CD Burners

[choc_a_holic]

Just wondering how much you all paid for ur CD burners? What's the average price for one?

Is $50 too cheap for one?

What are the contents of it? Do you get more stuff than just a disc drive that burns music?

 

[HyperJK]

50 bucks for a cd burner is around the right price for a burner. You can even get one thats even less and the highest price is roughly around $80 for a really good one.

 

[feher]

try to go with one that has nero bundled in.

i won't even mention how much i paid for mine, it was a lot more then 50, but then again at the time it was kinda cheap

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Get a DVD Burner.. Like $150 now. Copy CD's aswell as DVD's Im pretty sure.

 

[Nardz]

Get a DVD Burner.. Like $150 now. Copy CD's aswell as DVD's Im pretty sure.

yep. cd burning quality is good too.
my one has buffer overrun for cd's, but not for DVD's


do they have buffer overrun for dvd's these days???

 

[lozstar]

Get a dual-layer Pioneer dvd burner! Only about $150..
Can copy all dvd's (aaaahh thank god for video stores, my dvd's have like increased due to copying)

dvd shrink is the best for that.. cause you can copy copyrighted ones.

... but if you just want a cd burner, dont pay more than $50, cause that's about the price that they are now.
doesn't matter if it doesn't have nero with it, because you can download it & get a crack for it...

 

[feher]

... but if you just want a cd burner, dont pay more than $50, cause that's about the price that they are now.
doesn't matter if it doesn't have nero with it, because you can download it & get a crack for it...

but that would be illegal

 

[lozstar]

but that would be illegal

..... dont know what you're talking about.
hehe

 

[Mog]

I paid $65 for one last week, but I generally don't much care if I pay more than what wold be considered a good deal.

 

[choc_a_holic]

Thanks for that guys...but what's that nero thing you're talking about?

 

[Mog]

Nero is software for burning stuff. Plus it has cover designers and that sort of thing in it too.

 

[choc_a_holic]

So some CD burners don't have the nero software? And it's recommended we get it?

 

[feher]

i would say yes, saves the headache of having to download it and uhmm crack it, their are free alternative cd burning software around, but nero is one the best known, and really you might be only paying $10 or so for it when its bundled.

i would suggest you have a look at Compuzone here in adelaide for a pretty good deal.

http://www.compuzone.com.au/

their price list, you will need adobe reader :

http://www.compuzone.com.au/itemspricelist.html

 

[lozstar]

i've found that these retails are very good for alot of things, computer wise - and are also good for burners.

adrenalin
http://www.adrenalin.net.au/

little computers:
http://www.littlecomputers.com.au/catalog/default.php

get right:
http://www.getright.com.au/

 

[Bueller]

When I first got a burner years ago, it was SCSI burner and cost me $700. LOL! What a waste of money.

 

[lozstar]

When I first got a burner years ago, it was SCSI burner and cost me $700. LOL! What a waste of money.

same.. paid $500 for one years ago..
and it only wrote at about 2x speed. haha sloooooow!

 

[Nardz]

When I first got a burner years ago, it was SCSI burner and cost me $700. LOL! What a waste of money.

and it probably took an hour and a half to burn a 650 mb cd
lol

 

[Bueller]

It was a 4x Write, 8x Read. It was the pinnacle of technology in it's day.

 

[choc_a_holic]

Thanks adelaide people

 

[choc_a_holic]

We ended up getting a CD Burner for just $50 with that nero bundled software stuff.....but now we need to wait for somebody to install it into our drive.

I heard you can just plug it in and let it sit on the top of your tower case

 

[choc_a_holic]

Anyone?

 

[feher]

Yes, but not recommended, if you want to do something quick and dirty, just remove your old CD-Rom and replace it with the new burner, just set the Jumper like the CD-Rom (probably set to Master or Cable Select). Use this guide as well:

http://www.helpwithpcs.com/upgrading/installing_cd_recorder.htm

 

[choc_a_holic]

I think we'll do it the write way