, my mate has a ACER dvd rom, takes forever to open/close the tray and half the time the cd is still spinning while it opens.

I say go pioneer. :)

Title: good DVD-ROM drive?
Post by: Tyrant on November 08, 2002, 07:53:20 AM

pioneer\'s r great, but u could also checkout the creative DVD roms.

Title: good DVD-ROM drive?
Post by: EmperorRob on November 08, 2002, 09:39:24 AM

Acer = crap

Title: good DVD-ROM drive?
Post by: soundifound on November 28, 2002, 10:01:13 PM

just got this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2074950790

Title: good DVD-ROM drive?
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on November 29, 2002, 07:29:59 AM

I\'m waiting for DVD-R\'s to go down, then I\'ll pick one of those up.

Title: good DVD-ROM drive?
Post by: THX on November 30, 2002, 02:16:40 PM

Lite-On and Pioneer have my vote too.  If you value a quiet environment do NOT get a slot-loading drive.  I have a 10X DVD, 40X CD slot-loading Pio and that mofo is just way too loud when the disc spins up.  I pretty much use my tray-loading CD-RW for everything now.

Title: good DVD-ROM drive?
Post by: theomen on December 04, 2002, 04:36:40 PM

should sped 175 bucks on a DVD+R+RW, if I had a desk top I would get one right now.  Unfortunetly with my laptop I would have to pay 300+ for an external, or buy an external kit for another 60-80 bucks, not worth it to me.