Aopen combo drives: some quick ?'s

[MonsterMan]

Ok, looking at this drive.

Now, I was wondering:

A) Is it quiet? This is a major factor here; the reviews on the 'egg say yes & no.
B) Hows it's ripping speed for DVDs? Both single/double layer.
C) Does it take awhile to recoginize a disc once it's inserted? The reviews at newegg say it does...that could be very annonying...

And finally, what's the overall opinion of Aopen optical drives?

Thanks!

[Ian]

The actual model name is the COM5232/AAH PRO... not 91.5TD37.304 or whatever Newegg has.

AOpen's optical drives are hit and miss. Some are excellent.. other's are junk.

Here's my thoughts on the non-PRO version of the COM5232/AAH:

http://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=237

Don't ask me any specifics. I reviewed that drive some time ago and don't remember.

[Scour]

http://cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Spe ... cleId=9565

Maybe this helps you.

[MonsterMan]

Thanks for the info & links!

Don't know what's up with neweggs model number

[MonsterMan]

Hmm...I don't get how a drive so fast at reading double-layer discs can rip DVD-Video discs so slowly.

Time to dig up info on Samsungs drives

Any ideas what the differances between the Pro/non-Pro versions are?