Posted by DaveJohnson12 on 08/25/07 23:29

On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:43:08 -0500, "def456" <def456@none.none> wrote:

>"Linea Recta" <mccm.vos@abc.invalid> wrote in message
>news:46d0646b$0$241$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl...
>> <DaveJohnson12@nomail.> schreef in bericht
>> news:u5lvc3tlohv824s7sff0008g8r0mbdo4rr@4ax.com...
>>> On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:58:33 +0200, "Linea Recta" <mccm.vos@abc.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> ><DaveJohnson12@nomail.> schreef in bericht
>>> >news:knj4c39rciddk2ogkuonr6q49ekqbe9ei5@4ax.com...
>>> >> On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:17:19 GMT, nick <nick@NOSPAM.ORG> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> >BigJim wrote:
>>> >> >> I like NEC but what ever you order make sure you get what your
>> system
>>> >uses,
>>> >> >> either sata or IDE.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >Over the past few years I have had trouble reading some discs with
>>> >> >NEC
>>> >> >drives and have gradually replaced them all with Lite-On, which seem
>>> >> >to read anything.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >nick
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks, I'll probably go with Light On I guess or maybe an LG though I
>>> >haven't
>>> >> had much success with Korean (LG) products. They tend to be not as
>>> >> good
>> as
>>> >> products from Japanese companies from what I've seen.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >I have an LG multiburber in the PC and I have an LG standalone HDD/DVD
>>> >recorder. Both of them work fine here.
>>>
>>> Thanks. I decided on an LG. The reviews from people who bought DVD
>>> burners
>> were
>>> a little better than the reviews for Lite On.
>>
>>
>> I wish you all the best with the new device. I think as a whole LG is
>> great
>> value for the money.
>> BTW, I have done some firmware updates already (on both).
>
>I have both a Lite-On and LG installed as master/slave, and haven't had any
>problems ripping/burning with either... The Lite-On is faster for
>ripping/verifying. LG has a better reputation for burning, but it's slower
>for ripping/verifying out of the box. You can make it faster for
>ripping/verifying if you want to risk a speed increase MCSE patch at
>http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=133858
>I did it for mine and it's now about as fast as the Lite-On. I must flip a
>coin to decide which one to use!?

Do the LG's all have riplock and only rip at something like 2x or are they just
somewhat slower than the Lite On? The one I got is the GSA-H44LK BK LS 18x.
I didn't see any H44's on the list at cdfreaks. Thank you.

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