Which burner?

[camaro]

I need a burner for Christmas and can't make up my mind. It's between the Plextor 12X and Yamaha 16X. They both are burn proof. I read the reviews on Plextor and like it alot. But I haven't seen a single review on Yamaha yet. No specs or anything. It's the first Yamaha drive I've seen. Software doesn't matter, I already have nero and cd clone. Plextor is $190 and Yamaha is $235. I will be burning alot of movies and mp3 once I get it. It will definitely be put to use. So which one? And should I wait a little for prices to come down more? When will Plextor get a 16X, not that I want it, but the 12X will drop in price then.

[jaida]

I got a yamaha 16x burner and i have to say its awesome very fast and reliable

heres a link http://www.yamaha.com/cgi-win/webcgi.exe/DsplyModel/?gHDR00007CRW2100EZ


[This message has been edited by jaida (edited 12-07-2000).]

[psyklone]

well i have a plex 12x and i love it. it's quick and it gets the job done with no problem even if i'm running other apps while i'm burning. no problemo!

[KAknight]

Sounds like both do what you need, so go with the cheaper one.

[Warthog]

Plextor's reliability has never been in question. I cannot say the same for Yamaha because of lack of information. Judging from Jaida, it seems pretty good.

The question is, does the extra $45 justify the 4x speed advantage?

Personally, I'd get the Plextor because I have enough patience to wait.

On the other hand, $45 isn't that much http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

Warthog

[This message has been edited by Warthog (edited 12-08-2000).]

[thxmanu]

We have several Yamaha burners here at work and they are very reliable (I can't speak for the software, but the burners themselves have no problems).

[camaro]

I just checked the link above and it turns out that Yamaha doesn't have the burn proof. That's why the huge buffer. I'll get the plextor cause I multitask so much.

[JackAndCoke]

have u looked at the creative labs burner with burn proof its the same speed as the plextor but cheaper,hardly any reviews on it though