hey : CD-R/CD-RW Drives

by **cdrfreak2003** on Mon Nov 25, 2002 4:21 am

I was wondering when Yamaha or HP will make a 48x or 52x..
do you know if it will be a dvd combo..
and do you all have any ideas when either of them will be released and what it will be like??

thanks-----Brent

by **Ian** on Mon Nov 25, 2002 11:09 am

HP hasn't made a CD-RW or combo drive in ages so I really doubt it.

by **hoxlund** on Mon Nov 25, 2002 12:38 pm

I think i own the last burner hp made, as of yet

Its the cdr16i, the 16x10x40x, got it back in my office depot days

by **cdrfreak2003** on Mon Nov 25, 2002 2:47 pm

what about yamaha or lg

by **BuddhaTB** on Mon Nov 25, 2002 2:55 pm

Yamaha has stopped at 44x and is working on improving write quality.
LG has a 48x drive, but not sure when it'll be released.

by **TheWizard** on Mon Nov 25, 2002 3:53 pm

Two LG 48X writers have been released, look for these model numbers: GCE-8480B and GCE-8481B.

by **cdrfreak2003** on Mon Nov 25, 2002 10:41 pm

yamaha is not making a 48x???? if so when will it comeout
if not still when will it comeout??. lol.
and when is the next LG coming out.???

by **hoxlund** on Mon Nov 25, 2002 10:44 pm

lg, yamaha, plextor, there all bahh, no need to spend the extra money

go with lite-on

by **cdrfreak2003** on Tue Nov 26, 2002 12:06 am

is yamaha making a 48x. when is the next cd burner by yamaha gonna come out?

is liteon or any other company gonna have disc T@2 the next time they make a cd burner

by **BoGMan1a** on Tue Nov 26, 2002 12:27 am

I too was totally hot over the idea of disc T@2 but once the specifics came out I think it is totally over-rated as a feature. If they could put the image on the label side of the CD that would be a totally different story, but as it stands I fight for every Mb that I can get out of my CD's. Hence, there is no room for a T@2, feature becomes a moot point! :-?

by **BuddhaTB** on Tue Nov 26, 2002 12:29 am

cdrfreak2003 wrote:is yamaha making a 48x. when is the next cd burner by yamaha gonna come out?

is liteon or any other company gonna have disc T@2 the next time they make a cd burner

Yamaha will not come out with a 48x writer. Yamaha has stopped at 44x and is currently working on improving write quality. I wouldn't be surprised if Yamaha was working on a DVD burner too.

The Disc T@2 feature is a patented by Yamaha, so I dunno if any other company would include this feature on future CD-RW drives. However, the disc T@2 feature is very useless if you burn full CD's like most of us do.

by **cdrfreak2003** on Tue Nov 26, 2002 12:47 am

thanks BuddhaTB.
dang. i was waiting for yamaha to make a 48x forever. so in your opinion if they make a new cd burner will it be a dvd combo??. what will the specs be like?

by **BuddhaTB** on Tue Nov 26, 2002 12:58 am

cdrfreak2003 wrote:dang. i was waiting for yamaha to make a 48x forever. so in your opinion if they make a new cd burner will it be a dvd combo??. what will the specs be like?

It would either be a CD-RW/DVD combo drive or a DVD+RW/-RW drive. Or Yamaha could be working on a 44x32x44 CD-RW drive. It's pure speculation on my part, as I have not read anything to back it up any of those ideas. I'll let someone else who knows more about the future of Yamaha tell us what Yamaha is currently working on.

by **cdrfreak2003** on Tue Nov 26, 2002 1:49 am

thanks

by **cdrfreak2003** on Tue Nov 26, 2002 10:33 pm

so what about the news for the next Yamaha

by **aviationwiz** on Tue Nov 26, 2002 11:23 pm

There is NO announced new Yamahaa drive. The CRW-F1 just came out.

by **cdrfreak2003** on Tue Nov 26, 2002 11:38 pm

it came out in july. it been a long time

by **BoGMan1a** on Wed Nov 27, 2002 12:06 am

Hey CDRFreak 2003, if you look at Yamaha's history, you will see that they do not exactly kick people's doors down with new offerings. Hey, they did not even have any speed progressions between the 24x and 44x burners (i.e. 32x,or 40x). So, don't hold your breath waiting for one by Christmas or anything like that. I will say that they make a really good product, they just price themselves out of the equation for hobbyists. I have no need for audio mastering modes or disc T@2-ing, though I would gladly accept them as features in a reasonably priced burner. :lol:

You may have a need for these features, and more power to you if you do! But, IMO you really should not discount some of the other options being proposed to you. I would even suggest that if you are considering a combo drive that you look long and hard at the LG GCC-4320B which is a 32x10x40x CD/16x DVD drive. Or wait a month or two and check out some of the rumored 48x12x48x/16x combos that are said to be waiting in the wings. Just don't sell yourself on some over-hyped technology that might just leave you wanting.

by **cdrfreak2003** on Wed Nov 27, 2002 1:14 am

so you are sayin it will not come out before christmas?

by **BuddhaTB** on Wed Nov 27, 2002 1:17 am

cdrfreak2003 wrote:so you are sayin it will not come out before christmas?

Yamaha won't be coming out with anything new before Christmas.

cdrfreak2003, please stop asking repetitive questions. Thank You.

by **Ian** on Wed Nov 27, 2002 1:39 am

BuddhaTB wrote:Yamaha won't be coming out with anything new before Christmas.

I agree. We would have heard about it by now.

by **cdrfreak2003** on Wed Nov 27, 2002 1:47 am

BuddhaTB wrote:
cdrfreak2003 wrote:so you are sayin it will not come out before christmas?

Yamaha won't be coming out with anything new before Christmas.

cdrfreak2003, please stop asking repetitive questions. Thank You.

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