On Jan 8, 2009, at 11:04 PM, Paul wrote:
> I've had good luck with Pioneers. The 18x drive (DVR-112?) I got has > improved reading of scratched discs over the earlier 16x drive > (DVR-111?). Now they're up to 20x write speed, though I haven't seen > media faster than 16x. Pioneers are still good, but Lite-ons have thoroughly reliable 16X drives (PATA and SATA) and Samsung has thoroughly reliable 20X drives (SATA for sure, possibly also PATA). The market for OEM drives is way down in the low $20s, with SATA being a dollar or two more than PATA and Lightscibe being a dollar or two more than non-Lightscribe. Not all manufacturers make all models. As all my new purchases are SATA, and as 20X offers a measurable advantage over 16X, Samsung is getting my business at the present. On my old G4s, I generally have DVR-109s, DVR-110s and DVR-111s. All were updated to DL burners ages ago. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
