cdrom needed which is a good one?

[suzuki1]

Ok, my cdrom took a poopie!!!! But, all these cdroms and which one do I buy?? I dont care about price but I want good quality. Which one bo I buy????? :confused:

[whargoul]

Can't go wrong with an Asus or Sony. Both should around $30. Whats stopping you from getting a CD-RW? Can be had for as little as $20-30 more.

[suzuki1]

I have a plextor in already, This is just my reader that went. I was reading that that the asus was very noisy. Do you ahave an asus? is it noisy?

[whargoul]

Oh ok, thought as much. As for Sony being noisy, no, I dont have any personal experience. All I know is a couple of people i know of recommend Sony and Asus - I'm also inclined to believe them.

[BipolarBill]

Pick up a Pioneer or Toshiba DVD drive. They last forever.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=55&manufactory=1259&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=55&manufactory=1167&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1

If you only want CD-ROM, LG is hard to beat:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=55&manufactory=1623&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1

I've watched many Sony and Acer drives die while my Toshiba, Pioneer and TEAC drives keep going and going and going...

[whargoul]

Acer I can understand, never heard of Sonys being too bad. Meh - learn something new everyday.

[dexmax]

ASUS is good, but it makes your PC shake. Sony is good but a bit noisy..

If you can find a TEAC OEM, i guess that would be good too.
TOSHIBA drives are also good and they last.

You can also get drives from HP, they are not as fast as the ASUS and Sony drives but they perform great. And most of all, they look good...

[Bigjakkstaffa]

I had two sony cdroms in the space of six month, they both pooped out with blown capacitors or some such, left a nice big scorch mark on the PCB :x :confused:

--Jakk:t

[bassman]

Plextor, definitely! My LG behaves good, have bought 2 for other people, they're pretty nice :)

[MaxTheRabbit]

Buy a Kenwood 72x TrueX on Ebay. Ultra fast and not super loud.

[TARP2]

But, all these cdroms and which one do I buy??

Can these posts possibly be helping you to narrow it down? They are all over the place:D

My 2 cents, I have used LGs for a couple years - 1 out of 6 RMA'd. :)

[SlightlyDementd]

Check out this site...

CD Freaks (http://www.cdfreaks.com/)


I personally recommend Plextor. I have two, and both perform flawlessly.

-SD- :t