Posted by Voinin on 06/13/06 19:42

Bob wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 12:20:20 -0700, Abe <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>>> Get an NEC 3550. It is the best drive around and has Riplock turned
>>> off internally. $40 wholesale (directron.com, newegg.com, etc.)
>
>> When you "turned off internally," do you mean it comes like that from
>> NEC, or that that you can flash the firmware to disable the riplock?
>
> According to the review on CDFreaks, the newest NEC 3550 has Riplock
> turned off at the factory. I have not been able to confirm that. I
> have a 3540 with revised f/w that turns it off.

The 3550 came in today. Stuck it in, updated the firmware using NEC's
flash utility (drive had version 1.05, update was 1.06) and then
test-ripped a double-layer DVD. Average rip speed: 8.2x. Max rate:
12.0x. I'd say this drive is a keeper. Now I have to do a burn to see
if it's as good that way.

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