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Aopen combo drives: some quick ?'s

PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:43 pm
by MonsterMan
Ok, looking at this drive.

Now, I was wondering:

A) Is it quiet? This is a major factor here; the reviews on the 'egg say yes & no. :roll:
B) Hows it's ripping speed for DVDs? Both single/double layer.
C) Does it take awhile to recoginize a disc once it's inserted? The reviews at newegg say it does...that could be very annonying...

And finally, what's the overall opinion of Aopen optical drives?

Thanks!

PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:46 pm
by Ian
The actual model name is the COM5232/AAH PRO... not 91.5TD37.304 or whatever Newegg has.

AOpen's optical drives are hit and miss. Some are excellent.. other's are junk.

Here's my thoughts on the non-PRO version of the COM5232/AAH:

http://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=237

Don't ask me any specifics. I reviewed that drive some time ago and don't remember.

PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:58 pm
by Scour

PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:16 pm
by MonsterMan
Thanks for the info & links!

Don't know what's up with neweggs model number :o

PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:21 pm
by MonsterMan
Hmm...I don't get how a drive so fast at reading double-layer discs can rip DVD-Video discs so slowly.

Time to dig up info on Samsungs drives :)

Any ideas what the differances between the Pro/non-Pro versions are?