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Help me...
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Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:41 amby xcusco
Hello... I want to buy a dvd rom(without writer). But I don't know which brand is better... want use it to copy dvds(especially dvd ram) & play games... I want a quality, quiet, speed and can read all format(include dvd-ram)... Can anybody help me...? Advance ThanX....
Posted:
Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:17 pmby hoxlund
just to let you know, its not much more to buy a dvd burner
go for a pioneer 109, or even better if you can find it the pioneer 108
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Sun Jun 05, 2005 6:18 pmby Gabe
@xcusco:
The drive you want didn´t exist.
There only 3 non-DVD-writer that can read DVD-RAM:
LG GDR 8163
Toshiba SD-M 1912 / Samsung TS 352
MSI X52 (Combo-drive)
I don´t have the X52, so I don´t can say anything.
But the LG and the Toshiba/Samsung are far away from fast.
A very good drive (but without DVD-RAM) is the AOpen 1648 AAP. Fast and not very loud
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Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:53 pmby Bhairav
Gabe wrote:@xcusco:
The drive you want didn´t exist.
There only 3 non-DVD-writer that can read DVD-RAM:
LG GDR 8163
Toshiba SD-M 1912 / Samsung TS 352
MSI X52 (Combo-drive)
I don´t have the X52, so I don´t can say anything.
But the LG and the Toshiba/Samsung are far away from fast.
A very good drive (but without DVD-RAM) is the AOpen 1648 AAP. Fast and not very loud
The Lite-On 165/166 can also read DVD-RAM
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Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:00 amby hoxlund
had the x52p (sata), seemed pretty fast if i remember correctly at reading dvds
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Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:48 amby Han
MSI 16x DVD-ROM can also read DVD-RAM, but is not a very fast reader in general.
The drive you're looking for is the old TOSHIBA SD-M1712 with a hacked firmware. Perhaps also SD-M1612 revision B.
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Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:49 amby dodecahedron
Han wrote:The drive you're looking for is the old TOSHIBA SD-M1712 with a hacked firmware.
i can't recall, does the SD-M1712 read DVD-RAM too ? (it's not in my system now so i can't check with InfoTool...)
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Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:40 amby Han
Yes, SD-M1712 reads DVD-RAM.
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Tue Jun 07, 2005 1:58 pmby Gabe
The Lite 165/166 and Toshiba 1712/1612 were EOL.
MSI DR 16 V is not avaible in every country (like here in Germany)