Does the Yahmaha t@2 work well?

[UALOneKPlus]

I'm very intrigued by the Yamaha t@2 system that burns labels onto CD-R's. Does anyone have experience with this? Is it worth the extra cost? Or are you better off buying the cheaper liteon drives?

[BuddhaTB]

I'm very intrigued by the Yamaha t@2 system that burns labels onto CD-R's. Does anyone have experience with this? Is it worth the extra cost? Or are you better off buying the cheaper liteon drives?

It only works if you have left over space on the recording area of the CD. However, if you always burn CD's to the fullest of their capacity, I would take a pass on Disc T@2 since its a very useless feature for you. Your better off buying a Lite-On drive for a cheaper price. If you would like to find out more about how this technology works, check out the following FAQ thread below:
http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=8342

And if your looking for a good deal on a Lite-On drive and living within the United States, there are two very hot deals going on for drives based on the Lite-On LTR-48246S.

1. CompUSA has an in-store special of a TDK 48x24x48 CD-RW drive for $39.99 After In-Store Savings and a TDK Mail-In Rebate.
Hot Deal Can Be Found Here
Review of the TDK Drive Can Be Found Here
Uses TDK Firmware instead of Lite-On Firmware.

2. Office Depot has the Sony 48x24x48 for $39.84 after 2 mail-in rebates.
Hot Deal Can Be Found Here
This drive is essentially the same drive as the TDK 48x, but uses Sony firmware instead. If you read the review for the TDK 48x24x48 CD-RW, you have both the TDK and Sony drive covered in terms of drive capabilities and performance.

[UALOneKPlus]

Wow, thanks for the information!!


I was under the impression that the t@2 system burned the image onto the label side of the CD-R, because I hadn't studied it very well.

Since it only burns onto unused portions of the data side, it is fairly useless to me!