Mad Dog MegaStor 6-in-1 Dual Layer 8x DVD+/-RW Drive?

[Rudy]

Can someone tell me who is the manufacturer of the

MAd Dog MegaStor 6-in-1 Dual Layer 8x Internal IDE DVD+/-RW Drive

on sale at Compusa?

Will this drive burn 4X DVD+R media at 8X?

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product%5Fcode=312929&cmid=dsr&ref=dsr

[rdgrimes]

rumor has it that it's an NEC, which you can get for the same price, with no MIR, at NewEgg.com

[Ian]

Yep, and you won't have to deal with Mad Dog rebates, which have a poor reputation as it is.

[thegdog]

Can someone tell me who is the manufacturer of the

MAd Dog MegaStor 6-in-1 Dual Layer 8x Internal IDE DVD+/-RW Drive

on sale at Compusa?

Someone who picked one up said it was an NEC ND-2510A.

Its also available here:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/search.asp?keywords=megastor&image1.x=15&image1.y=6

Internal and external versions.

[thegdog]

Will this drive burn 4X DVD+R media at 8X?

Oh, and yes, it will burn *some* 4x media at 8x, including Taiyo Yuden media.

With Herrie's beta firmware, you can burn most 4x media (DVD-R and DVD+R) at 8x.

[mjthomas]

Where can I find the Herrie firmware hack?

[thegdog]

Where can I find the Herrie firmware hack?

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=96333

[mjthomas]

Thanks!