Andy Gone Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 Hey all, My old ASUS SDRW-08..... slim external USB burner cannot succeed writing Verbatim DVD+R DL 4x/8x, and it is practically impossible to get the 2,4x Verbatim media here... Would you advise a good DVD DL external burner that will work properly with DVD-/+R DL?
LIGHTNING UK! Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 You can buy any burner and stick it in an external case. A lot of people rate pioneer for DL burns.
Shamus_McFartfinger Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 Just to chuck in my own 2c worth. I like Pioneer drives. I always have. A Pioneer drive means no f*cking around with booktypes as they are set automagically. I've probably had a dozen of them over the years and I swear by them. Just my opinion.
Andy Gone Posted July 18, 2009 Author Posted July 18, 2009 Thanks! My idea to have external one (not a usual one in a case) was that external ones are usually smaller. What do you think about Pioneer DVR-S111B ?
Cynthia Posted July 18, 2009 Posted July 18, 2009 From what I can understand that burner was released around three years ago and I wouldn't pay to much for such an old burner. The issue might be that you will see no new firmware releases for such an old burner. One of the latest Pioneer USB burners looks to me very slim http://www.pioneer.eu/eur/products/45/75/4...XD08/index.html but slim models usually creates more problems than regular full high ones. I would go for a USB cabinet + Pioneer 1xx IDE. Pioneers book type +R DL automatic, but R+ media you need to edit the firmware before you can book type those discs. Very easy to do.
Andy Gone Posted July 20, 2009 Author Posted July 20, 2009 (edited) ...One of the latest Pioneer USB burners looks to me very slim http://www.pioneer.eu/eur/products/45/75/4...XD08/index.html ... seems to be difficult to find here... but slim models usually creates more problems than regular full high ones. I would go for a USB cabinet + Pioneer 1xx IDE. Well, why 1xx then? There are SATA/USB cabinets on the market, so what do you think about DVR-216 then? I don't think I need blu-ray, so this model seems to be ok. Or you think something like DVR-115 is better option? Thank you in advance for help! Edited July 20, 2009 by Andy Gone
LIGHTNING UK! Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 Can you get the 217 / 218 models where you are?
Andy Gone Posted July 20, 2009 Author Posted July 20, 2009 (edited) They do not seem to be available, probably because blu-ray is still not widely used here; anyway I am not going to use blu-ray capabilities. But what is available -- the 215, 216, 217 models (and a Welland ME340J SATA/USB external cabinet) or the 115 and 117 models (and a Mobile RACK Techsolo TMR-5261 IDE/USB external cabinet) Sorry, not so much choice here... I tend to buy the 216, because it is SATA (more modern interface). Any objections? Thank you a lot for help! Edited July 20, 2009 by Andy Gone
Andy Gone Posted July 20, 2009 Author Posted July 20, 2009 (edited) Also another question - only "dual-format" versions are available, not "multiformat". According to specifications, the "dual-format" ones have all what I need (just no DVD-RAM writing support?) Or probably I should try the 217, because it is 2009 model? I'm lost Does the 216 drive work properly with 8x DL Verbatims? (MKM-003-00) Edited July 20, 2009 by Andy Gone
LIGHTNING UK! Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 I'm happy with my 217F It doesn't do DVD-RAM but then I never use that format anyway. It's a very quiet drive (which is nice) and you can see the scans of how it burns Taiyo Yuden and Verbatim media in the 'Drives' forum.
Cynthia Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 Does the 216 drive work properly with 8x DL Verbatims? (MKM-003-00) It makes nice burns at 6x. http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=10899
Andy Gone Posted July 20, 2009 Author Posted July 20, 2009 (edited) Well, I ended up with 217F. The OEM version was only Edited July 20, 2009 by Andy Gone
Andy Gone Posted July 20, 2009 Author Posted July 20, 2009 Wanna use it with other PCs also. This desktop is in my office, so I don't want to mess up with USB keys or whatever just to bring to my office some GBs I need to burn down. Or, maybe, someday this drive will end up in the PC, who knows--
Andy Gone Posted July 22, 2009 Author Posted July 22, 2009 Well, first DL burned (MKM-003-00, 4x). My old notebook Matsu-shit-a can't read it, but my LITE-ON combo can. Now I need to give it to my freaking JVC stanalone.
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