Don{ald} O. Woodall wrote:
> In , on 09/14/2005 
>    at 07:56 AM, "Mark D. Overholser"
 said:
> 
> 
> 
>>I purchased 3 months ago a Pacific Data DVD Unit (This One IIRC 
>>http://www.pacificdigital.com/products.asp?gpcid=5&cid=31&scid=116&ItemID=786>)
> 
> 
>>I have not tried writing DVD or CD with it yet under OS/2, but it works 
>>great with Installing OS/2 Warp 4.51 and reading DVD's...
> 
> 
>>I paid $79.95 with a $30.00 rebate..
> 
> 
>>MarkO
> 
> 
>           The name of this file is:  Donscomp
> 
>      I am comparing the specs of dvd burner drives in my total ignorance.
> 
>      I have not yet read any reviews.
> 
>      Only drives with the spec of "CD-R:  48X" are included
in this list.
> The other drives spec sheets I have are only "CD-R:  40X."
> 
>      If you want the individual drive spec sheet text files I have culled
> from the Newegg Web Site, I will be happy to ZIP them along to you.  Oh,
> yes, the numbers in the file names are the sequence upon which I came
> across the spec sheets, not my ranking of them.
> 
> 
>  1.  NEC Beige IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A Beige - OEM          $39.99
> 
>  2.  SONY 16X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW, Model DRU800A - Retail         $77.99
>           CD-ROM Access Time: 135ms
>           DVD-ROM Access Time: 130ms
> 
>  3.  SONY White IDE DVD Burner Model DRU720A - Retail             $69.99
>           CD-ROM Access Time: 140ms
>           DVD-ROM Access Time: 135ms
> 
>  4.  PLEXTOR Beige IDE DVD Burner Model PX-716A/SW - Retail      $112.00
>           Cache: 8M
> 
>  5.  PLEXTOR Beige IDE DVD Burner Model PX-740A/SW - Retail       $82.99
>           Cache: 2M
> 
>  6.  LITE-ON Beige IDE DVD Burner Model SOHW-1693S Beige OEM      $39.99
> 
>  7.  Aopen Black and Beige Bezels IDE DVD Burner Model DUW1616 - Retail
>                                                                   $43.99
> 
>  8.  Aopen Beige IDE DVD Burner Model DUW1616ARR BGE - OEM        $44.99
> 
>  9.  Pacific Digital IDE DVD Burner Model U-30279 - Retail        $89.99
> 
> 10.  TEAC Beige IDE DVD Burner Model DVW516GB02 - OEM             $50.99
> 
>      
>      My purchase priorities, until advised otherwise, are:
>      -----------------------------------------------------
> 
>  1.  NEC Beige IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A Beige - OEM          $39.99
> 
>  3.  SONY White IDE DVD Burner Model DRU720A - Retail             $69.99
> 
>  6.  LITE-ON Beige IDE DVD Burner Model SOHW-1693S Beige OEM      $39.99
> 
>      Oh, yes, I've learned about Newegg's inventory method.  At first
> blush, I thought they had 128 different models of DVD burners in stock. 
> However, as I started processing the HTML files into text files, I learned
> that they had 128 individual DVD burner DRIVES in stock.  Each drive is
> listed individually.  So a particular model can be listed several times,
> depending on how drives of that model they have in stock.
> 
>      Thanks
> 

Don;


The OEM DVD drives usually come in a "plain white wrapper", they might 
not be bundled with any Windows Software, they might not even have a 
Warranty Card (since they expect the OEM [e.g. "The Donald O. Woodall 
White Box Computer Company, LLC]) to provide the Warranty to the 
"Ultimate Customer". For The Warranty, make sure NewEgg will take care 
of you...

 From looking around the Pacific Digital web site, Pacific Digital is 
the OEM for about a Dozen DVD Manufactures, including BenQ who made my 
particular Pacific Digital DVD writer..  By that measure, other OEM's 
also sell the BenQ DVD Drive as well...

By just their names, NEC and Sony are Top Rate!!! Unless they now have a 
"cheap line", they should be good...   Lite-On, IIRC, always seems to 
have favorable reviews on there products, because of Price.  I don't 
know about their Performance.. I have not seen every review, so you will 
need see what others have to say about Lite-On...  For your needs, any 
of them might be fine....


I am always glad to help you Don....

MarkO










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