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| Thread ID: 39592 | 2003-11-11 09:20:00 | Got carried away, bought Cyberdrive CD-RW, any good? | Billy T (70) | Press F1 |
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| 190945 | 2003-11-11 09:20:00 | Hi Team I went out to buy a new 52x CD ROM to replace the 24x in old faithful (birthday present for the old girl) and popped in to DSE for some other bits 'n pieces. Next thing I knew I was walking out with a 52x-24x-52x Cyberdrive CD-RW for $69 (incl). Now, that is only a paltry $30 more than a straight CD ROM so I figured I couldn't go wrong, but what experience base is out there with Cyberdrives? I hope it is not like the Benqs & various other types that PF1 has heard about. Cheers Billy 8-{) :| |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 190946 | 2003-11-11 09:27:00 | mines serving me fine Billy and from the research I did before purchasing mine on google they seem to be a reputable company based in the states | beama (111) | ||
| 190947 | 2003-11-11 09:36:00 | I have never had one of these drives myself but have never heard anything against then either. The computers I have checked with these drives in there have hasn't been a problem with the drive. | Elephant (599) | ||
| 190948 | 2003-11-11 09:40:00 | They wouldn't be my first choice, but I know with someone with an oldish 16x that is still going. He is in a band so it gets a lot of use. | bmason (508) | ||
| 190949 | 2003-11-11 10:10:00 | Definitely not my first choice, but isn't it a bit too late to ask? My opinion is that, they are ok if you burn every once a 'long time'. Definitely not good when used often. Do you realise that you can get a much, much more reputable brand like CyQVe (formerly Ricoh), Aopen or even Samsung, for under the price of a Cyberdrive. e.g. CyQVe for $61 (incl. GST) If I were you, I'd take it back and buy another more reputable brand, but again you could have got the good drive, like how I got a '101% satisfied BenQ' ;-) |
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| 190950 | 2003-11-11 10:56:00 | I have just replaced my 8x cyber drive. It has done a lot of work & never faltered. My only complaint was the low speed, which was good at the time of purchase My brother also has a 52x cyber drive & has no problems with it. |
Mzee (158) | ||
| 190951 | 2003-11-11 11:01:00 | >" Got carried away, bought Cyberdrive CD-RW" The last time I "got carried away" my experience was a hellava lot more pleasurable! :D Go with your instincts! :) |
Greg S (201) | ||
| 190952 | 2003-11-11 11:37:00 | You know where to come if you have problems with Billy, besides heading back to DSE. Whats the warranty? Looking at a couple of reviews, it does pretty well. eg, CdrLabs (www.cdrlabs.com) Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 190953 | 2003-11-11 19:38:00 | Well........ Theyere not made by dse, so they should be fine. Ilikelinux |
ilikelinux (1418) | ||
| 190954 | 2003-11-11 21:49:00 | No warranty terms are specified with the drive itself, so I assume that DSE's standard 12 months terms will apply . I have absolutely no worries about DSE's warranty policies either, they have earned top marks from me on several occasions (as I have posted on PF1) . Sounds like getting carried away will not cause me too much of a problem so I'll install on the weekend and take it for a burn . :D Cheers Billy 8-{) [pre][b]I'm not really an impulse buyer you see, I usually research carefully first . |
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