16x burner shootout article

[jinduy]

http://www.extrememhz.com/dlcomp-p1.shtml

i wanted the 3500a but now...

 

[CraigRT]

wow, the LG does really well.. I had a GSA-4040B and I just hated it.. but I guess I would have to consider going LG again

 

[TerryMathews]

NEC 3500 is best. Download a new firmware for it, and you'll remove the riplock and add 4x DL support, as well as overspeed burning to a lot of new media.

Basically, everything that review knocked about the 3500 is adressed in the 2C8 firmware. Plus, it supports bitsetting on +R and +R DL.

EDIT: Link for 2C8 firmware.

 

[Corporate Thug]

its still between the NEC and the pioneer for me

 

[Raspewtin]

That article doesn't talk about write quality which is really surprising. Here is an interesting thread about that article:

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=110751

 

[usernamemax20charact]

I've been looking at the NEC 3500A, the NEC 2510A, and the Lite-On 832S.

Which one would you guys buy? I'm kinda leaning toward the Lite-On mainly because it comes with Nero. Anyone know if Roxio's Easy Media Creator 7 is any good? If so, I'll get the 2510A or 3500A instead.

 

[SickBeast]

Pioneer 108 all the way.

If you read the article, they rated it the best drive when it came to DVD burning, which to me is the entire purpose of a DVD burner. The LG is limited to 8X on -R, which to me is a big deal.

I'm personally waiting for 8X DL and media. I don't understand how they can make 16X SL drives, but only 4X DL drives.

 

[jinduy]

out of the box teh pioneer is probably the best. however there are tons of unofficial support for the 3500a on cdfreaks.com . people are making lots of beta firmwares that supposedly improves the performance of the drive. for this reason, i would probably go with the 3500a now... plus it has bitsetting.

 

[Imyourzero]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
wow, the LG does really well.. I had a GSA-4040B and I just hated it.. but I guess I would have to consider going LG again

Can I ask why you hated your GSA-4040B? That's the same drive I have and I love it! I've had no issues with it at all, and have backed up literally hundreds of DVD movies with it. Aside from it being a 4x drive in a sea of 16x drives, it still works flawlessly and backs up everything I need. I might upgrade to a faster drive if this one dies...IF.