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    Atlantys
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    That's how long it takes to burn a CD on my new burner! :cool: I finally decided that enough was enough with my old (2+ years) HP 10x burner, after it failed to burn 5 out of 10 CDs. I couldn't even run it at 10x anymore, so I was using 8x (11+ minutes/CD). :mad: So, I went out and got me an LG 40x/12x/40x burner. Yeah, not exactly a Plextor or Sony, I know, but it was cheap (CDN$100), and it came with 50 48x CDs. :wtf: So far it's been amazing (buffer-underrun protection is NICE!), but I wish it had a larger buffer (only 2 megs) and it ran at UDMA 33. I was kind of hasty in buying it (it was a special offer), but after I switched it from PIO4 (gah!) to DMA, it's been "all good" :cool: [EDIT] Should have mentioned: this now means I have 3 CD drives (40x CD-RW, 16x DVD, 10x CD-RW)... Gotta love being able to just leave NHL2k3 in one drive, and WarcraftIII in the other, and still have an empty drive. [/EDIT] Me explaining it will be like trying to describe sex, it will just come out flat and wrong. [Paul Watson on the "The grass is greener..." commerical]

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      That's how long it takes to burn a CD on my new burner! :cool: I finally decided that enough was enough with my old (2+ years) HP 10x burner, after it failed to burn 5 out of 10 CDs. I couldn't even run it at 10x anymore, so I was using 8x (11+ minutes/CD). :mad: So, I went out and got me an LG 40x/12x/40x burner. Yeah, not exactly a Plextor or Sony, I know, but it was cheap (CDN$100), and it came with 50 48x CDs. :wtf: So far it's been amazing (buffer-underrun protection is NICE!), but I wish it had a larger buffer (only 2 megs) and it ran at UDMA 33. I was kind of hasty in buying it (it was a special offer), but after I switched it from PIO4 (gah!) to DMA, it's been "all good" :cool: [EDIT] Should have mentioned: this now means I have 3 CD drives (40x CD-RW, 16x DVD, 10x CD-RW)... Gotta love being able to just leave NHL2k3 in one drive, and WarcraftIII in the other, and still have an empty drive. [/EDIT] Me explaining it will be like trying to describe sex, it will just come out flat and wrong. [Paul Watson on the "The grass is greener..." commerical]

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      LG rocks! Congrats! :-D


      I've always heard that there was an idea behind Win ME... I still can't figure out what that was... anyboy know??? I;ve herad the idea was that it was supposed to be n operating system but I doubt this. - Brian Delahunty

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        LG rocks! Congrats! :-D


        I've always heard that there was an idea behind Win ME... I still can't figure out what that was... anyboy know??? I;ve herad the idea was that it was supposed to be n operating system but I doubt this. - Brian Delahunty

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        Thanks! :-D I can now burn 3 CDs in the time it took me to do 1. And it takes less time to burn a CD than it does to copy files from a CD onto my HDD. :wtf: My housemate upgraded from his 6x to an LG 24x two months ago, and he was showing off about how fast his burner was now. Now it's my turn to do the <sarcasm> "oh look, it's finished ALREADY? wow, isn't that just AMAZING that it finished SO QUICKLY?" </sarcasm> bit. :evil grin: Me explaining it will be like trying to describe sex, it will just come out flat and wrong. [Paul Watson on the "The grass is greener..." commerical]

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          That's how long it takes to burn a CD on my new burner! :cool: I finally decided that enough was enough with my old (2+ years) HP 10x burner, after it failed to burn 5 out of 10 CDs. I couldn't even run it at 10x anymore, so I was using 8x (11+ minutes/CD). :mad: So, I went out and got me an LG 40x/12x/40x burner. Yeah, not exactly a Plextor or Sony, I know, but it was cheap (CDN$100), and it came with 50 48x CDs. :wtf: So far it's been amazing (buffer-underrun protection is NICE!), but I wish it had a larger buffer (only 2 megs) and it ran at UDMA 33. I was kind of hasty in buying it (it was a special offer), but after I switched it from PIO4 (gah!) to DMA, it's been "all good" :cool: [EDIT] Should have mentioned: this now means I have 3 CD drives (40x CD-RW, 16x DVD, 10x CD-RW)... Gotta love being able to just leave NHL2k3 in one drive, and WarcraftIII in the other, and still have an empty drive. [/EDIT] Me explaining it will be like trying to describe sex, it will just come out flat and wrong. [Paul Watson on the "The grass is greener..." commerical]

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          I have an LG as well - it does what it says on the box :cool: Elaine (fluffy tigress emoticon) Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?

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            I have an LG as well - it does what it says on the box :cool: Elaine (fluffy tigress emoticon) Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?

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            Trollslayer wrote: it does what it says on the box CD burners in tins now... jeez!!! :rolleyes: :laugh: Regards, Brian Dela :-)

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              That's how long it takes to burn a CD on my new burner! :cool: I finally decided that enough was enough with my old (2+ years) HP 10x burner, after it failed to burn 5 out of 10 CDs. I couldn't even run it at 10x anymore, so I was using 8x (11+ minutes/CD). :mad: So, I went out and got me an LG 40x/12x/40x burner. Yeah, not exactly a Plextor or Sony, I know, but it was cheap (CDN$100), and it came with 50 48x CDs. :wtf: So far it's been amazing (buffer-underrun protection is NICE!), but I wish it had a larger buffer (only 2 megs) and it ran at UDMA 33. I was kind of hasty in buying it (it was a special offer), but after I switched it from PIO4 (gah!) to DMA, it's been "all good" :cool: [EDIT] Should have mentioned: this now means I have 3 CD drives (40x CD-RW, 16x DVD, 10x CD-RW)... Gotta love being able to just leave NHL2k3 in one drive, and WarcraftIII in the other, and still have an empty drive. [/EDIT] Me explaining it will be like trying to describe sex, it will just come out flat and wrong. [Paul Watson on the "The grass is greener..." commerical]

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              I hate to take your moment away (no, I really do), but I bought a Sony 48x/12x/48x just a couple of days back. :cool: No free CDs for me, but it cost me only 5050 Rupees (one US$ is approximately equal to 49 Rupees). W00t! Yes, buffer underrun protection is a nice thing to have, but 2MB is a little less than what I would like to have, though what the hell. <> But I know the feeling. Before I bought this burner, I had a (please don't laugh, please!) 4x (yes, four) thingy back from the days when men used to live in caves and technology hadn't come in vogue. X| What? You are laughing? <>
                Regards,

              Rohit Sinha

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                I hate to take your moment away (no, I really do), but I bought a Sony 48x/12x/48x just a couple of days back. :cool: No free CDs for me, but it cost me only 5050 Rupees (one US$ is approximately equal to 49 Rupees). W00t! Yes, buffer underrun protection is a nice thing to have, but 2MB is a little less than what I would like to have, though what the hell. <> But I know the feeling. Before I bought this burner, I had a (please don't laugh, please!) 4x (yes, four) thingy back from the days when men used to live in caves and technology hadn't come in vogue. X| What? You are laughing? <>
                  Regards,

                Rohit Sinha

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                Rohit Sinha wrote: But I know the feeling. Before I bought this burner, I had a (please don't laugh, please!) 4x (yes, four) thingy back from the days when men used to live in caves and technology hadn't come in vogue. Shut up, I am still using my 4 years old 2x burner X| Regards Thomas Sonork id: 100.10453 Thömmi


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                  I hate to take your moment away (no, I really do), but I bought a Sony 48x/12x/48x just a couple of days back. :cool: No free CDs for me, but it cost me only 5050 Rupees (one US$ is approximately equal to 49 Rupees). W00t! Yes, buffer underrun protection is a nice thing to have, but 2MB is a little less than what I would like to have, though what the hell. <> But I know the feeling. Before I bought this burner, I had a (please don't laugh, please!) 4x (yes, four) thingy back from the days when men used to live in caves and technology hadn't come in vogue. X| What? You are laughing? <>
                    Regards,

                  Rohit Sinha

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                  Rohit Sinha wrote: I hate to take your moment away (no, I really do), What he said... Yes, my Dell laptop arrived yesterday, complete with CDRW :-D. So I burnt my drivers to a rewriteable quickly before formatting away the XP Home it came with and loading an unwanted copy of XP Pro that was just lying around, shrink wrapped in our office :cool: My first ever cd burner of any sort or description. Now if only I had something useful to burn... :-O


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                    Rohit Sinha wrote: But I know the feeling. Before I bought this burner, I had a (please don't laugh, please!) 4x (yes, four) thingy back from the days when men used to live in caves and technology hadn't come in vogue. Shut up, I am still using my 4 years old 2x burner X| Regards Thomas Sonork id: 100.10453 Thömmi


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                    Thomas Freudenberg wrote: Shut up, I am still using my 4 years old 2x burner Burner is the name, i bet the room fills with smoke when using it. :) /Magnus


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                      That's how long it takes to burn a CD on my new burner! :cool: I finally decided that enough was enough with my old (2+ years) HP 10x burner, after it failed to burn 5 out of 10 CDs. I couldn't even run it at 10x anymore, so I was using 8x (11+ minutes/CD). :mad: So, I went out and got me an LG 40x/12x/40x burner. Yeah, not exactly a Plextor or Sony, I know, but it was cheap (CDN$100), and it came with 50 48x CDs. :wtf: So far it's been amazing (buffer-underrun protection is NICE!), but I wish it had a larger buffer (only 2 megs) and it ran at UDMA 33. I was kind of hasty in buying it (it was a special offer), but after I switched it from PIO4 (gah!) to DMA, it's been "all good" :cool: [EDIT] Should have mentioned: this now means I have 3 CD drives (40x CD-RW, 16x DVD, 10x CD-RW)... Gotta love being able to just leave NHL2k3 in one drive, and WarcraftIII in the other, and still have an empty drive. [/EDIT] Me explaining it will be like trying to describe sex, it will just come out flat and wrong. [Paul Watson on the "The grass is greener..." commerical]

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                      Don't knock LG, seriously. They're almost as good and ten times as reliable, in my experience. I haven't had a single problem (even a failed CD) since I bought my 32x speed and that was just after they came out. Paul I think there're pieces of me you've never seen - Tori Amos, Tear in Your Hand

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                        That's how long it takes to burn a CD on my new burner! :cool: I finally decided that enough was enough with my old (2+ years) HP 10x burner, after it failed to burn 5 out of 10 CDs. I couldn't even run it at 10x anymore, so I was using 8x (11+ minutes/CD). :mad: So, I went out and got me an LG 40x/12x/40x burner. Yeah, not exactly a Plextor or Sony, I know, but it was cheap (CDN$100), and it came with 50 48x CDs. :wtf: So far it's been amazing (buffer-underrun protection is NICE!), but I wish it had a larger buffer (only 2 megs) and it ran at UDMA 33. I was kind of hasty in buying it (it was a special offer), but after I switched it from PIO4 (gah!) to DMA, it's been "all good" :cool: [EDIT] Should have mentioned: this now means I have 3 CD drives (40x CD-RW, 16x DVD, 10x CD-RW)... Gotta love being able to just leave NHL2k3 in one drive, and WarcraftIII in the other, and still have an empty drive. [/EDIT] Me explaining it will be like trying to describe sex, it will just come out flat and wrong. [Paul Watson on the "The grass is greener..." commerical]

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                        Have LG also, but never burning more than 8x. Just because some of my friends still have old CD-ROM drives and it doesn't work good on them (others, including mine are ok). But this is the only reason actually :) Philip Patrick Web-site: www.stpworks.com "Two beer or not two beer?" Shakesbeer

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                          Don't knock LG, seriously. They're almost as good and ten times as reliable, in my experience. I haven't had a single problem (even a failed CD) since I bought my 32x speed and that was just after they came out. Paul I think there're pieces of me you've never seen - Tori Amos, Tear in Your Hand

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                          Paul Riley wrote: Don't knock LG, seriously. They're almost as good and ten times as reliable, in my experience. I haven't had a single problem (even a failed CD) since I bought my 32x speed and that was just after they came out. True. I have an LG and only had 1 bad written cd. Actually, it was my own mistake. Multitasking easy cd creator with playing a game is not a good idea. :-O The only problem with LG: not supported by nero... ----------------------- New and improved: kwakkelflap.com My first CP article: Pseudoregisters[^] "When I hear of Schrödinger's cat, I reach for my gun." - Stephen Hawking

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                            Paul Riley wrote: Don't knock LG, seriously. They're almost as good and ten times as reliable, in my experience. I haven't had a single problem (even a failed CD) since I bought my 32x speed and that was just after they came out. True. I have an LG and only had 1 bad written cd. Actually, it was my own mistake. Multitasking easy cd creator with playing a game is not a good idea. :-O The only problem with LG: not supported by nero... ----------------------- New and improved: kwakkelflap.com My first CP article: Pseudoregisters[^] "When I hear of Schrödinger's cat, I reach for my gun." - Stephen Hawking

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                            Kwakkie wrote: The only problem with LG: not supported by nero... Ouch! Here i was thinking that maybe it was time to upgrade my burner, but now i think i forget that. ..to an LG burner at least. /Magnus


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                              Kwakkie wrote: The only problem with LG: not supported by nero... Ouch! Here i was thinking that maybe it was time to upgrade my burner, but now i think i forget that. ..to an LG burner at least. /Magnus


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                              _Magnus_ wrote: Here i was thinking that maybe it was time to upgrade my burner, but now i think i forget that. ..to an LG burner at least. Well, some are, some aren't. Mine of course isn't. Although I should recheck that. I see they added a lot of new models on there site... ----------------------- New and improved: kwakkelflap.com My first CP article: Pseudoregisters[^] "When I hear of Schrödinger's cat, I reach for my gun." - Stephen Hawking

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                                Rohit Sinha wrote: I hate to take your moment away (no, I really do), What he said... Yes, my Dell laptop arrived yesterday, complete with CDRW :-D. So I burnt my drivers to a rewriteable quickly before formatting away the XP Home it came with and loading an unwanted copy of XP Pro that was just lying around, shrink wrapped in our office :cool: My first ever cd burner of any sort or description. Now if only I had something useful to burn... :-O


                                I've always heard that there was an idea behind Win ME... I still can't figure out what that was... anyboy know??? I;ve herad the idea was that it was supposed to be n operating system but I doubt this. - Brian Delahunty

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                                Megan Forbes wrote: Now if only I had something useful to burn... LOL! I know the feeling. I lusted for a burner while they were too expensive, and was thrilled to find one for $79 when I built this server last year. Since then I've had occasion to burn a CD exactly 3 times. I keep meaning to make a CD of useful tools to carry with me when I'm out repairing computers, but I've never quite got around to it.:-O Ditto for my scanner... It just sits there, waiting for me to ask something of it. Based on the usage these two devices have seen, I probably should forget my burning desire for a camera...:) "Another day done; all targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly." - Jennie Agard, McGuckin Hardware Systems Manager

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                                  I hate to take your moment away (no, I really do), but I bought a Sony 48x/12x/48x just a couple of days back. :cool: No free CDs for me, but it cost me only 5050 Rupees (one US$ is approximately equal to 49 Rupees). W00t! Yes, buffer underrun protection is a nice thing to have, but 2MB is a little less than what I would like to have, though what the hell. <> But I know the feeling. Before I bought this burner, I had a (please don't laugh, please!) 4x (yes, four) thingy back from the days when men used to live in caves and technology hadn't come in vogue. X| What? You are laughing? <>
                                    Regards,

                                  Rohit Sinha

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                                  Rohit Sinha wrote: Sony 48x/12x/48x I looked into that, but it was just way out of my price range (well, it was more than the money I was willing to spend on a new burner). Doesn't the Sony 48x come with 8meg buffer? :omg: Converting that price, that's ~US$100, which is ~CDN$160. wow. that's good, the Sony here was at least CDN$250. I figure the 2meg is ok because of the buffer protection, but still, I'm sure I'll overtax it someday and watch it fail. Me explaining it will be like trying to describe sex, it will just come out flat and wrong. [Paul Watson on the "The grass is greener..." commerical]

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                                    Paul Riley wrote: Don't knock LG, seriously. They're almost as good and ten times as reliable, in my experience. I haven't had a single problem (even a failed CD) since I bought my 32x speed and that was just after they came out. True. I have an LG and only had 1 bad written cd. Actually, it was my own mistake. Multitasking easy cd creator with playing a game is not a good idea. :-O The only problem with LG: not supported by nero... ----------------------- New and improved: kwakkelflap.com My first CP article: Pseudoregisters[^] "When I hear of Schrödinger's cat, I reach for my gun." - Stephen Hawking

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                                    Kwakkie wrote: The only problem with LG: not supported by nero... :wtf:? Well, that's certainly not true in my case. Sure, I had to upgrade from nero 5.0 to 5.5, but that's not a problem. Nero recognized it no problem. There's no way in hell I would use any other burning software besides Nero (and maybe CloneCD). Me explaining it will be like trying to describe sex, it will just come out flat and wrong. [Paul Watson on the "The grass is greener..." commerical]

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                                      Have LG also, but never burning more than 8x. Just because some of my friends still have old CD-ROM drives and it doesn't work good on them (others, including mine are ok). But this is the only reason actually :) Philip Patrick Web-site: www.stpworks.com "Two beer or not two beer?" Shakesbeer

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                                      I remember when I got the 10x that I had to burn CDs for my friends using 6x because they couldn't read the 10x-burned drives. :omg: Me explaining it will be like trying to describe sex, it will just come out flat and wrong. [Paul Watson on the "The grass is greener..." commerical]

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                                        Kwakkie wrote: The only problem with LG: not supported by nero... Ouch! Here i was thinking that maybe it was time to upgrade my burner, but now i think i forget that. ..to an LG burner at least. /Magnus


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                                        _Magnus_ wrote: Kwakkie wrote: The only problem with LG: not supported by nero... I mentioned in my post below, but this is not true: my burner was perfectly recognized by Nero (had to upgrade from 5.0 to 5.5 though). Me explaining it will be like trying to describe sex, it will just come out flat and wrong. [Paul Watson on the "The grass is greener..." commerical]

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                                          Megan Forbes wrote: Now if only I had something useful to burn... LOL! I know the feeling. I lusted for a burner while they were too expensive, and was thrilled to find one for $79 when I built this server last year. Since then I've had occasion to burn a CD exactly 3 times. I keep meaning to make a CD of useful tools to carry with me when I'm out repairing computers, but I've never quite got around to it.:-O Ditto for my scanner... It just sits there, waiting for me to ask something of it. Based on the usage these two devices have seen, I probably should forget my burning desire for a camera...:) "Another day done; all targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly." - Jennie Agard, McGuckin Hardware Systems Manager

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                                          Roger Wright wrote: Since then I've had occasion to burn a CD exactly 3 times. :omg::wtf::omg::wtf::omg::wtf::omg: I burned 3 CDs while eating breakfast this morning (of course, it took only 9 minutes instead of the 33 it took with the old POS). Me explaining it will be like trying to describe sex, it will just come out flat and wrong. [Paul Watson on the "The grass is greener..." commerical]

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