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which 52x burner to buy??

Postby Eryk on Wed Jan 01, 2003 4:10 pm

Hello, I've been holding back for very long to decide which burner to get... the asus or lite-on?? please help... I read both the reviews... but cant decide.

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Postby Eryk on Wed Jan 01, 2003 4:15 pm

actually it doesnt have to be asus or liteon, but thats what i've got it narrowed down to... any suggestions would be great, thx
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Postby dodecahedron on Wed Jan 01, 2003 4:15 pm

i think lots of people here would answer your questions with an emphatic Lite-On.
for lots of various reasons.

as for me, i would go with the lite on if only for the better burning quality it produces.
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Postby BuddhaTB on Wed Jan 01, 2003 4:16 pm

If your from the US, there's an excellent deal on the Lite-On 52x drive this week at Best Buy. It's under the BUSlink brand, but the only thing not Lite-On is the outside box and the instruction manual. Everything else is Lite-On straight out of the box. $44.99 after rebates for an OEM Lite-On 52x drive is an AWESOME deal that can't be passed up! Free shipping too! Even if your not from the US, I would go with the Lite-On. I have the TDK 48x which is a OEM Lite-On and it works perfectly everytime with some nice features.

Check out Best Buy Deal here:
http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=8313
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Postby Eryk on Wed Jan 01, 2003 4:22 pm

so ditch the asus??...

my experience wasnt very good w/ liteon's... their 40x crapped out on me...
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Postby Eryk on Wed Jan 01, 2003 4:24 pm

if its lite on, why doesnt it just say liteon on the box?? im confused...
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Postby loco21 on Wed Jan 01, 2003 4:40 pm

dont be confused. BusLink is a like a reseller,
they buy cdrw drives made my Lite-on & they rebadge them under the name Buskink, its a way to make money i guess!!
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Postby coolestnitish on Wed Jan 01, 2003 5:25 pm

Plus if you want the box to say LiteOn, you can buy their own retail version too. Check www.newegg.com for that.
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Postby vio_man on Wed Jan 01, 2003 5:43 pm

Eryk wrote:so ditch the asus??...

my experience wasnt very good w/ liteon's... their 40x crapped out on me...


LiteOn drives are quite good and cheap. Asus are near good, but much more expensive.
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Postby Eryk on Thu Jan 02, 2003 9:22 pm

let me get this straight, all buslink has liteon in their box right??
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Postby coolestnitish on Thu Jan 02, 2003 9:33 pm

I haven't heard of any other drives inside BusLink till now. You can look if the box says Smart-Burn then you can be sure its a LiteOn.
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Postby BuddhaTB on Thu Jan 02, 2003 9:42 pm

Eryk wrote:let me get this straight, all buslink has liteon in their box right??

All BUSlink 52x drives are Lite-On. However, some of the 48x BUSlink drives aren't made by Lite-On. So just look for SmartBurn Buffer Underrun Protection on the box and you know your getting a Lite-On drive.
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Postby cfitz on Thu Jan 02, 2003 9:50 pm

And always keep your receipt so you can return it, just in case. The advice you get here is always (well, hopefully always :D ) accurate at the time it is given. But, of course, companies have been known to change their suppliers from time to time and begin shipping drives made by other manufacturers, and we aren't privy to those boardroom discussions. :wink:

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Postby BuddhaTB on Thu Jan 02, 2003 9:53 pm

This thread will also be helpful in explaining why BUSlink's 48x drives might not always be made by Lite-On.

http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=7941
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Postby cfitz on Thu Jan 02, 2003 10:04 pm

Oh nooo!!!!!! :o imtim83 rides again... :o :-?

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Postby coolestnitish on Thu Jan 02, 2003 11:27 pm

cfitz wrote:Oh nooo!!!!!! :o imtim83 rides again... :o :-?

:wink: :D

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lol but remember you got to know as much about the hardware you are buying as possible. :lol:
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