dvd writers - Which one to buy ?

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CyCo

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I had a Lite-on writer, purchased January 2006.

I started having tray (eject) problems for the past 3-4 months. The Lite-On center says it cannot be fixed.
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Now i have to buy a new wrtier.

My dealer (S'tech in Pune) supplies :

LG - Rs. 1300
Sony - Rs. 1500
Asus - Rs. 1800 (SATA 18x, Lightscribe)

I dont care which one, but i want one that lasts and doesnt create READ problems ..

I read and copy, much more than i write.

The last option is to get Lite-On from somewhere else, which i really dont prefer.

Any suggestions ???
 
The_Devil_Himself

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sony one.BTW I have never seen the kinda problem you described with lite-on in my entire life.Must be a standalone defective piece.
 
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elator

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hmmmm....
iam having a prob wit my dvd writer...
nero shows its writin at 18x ....
but it takes a hr to fin writing....
i cant seem to rectify it...!!
thanks for ur help in advance...
 
QwertyManiac

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Yeah aren't ASUS ones based on Pioneer drives? They should beat Sony hands down provided its the right model! Am afraid I don't know much about their models but they sure are the best.
 
assasin

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gulgulumaal said:
Mostly Sony drives are rebranded Lite-Ons, so if u dont want to buy Lite-On, dont buy Sony either.
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that was true till sometime ago but now SONY jointy manufactures its drives in collaboration with NEC.
 
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CyCo

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assasin said:
that was true till sometime ago but now SONY jointy manufactures its drives in collaboration with NEC.
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THat shd b really good, coz in all my search comparisons on google, NEC was very good.

ne1 else ?? ne comments ??
 
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gulgulumaal

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assasin said:
that was true till sometime ago but now SONY jointy manufactures its drives in collaboration with NEC.
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Yeah but still somehow the drives are same as Lite-Ons :(
Recently I bought a Sony NEC DVDRW (Optiarc DVD RW AD7190A) which in the end turned out to be a rebranded Lite-On!!..forgot the Lite-on model number though
 
assasin

assasin

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the Asus DRW-1814BLT (SATA) is performing well.its detecting the cds and dvds faster than my Sony dvd writer (PATA).
didnt buy the AW-G170S cuz my vendor said as of late the drive is having a few firmware probs.burn quality is not upto the mark with all dvd media.
 
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CyCo

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does it make that much difference in SATA ?? coz the writer is still going to write at the same speed right ?
 
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kranti

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I am having problem with my Sony DVD writter.It is not recognising CDs though it recognises DVDs. I am using WinVista OS. Is it due to OS.
 
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