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Lite-On 52x32x52 (LTR-52327S)

PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 5:14 pm
by aviationwiz
All it says on thier site is:

LTR - 52327S
COMING SOON !!



So I guess we are going to see a Litey 52x32x52. That's cool. 32x Rewritable is awesome (if anyone ever used rewritable cds.)

PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 5:40 pm
by dhc014
Darn, I was hoping that they'd introduce a LTR-52326S :cry: I guess they still could...

PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 5:45 pm
by Spazmogen

PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 6:08 pm
by cfitz
I hope they don't stick with CAV rewriting, otherwise even at 32x it won't be appreciably faster than the 24x P-CAV rewriters like Yamaha's F1.

cfitz

PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 6:14 pm
by eliminator
well, we might also get the 24x/32x RW media ... by 2007 !! :roll: :lol:

PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2003 6:32 pm
by Joker
eliminator wrote:well, we might also get the 24x/32x RW media ... by 2007 !! :roll: :lol:


Its still hard enough to get 24X RW media!

Joker

PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2003 10:34 pm
by eliminator
I'm yet to see a retailer carrying it ! :roll:

PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 2:55 am
by Spazmogen
Best Buy carries the 24x Memorex in a bright pink box...
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But it's made by the same people who make the 12x & 4x cd-rw's. Infodisc.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 3:16 am
by eliminator
cool - will check'em out, thanks !

PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 3:39 am
by Spazmogen
eliminator wrote:cool - will check'em out, thanks !



Um, They suck. :evil:

Just as the 4x Infodisc made cd-rw's sucked.
And the 10x Infodisc made cd-rw's sucked.
...

PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 3:59 am
by eliminator
congrats on 900 posts !! 8) :wink:

PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 5:37 am
by Spazmogen
eliminator wrote:congrats on 900 posts !! 8) :wink:


Thanks!

PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 11:22 am
by cfitz
Spazmogen wrote:
eliminator wrote:cool - will check'em out, thanks !



Um, They suck. :evil:

Just as the 4x Infodisc made cd-rw's sucked.
And the 10x Infodisc made cd-rw's sucked.
...

Seconded. Avoid the Memorex CD-RW discs unless you want to throw away your money:

http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=9290

cfitz

PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 7:40 pm
by eliminator
Just saw The Yamaha 24xCD-RW media @ Fry's today ... 3pak is $15 !! :-? :o :roll: :lol:

PostPosted: Sun Mar 09, 2003 1:28 am
by cfitz
Hmm... I guess even Fry's sometimes misses the mark. You can buy the discs for $2 less directly from Yamaha online, with free ground shipping to boot:

http://www.yamahashoponline.com/product.asp?sku=2225706

cfitz

PostPosted: Sun Mar 09, 2003 4:15 am
by Spazmogen
Just get 'em at www.amazon.com or www.buy.com

Verbatim DataLifePlus.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 6:00 pm
by gurgenpb
Hey guys

Does the "7" at the end of the model # (52327s) mean it is built on another series chipset (like Mediatek 7 instead of 6 like the current 52x24's are) ? If so, does this mean that we won't be able to just overclock our current 52X24X52 lite-ons to the new 52327s?

What do you guys think?

PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 6:19 pm
by cfitz
Yes, I think you are correct that we will not be able to flash the "6" series to "7" series.

cfitz

PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 6:47 pm
by gurgenpb
That's what I thought.

Any more opinions want to weigh in? Is this indeed going to be a Mediatek series 7 chipset?

If so, I think we may finally see P-CAV writing speeds at least in 24x RW mode. It would probably only get better with a new firmware rev.

Gurgen

PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 7:16 pm
by Ian
gurgenpb wrote:Any more opinions wanna weigh in? Is this indeed going to to be a Mediatek series 7 chipset?


I think this needs to be added to the FAQ section...

The number does not coincide with the MediaTek chipset. It's signifies the generation of drive design. But yeah, Lite-On does usually use a different chipset for each new drive even though the difference could be as small as a new servo controller or something.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 12:41 am
by eliminator
so when is it coming out ?? :P

PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 8:46 pm
by death2all
cfitz wrote:
Spazmogen wrote:
eliminator wrote:cool - will check'em out, thanks !



Um, They suck. :evil:

Just as the 4x Infodisc made cd-rw's sucked.
And the 10x Infodisc made cd-rw's sucked.
...

Seconded. Avoid the Memorex CD-RW discs unless you want to throw away your money:

http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=9290

cfitz


do they really suck? i have alot (10) of the 10X CD-Rw discs and i havent had any problems. i use them to make data cds for backup frequently. what was your experience like and which ones do u recommend? Memorex CD-RWs are the only 10x and 24x ones at Best Buy, so i didnt put any thought into it. have u tried the 16-24x ones from Memorex also? i just brought some of those too

PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 9:01 pm
by cfitz
Read through all the posts linked from my post, and you will see a lot of people unhappy with Memorex CD-RW discs, and a lot of examples of bad Memorex CD-RW test results. That includes the latest 16x-24x versions.

cfitz

PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 9:14 pm
by Spazmogen
I have not touched a Memorex CD-RW since I bought a 10 pack of 80 minute 4x discs:
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That was the worst of the lot. The other's didn't fare much better. 8 out of 10 died within 2 months. Several were dead right out of the box.

I have read of other's problems with the 10x Memorex CD-RW's. I don't often 'throw good money after bad" so I just avoid Memorx for CD-RW's.

As far as I know, Memorex are the only one's shipping a 24x CD-RW that is 80 minutes long. If they were made by anyone other than InfoDisc (even CMC) I'd try some.

I learned from my mistake (& other's). I just use Verbatim CD-RW's now.
I've never had a bad disc yet (and I own around 30 Verbatim's).

PostPosted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 3:38 am
by MediumRare
Spazmogen wrote:As far as I know, Memorex are the only one's shipping a 24x CD-RW that is 80 minutes long. If they were made by anyone other than InfoDisc (even CMC) I'd try some.

I learned from my mistake (& other's). I just use Verbatim CD-RW's now.
I've never had a bad disc yet (and I own around 30 Verbatim's).

Hope may be on the way. :D At least here in Europe, Verbatim is shipping 80 min. Ultraspeeds. The scan I posted in the Media Compatibility Thread was for a virgin disk though. After several erase/rewrite cycles, they perform essentially the same as the 74 min. disks.

G