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426219	2006-02-02 03:52:00	Today I received delivery of a Sony DRU810A DVD/CD Rewritable drive through the PC World subscribers special offer. It will replace one of the following: Lite-On CD ROM x52, or, a Lite-On 52x 32x 52x CD-RW, I can't decide which would be the best drive to keep. Anyone any ideas one way or the other?	Terry Porritt (14)
426220	2006-02-02 04:07:00	Today I received delivery of a Sony DRU810A DVD/CD Rewritable drive through the PC World subscribers special offer. It will replace one of the following: Lite-On CD ROM x52, or, a Lite-On 52x 32x 52x CD-RW, I can't decide which would be the best drive to keep. Anyone any ideas one way or the other? I'd replace the Lite-On CD ROM x52, that way you can still burn CDs if the new DVD burner goes on the fritz. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
426221	2006-02-02 04:12:00	Unless you know that you used one for many many hours more than the other, just toss a coin. Then put the loser in the carton the DVD came in, and put it on a shelf where you can find it (not in a "safe place") because you picked the wrong one. (You can't beat Murphy by using the selection procedure then using the opposite answer). Quantum electrodynamic effects mean that the result is indeteminate until a binding decision is made.	Graham L (2)
426222	2006-02-02 04:20:00	Right, both of those answers actually agree with one another, because I have used the 52x CDROM much more than the burner. As I seldom throw things away, it will go with my collection of other CD readers kept for "just in case it's needed one day", together with about four 5 1/4" floppy disk drives :) Thanks.	Terry Porritt (14)
426223	2006-02-02 04:26:00	heh, Now where was this thread when I had the cunning idea of storing every single CD drive I replaced or salvaged in the same location? I now have entire shelf of drives of which some are known to be dead, others most probally aren't relaible enough to use, and 3 or 4 pearlers. Just the otherday I accedently sold a hardly used cd writer in perfect condition to a school kid for a gold coin.....	Metla (12)
426224	2006-02-02 05:55:00	Ditch the CDROM drive. The CDRW has apparently superior cd copying apparently so you can make near perfect 1:1 copies.	bob_doe_nz (92)
426225	2006-02-02 06:27:00	Today I received delivery of a Sony DRU810A DVD/CD Rewritable drive through the PC World subscribers special offer. HI So what code do we enter to get the special price I must be blind as I cant find it :horrified	kumaraguy (4464)
426226	2006-02-02 06:38:00	You can't beat Murphy by using the selection procedure then using the opposite answer If you keep track of all these things in an attempt to prove murphy's law, will murphy's law kick in & make something go wrong (like nothing going wrong... If you understand that) with your proof?	Greven (91)
426227	2006-02-02 06:39:00	heh, Now where was this thread when I had the cunning idea of storing every single CD drive I replaced or salvaged in the same location? I now have entire shelf of drives of which some are known to be dead, others most probally aren't relaible enough to use, and 3 or 4 pearlers. Just the otherday I accedently sold a hardly used cd writer in perfect condition to a school kid for a gold coin.....What else do you sell for a gold coin donation? And NO, I do not want Mrs Metla :p	Myth (110)
426228	2006-02-02 07:13:00	HI So what code do we enter to get the special price I must be blind as I cant find it :horrified It's on the PC World page before you get sent to the Sony page, it says to make sure you enter the code. Edit: I must say this Sony drive is extremely smooth and quiet, by smooth I mean the tray opens and closes with extreme smoooothness, and by quiet, it runs very quietly :)	Terry Porritt (14)
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