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TDK 2nd Edition drive reviewed by HardwareZone
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Sat Feb 01, 2003 3:58 amby Tekki
http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/ar ... 10&aid=621
interesting. the results look sweet for this drive. A 48x as fast as a 52x?
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Sat Feb 01, 2003 4:25 amby BuddhaTB
The 2nd edition of the TDK 48x24x48 doesn't look like its made by Lite-On. The drive looks exactly the same as the external model without the USB 2.0 enclosure.
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Sat Feb 01, 2003 4:35 amby Tekki
seems like a Sanyo drive.
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Sat Feb 01, 2003 11:41 amby glock20rocks
I like the black one...but those burn/read tests are interesting. Why don't they just lable it as a 52x24x52x? Probably too paranoid like Plextor...
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Sat Feb 01, 2003 1:15 pmby Ian
I bet its an ASUS.
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Sat Feb 01, 2003 2:24 pmby Scour
Hello!
Or maybe an Braínwave/Sanyo?
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Sat Feb 01, 2003 2:37 pmby Ian
No, look at the back of the drive:
And then the back of the ASUS 52x:
They are the same. Of course, the front of the drive is different. One button on the TDK versus two on ASUS's drives. However, the LED and emergency ejecto hole placement are the same.
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Sat Feb 01, 2003 4:28 pmby Scour
Hello!
Wow! When TDK has changed from LiteON to Asus and makes a beautiful burner like this, maybe i get not the Teac but the TDK
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Sat Feb 01, 2003 4:49 pmby jimbo
WOW! Looks very cool in Black and Blue.
If it is indeed a Asus drive as Ian mentioned, I wonder if it has the same negatives as the Asus:
* The drive's tray does not close easily when pushed
* Very loud when reading and writing
Writing times seem better than the Asus.
JIM
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Sat Feb 01, 2003 6:10 pmby hoxlund
Ian: i thought the drive had to be identical for it to be re-badged, cause you said, theres only one button on the front of the tdk, and 2 on the asus
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Sat Feb 01, 2003 8:26 pmby Ian
Now that I think about it, I wonder if its a TEAC. The TEAC has only one button.
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Sat Feb 01, 2003 9:45 pmby Scour
Hello!
And the Teac 548/552 are very similiar to Asus
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Sat Feb 01, 2003 10:47 pmby hoxlund
except for the? go on guess, the extra button on the front, which the teac has, and the asus doesn't
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Sat Feb 01, 2003 11:57 pmby dodecahedron
hoxlund wrote:Ian: i thought the drive had to be identical for it to be re-badged, cause you said, theres only one button on the front of the tdk, and 2 on the asus
well, they redisigned the faceplate anyway so they could just "ignore" one of the buttons (it could still be there hidden behind the faceplate).
jimbo wrote:WOW! Looks very cool in Black and Blue.
If it is indeed a Asus drive as Ian mentioned, I wonder if it has the same negatives as the Asus:
* The drive's tray does not close easily when pushed
* Very loud when reading and writing
Writing times seem better than the Asus.
i'd be more concerned with the Asus's writing quality issues.
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Sun Feb 02, 2003 12:04 amby dhc014
It does appear to be a TEAC OEM.
link
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Sun Feb 02, 2003 12:35 amby Tekki
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Sun Feb 02, 2003 12:46 amby Ian
It would be interesting to know what components inside are actually TDK. Just the blue tray or something more?
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Sun Feb 02, 2003 7:47 amby Scour
Ian wrote:It would be interesting to know what components inside are actually TDK. Just the blue tray or something more?
Maybe a review can us tell more
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Mon Feb 03, 2003 3:48 pmby jimbo
Will this new TDK be available in the US? And if so, when could we expect to see it?
Thanks
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Mon Feb 03, 2003 6:45 pmby Ian
The review said it was available in Asia only right now. I really doubt TDK would bring it to the US. As it is, they're blowing out the remaining stock of veloCD 48x to make room for the 52x.
However, I could see them switching to this new design for the veloCD 52x and offer it in two colors. I've already asked my TDK contact to look into it. As I find out more, I'll let you know.
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Mon Feb 03, 2003 6:49 pmby Scour
Hello!
I hope TDK will bring the black 52x. And i hope, that will be an Asus/Teac-OEM, not a LiteOn
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Mon Feb 03, 2003 6:56 pmby dodecahedron
whoa
...i see flames coming...
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Mon Feb 03, 2003 7:39 pmby dhc014
