Angry the Clown Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 My second HP CD writer died a death on Sunday night. I was burning a CD, of only 300mb or so, everything stalled at 98% and the only way I could reboot the PC was by unplugging the PC from the mains. The writer now makes a God awful din upon powering up and the PC refuses to acknowledge a writing device is even installed. Funny thing was, my previous CD writer, also HP, bowed out in the exact same way. So, I've been looking to DVD Writers from anyone other than HP. Sony, NEC perhaps. Any recommendations? Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc....-131-310&depa=1 The Plextor 708A is the best DVD writer on the market. No arguements on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 I bought a Sony DRU500A a year or so ago, the first DVD writer on the market to write and read both plus and minus formats. Haven't had a problem with it. The newer models are even cheaper and faster. At work we have a few Plextor 708A's... no problems with those either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 I got a LiteOn DVD writer just over a week ago. No problems yet of course, but I haven't used it all that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 I just bought the Plextor 708A a week or so ago. No complaints from me. It's been working GREAT so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 2 friends of mine bought the latest Sony at Office Depot for $120 after rebate. So far so good. These things are bulletproof but there is no denying from me that Plextor makes a good drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskers Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Just built myself a new PC, and threw the Plextor 708 in it. Performs great, stable as hell. Nice unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted February 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 I actually grabbed a Sony CD-RW for now as I have decided to build a new pc from scratch next month, at which point I'll look into DVD writer drives. I?ve noted all the recommendations though. Thanks, folks! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Good choice - I've had no problems with either Sony or Plextor drives at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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