Which DVD-RW Should I go for ?

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Guys I wanna buy a new DVD writer.. Budget is around Rs.1800-2000.. Please give your reviews/experiences... THX in advance..

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definitely liteon or sony and nothing else.for prices check www.deltapage.com

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Lite-on is not there.. can you please post lite-on price quotes

liteon lightscrbie 20x it costs 2100 Rs

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well.... sony is not a bad option.....

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yeah sony is great.although plextor has nice features and bundle but i didn't find it anywhere at the time of my purchase.so i opted for sony.its almost 2 yrs and it has not ever caused an error while burning.i suffer that problem sometimes with LG one.so i'd not suggest u to go for it.

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There is new LG 20X box pack for 1400 in Mumbai....also LG service is fastest..

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ashnik said:
There is new LG 20X box pack for 1400 in Mumbai....also LG service is fastest..

yes thats true.but performance wise and other features like build and tray i think sony is a much better option.and according to every digit test on optical drives liteon has been the winner.the only problem is its availability.sony is easily available.

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thx guys.. liteon is available here in Pune for Rs.2000 and LG for Rs.1400 .. both 18X.. what do you say.. which should I go for ?

Dont bother with LG !
Please spare few buck extra and get Liteon or Sony or Asus.

I have a liteon DVD RW .. sorry to say that I has noteven written a single DVD till date. Also it doesnt read dual layer DVD's correctly. May be I have a deffective piece. Have to send it to service center cause its still under warranty.

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guys i m confused now between LG and lite-on after reading your opinions :-(

.. please tell me finally now which one ? Budget is not a pro for me.. just need quality !! THX for the help anyways..

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choosing from those 2 is simple.just liteon.whatever u buy get a boxed one.

now any sata dvd writers availbl in India market

heard ide pata is replaced all over by scsi/sata

update pls

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Samsung has one of the best and fastest drives out there.

apacheman said:
Samsung has one of the best and fastest drives out there.

So fast that one day you'll see your tray spinning too!

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apacheman said:
Samsung has one of the best and fastest drives out there.

maybe thats why my writer was toasted an year ago..!! and burnt things dont have warranty.so i shifted to liteon and an external usb sony writer.

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To be true pioneer is the best.

1>PIONEER
2>Plextor
3> NEC
4> LITEON=BENQ
5> SONY
6>LG

liteon ........ any time........dont ever go fr samsung or lg........ i hav lg....it scks

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thx guys.. I am going for liteon now.. thx for the help...

^^ do post the rate at which u r buying.
also the address as i am also from pune and even i want to purchase dvd writer.

I'm going to buy a writer too. I don't think there is service center for Liteon at my place. Do you think I should I go for Liteon or will Sony be better?

You can get a Sony DRU 830A.. Its reliable..

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praka123 said:
now any sata dvd writers availbl in India market heard ide pata is replaced all over by scsi/sata update pls

It has been there with online retailers for quite some time. For eg. see the link below. (Sony Rs.1.9K)
My next one will also be SATA but my DRU810A is still working perfectly after 2 years.
*www.theitwares.com/opticaldrv/opticaldrv.htm

get ASUS SATA one or Buy Lite on 20X...

Sony sata writers are available here. Its 18X, but Liteon is 20x.

One big point is dat, the greatest writing quality is for BenQ and Plextor. Just check some reviews or shootouts nd ull find it. That is discs burned on these drives has the widest supports on older drives, DVD players etc.

But perfomancewise Liteon is ahead of Benq. Quality is somewhat same. Plextor is too expensive.

Best is Liteon 20X worth 1650 @ Nehru Place , New Delhi !

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sachin_kothari said:
^^ do post the rate at which u r buying.
also the address as i am also from pune and even i want to purchase dvd writer.

I enquired and at Sujata Computers they have Lite-on for Rs.2100 and LG for Rs.1500 while BABA doesn't have Liteon and LG they are selling for Rs.1400....

liteon for 2100 ......too costly..whats model nos.....

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I got sony AW-G170A IDE for RS 1900 and bought the sony AW-G170S Sata for my brother for RS 2025.If u want the cheapest prices then but directly from the dealer or distributer.I bought from Rashi peripherals.

whenever confused... too many brads 2 choose 4m go4 SONY, no probs

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hey is a sata dvd writer better than a pata one??and does anyone have any info on BD drives in india?r they economical and worth a prchase?what about a blank bd disk??

afaik world over hdds etc are moving from ide pata to scsi or sata(forgive me for my limited knowledge) and cd/DVD drives are also an extension of the same transition to sata.my next purchase of a dvd drive be sata and hdd may be esata or perpendicular drive (affordable if at all) 8)

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praka123 said:
afaik world over hdds etc are moving from ide pata to scsi or sata(forgive me for my limited knowledge) and cd/DVD drives are also an extension of the same transition to sata.my next purchase of a dvd drive be sata and hdd may be esata or perpendicular drive (affordable if at all) 8)

Drives with Perpendicular recording should be in the same price range as previous ones. Only you have to make sure the disk is PMR
(*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpendicular_recording)

For eg. in case of Seagate, 7200.10 or 7200.11 series.