Greets all. I've been browsing through the archives in this part (and will continue to do so), but don't seem to have (yet) quite found "the drive(s) for me".
What is it I'm after?
Drive 1 - the DVD/CD-Writer:
- Support as many different CD/DVD-formats as possible.
- Noise is mostly "secondary", as I won't be using that OVERLY much, just for recording, and I can live with that.
- I figure anything currently out should be "fast", seeing as I'm currently suffering an 8x CD-Writer... .
- Pref. black bezel. Can't be asked to do a paint job ... wouldn't mind saving me that hassle .
Drive 2 - the DVD-ROM
Now this one will be my main drive in use. Decent DVD-playback I figure is pretty much the "de facto" CD/DVD-drive I'll be using 99% of the time. Have we got anything "quick and smooth" here? If there's good experiences here, please put them in. Other than SPCR it's rather hard to find info on "quiet drives" I've found...
Samsung, Sony and LG seem to be higher in the "quiet"-ratings?
- Preferably, support as many DVD-ROM formats as possible. Will be handy if I can read the stuff the DVD-Writer can't
- Speed should not be an issue, as such, as most modern things should be "just fine" .
- As above, preferably with a black bezel .
Thanks for suggestions.
Added bonus if any of the above can be RPC-1'ed via Firmware, but not necessary. Price is less of an issue, so I needn't have £ 10 models.
Thanks all.
*goes off to search some more...)
What is it I'm after?
Drive 1 - the DVD/CD-Writer:
- Support as many different CD/DVD-formats as possible.
- Noise is mostly "secondary", as I won't be using that OVERLY much, just for recording, and I can live with that.
- I figure anything currently out should be "fast", seeing as I'm currently suffering an 8x CD-Writer... .
- Pref. black bezel. Can't be asked to do a paint job ... wouldn't mind saving me that hassle .
Drive 2 - the DVD-ROM
Now this one will be my main drive in use. Decent DVD-playback I figure is pretty much the "de facto" CD/DVD-drive I'll be using 99% of the time. Have we got anything "quick and smooth" here? If there's good experiences here, please put them in. Other than SPCR it's rather hard to find info on "quiet drives" I've found...
Samsung, Sony and LG seem to be higher in the "quiet"-ratings?
- Preferably, support as many DVD-ROM formats as possible. Will be handy if I can read the stuff the DVD-Writer can't
- Speed should not be an issue, as such, as most modern things should be "just fine" .
- As above, preferably with a black bezel .
Thanks for suggestions.
Added bonus if any of the above can be RPC-1'ed via Firmware, but not necessary. Price is less of an issue, so I needn't have £ 10 models.
Thanks all.
*goes off to search some more...)