Mitsumi CD-RW any good?

[bhess]

Putting together a system for a friend. At pricewatch Mitsumi cdrw 4x4x24 for $123. I know you get what you pay for but are they any good? The user won't really use it that much. Can't beat the price.

[Shnak]

hey

I have myself a Mitsumi 4802TE CDRW... it's a 4x/2x/8x ... kind of the ancestor of the one you're talking about...

I had it for over a year now. Never had problems related to the drive itself! I do burn 4-5 CDs a week and it gets the job done! 4X is not that slow... I mean, I can wait 18 minutes for a CD to burn... I'm not in a hurry that much!

So, yeah, go ahead and get it! It's a great cheap burner!

Get Nero 5.0 too... it rules! http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[Graham]

I have a 4802TE, which is only 2x2x4,(I think)and it has performed faultlessly ( I am not a heavy user).

Freinds have had problems with more expensive models, so you can be lucky or unlucky however much you spend.

If it is cheap and for low usage, I would go for it.

One word of warning, my model requires to be master on the secondary ide port (assuming that you have c drive on master primary), that caused a few headaches !!

G


[This message has been edited by Graham (edited 06-29-2000).]

[Brydon]

I had the Mitsumi 4802TE CDRW and I liked it so much I went and got a CR 4804TE (4x4x24) and it works perfect everytime so I have to recommend you go ahead and get it. They also update the firmware regularly http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif.

[bell1]

Hey All
I got a Creative Blaster 8432 (8x4x32)a couple of weeks ago and it burns like a champ.
I should have bought one sooner.These things are great!!
Oh...I don't know much about your new burner,(sorry) but good luck with it.

[Eli]

I also have a Mitsumi 4x2x8 and it works well. I have had the odd problem, but nothing related directly to the drive. Usually just lousy blanks...

[Ultima]

We have those exact cdrw's at work.

Besides from the fact that HP doesn't supply decent software to us, the drives have never caused any problems over here.

I suggest you take it, cause they are fine cdrw's to have.

Pim

[Pepto]

I posted a message about a good deal on a Plextor 8/4/32 in deals and steals a few weeks ago. You can get it for $165 with the coupon mentioned (coupon expires today though, and the free shipping seems to be on random days...) I ordered one a couple days ago for myself http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif All of the reviews for this drive have been glowing, and it is a very nice price. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif
http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/Forum10/HTML/000616.html

Pep


[This message has been edited by Pepto (edited 06-30-2000).]