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good tip. I'll keep it in mind. If the 8X are cheaper, I might go with them, instead. Would I again want reduce by half, or is 8 good, on either speed?

 

It all boils down to preference. I've seen what mine can do, and I insist on 12X. But that does depend on the burner, and its yields.


8X Ty's burn VERY VERY good at 8X. You do NOT need to go 4X. I've had poor results with 4X on TYG03 media(16X media). 4X might be ok on 8X media, but I totally swear by 8X on the 8X media. But once again, it depends on the burner.

I think it's quite funny, that Wii backup people insist on 4X. It's ridiculous...(Depending on the media)

My burners are rather old. Not sure if they could be found. If so, they're probably refurbished...

 

Is there anything comparable on the market?

 

NEC Chipped optiarcs are definitely good in my book. VERY good. So if you see an Optiarc at newegg, or elsewhere, run a search to see if it has the NEC chip in it. If not, it's probably a rebadged lite-on or some other burner. Lite-on has lost my respect...

 

I found this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118040
but there is absolutely no info about the chipset anywhere. I've been searching for over an hour.

 

Bluesbabe, this site usually has good info about burners. And as you can see, it is NEC chipped. As well it should be. I have one, and it's an excellent burner. Don't know about reading discs, but it's certainly a very good burner.
Videohelp-7261S

 

Thanks Oman, but, minor little detail: the link I sent is for a AD-7261S-0B, not for a AD-7261S. I dont know if that makes a difference or not. I put the full number in on the link you sent me, and it came up empty.

 

bb sometimes it doesn't recognize the full "details" of the number... I will say this that there was a Lite-On a while back that had the different numbers at the end and it made a difference as to what drive you got... an Optiarc or a Lite-0n...

Hope this helps.... well at least gets us to looking and thinking. lol

 

Just checked newegg from my past purchase. 8/23/10 I bought the AD-7261S-0B. Which is exactly what Bluesbabe linked to me. Imgburn detects the NEC chip in it. And contrary to what some of the negative reviewers say, I say it is an EXCELLENT DRIVE! But I take VERY good care of my stuff. My case is very cooled, and I don't put dirty discs in my drive. I inspect every last one of them

Not sure about what the last two characters in the model number mean, but I have that drive, and it is NEC Unless they've been replaced by lite-ons. That would be quite underhanded though!

 

Can they do that and still call it a Sony Optiarc? So, does this one have the capability to book type to DVD-rom?

LOL Next problem: Its sata. My desktop isnt. And my laptop is a laptop. adapter? drive enclosure?

PS the burner in my laptop is an Optiarc (AD-7580S FD04). Where in ImgBurn do you find specs on the burner? I have ImgBurn (haven't downloaded the new update yet) but I don't see where it identifies my chipset.

 

If I were in your position, I might use something like this, for adapting Sata To USB. As you can see, you could either connect IDE devices, or Sata. I have one. It comes in handy every now and again.

The adapter I bought(identical to this one), came with an AC to Molex adapter. So if you have a Molex to Sata power adapter, you have the adapter you need.





The drive enclosure I have is a Vantec 5.25" optical to usb 2.0 enclosure. I believe Greensman recommended it. I love it LOL!

Manufacturers literally do whatever they want. Until they get caught. I wouldn't think they could legally drastically alter a particular model. I imagine it's the same. I would gamble it

 

Oman
I think I editted at the same time you were posting, so you missed my last question. Where in ImgBurn do you find info on the burner? I have ImgBurn (haven't downloaded the new update yet) but I don't see where it identifies my chipset. The drive in my Dell laptop is Optiarc, and I want to find out what chipset it has.

 

In write mode(burn iso image), in the bottom right corner is a book image. Make sure you have the right burner selected first, and then click on the book. Then click on NEC. If it allows you to change the booktype, then you'll know it's NEC.

 

Let me make sure I understand theis. If I put the drive in that enclosure, I'm good to go- just connect to a USB.
OR If I wanted to actually install it in my old EIDE desktop, get BOTH items in the pictures???? or just the first one?

 

Imgburn lets me do the same thing with my Samsung DVD burner but I just leave it alone & it always booktypes +r & +RDL (I don't use RW media) to DVD Rom.

 

An email reply on discs I prefer to use that I posted on a mailing list that I belong to. Oh & PAB means Plays At The BBC which are radio plays recorded from BBC radio then converted into mp3 files. Btw, the deleted group name is a private email list that I belong to & I won't give out it's name or other information about it other than it's an mp3 distro group for radio programs.

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Good discs Wes (I've used them before) but I've recently switched to these & no they are not hub printable but I really like them anyway. White inkjet printable is quite nice but I also like silver injet printable which is why I've switched to them for DVD & CD burning.

http://www.meritline.com/taiyo-yuden-8x-dvd-r-media-silver-inkjet-printable---p-18336.aspx

Taiyo Yuden (DVD-R47SPY100SB) / JVC (JDMR-SPY-SB8) Premium Line DVD-R 8X Silver Inkjet Printable Blank DVDR Media Disc No Stacking Ring 4.7GB on 100 Pack Spindle

$37.40 for 100 discs or $70.99 for 200 discs is expensive but since it's with free shipping then I don't complain. In fact the copies of PAB 39 & 40 + PAB 45 & 46 I sent off yesterday were made on these discs. I think I'll stay with these for quite awhile however the below discs are also very good as well as much cheaper & yes I have used all of them in the past.

http://www.meritline.com/verbatim-95186-datalifeplus-8x-dvd-r-silver-inkjet-printable---p-18352.aspx

Verbatim (95186) DVD-R 8X Silver Inkjet Printable with Hub Logo DVDR Media Discs DataLifePlus 4.7GB in 50 Pack Cake Box

$12.99 per 50 pack without the free shipping or $33.99 for a 100 pack with free shipping. They are not hub printable.

These Prodisc (Spin-X) are also not hub printable but are atill good as far as burning goes.

http://www.meritline.com/prodisc-16x-dvd-r-blank-media-silver-inkjet-printable---p-18359.aspx

Spin-X DVD-R 16X Silver Inkjet Printable Blank DVDR Media Discs, 47DR16-SIH50C, 4.7GB in 50 Pack Cake Box.

$11.25 per 50 pack plus whatever the shipping is.

http://www.meritline.com/prodisc-8x-dvd-r-media-silver-printable1---p-18334.aspx

Spin-X DVD-R 8X Silver Inkjet Hub Printable Blank DVDR Media Discs, 47DR8-SIH50C, 4.7GB in 50 Pack Cake Box

$10.95 plus shipping & yes these 8x discs are hub printable but my Samsung DVD burner won't burn these at 8x, only 4x. Still I've gotten some really good burns from these.


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200 Pack Ritek Ridata Inkjet Hub Printable 8X DVD-R for $49.96 Shipped at SuperMediaStore
These are the ones I like to use.
Wes



http://www.supermediastore.com/prod...560-FT&utm_campaign=111020 Memory and Storage

 

Bratcher my optiarcs have been NEC chipsets current one is 7240S previous 7220S. Both required firmware to bit setto DVD-ROM.

 

@Oman
I just replied to your last post but it ended up one page back....

 

I don't know what chip set my Samsung has nor am I worried about it as the drive works greast as is.

 

The S-ata molex power adapter is only needed, if you are running externally, and don't have the means to give a sata drive power. The IDE/sata signal adapter is if you don't care about looks. And it's also convenient for packing around. My Vantec enclosure is an all in one solution, and looks good too. More for a stationary solution. I use the lite-on in it (LH-20A1S) for scanning dvds. I have another lite-on drive on top of my tower for scanning blu discs once in a while.