DVD RW's - This any good?

[robrymond]

Philips DVDR1640 16x DVD?RW Dual Layer ReWriter - OEM (CD-003-PH)
First drive to combine both 16X DVD+R recording speed and 8.5GB DVD+R DL double layer capacity.

DVD-R x 8
DVD+R x 16
DVD+R DL x 2.4
DVD-RW x 4
DVD+RW x 4
CD-R x 40
CD-RW x 32
CD-Rom x 40
DVD-Rom x 16

Price: ?33.00 (?38.77 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Seems a decent enough make, is very cheap, from www.overclockers.org, but can anyone confirm its a good model, and speeds?

Cheers

[VR46]

should be in the PC thread mate.

If ebuyer sell it, they have customer reviews for each product.

[Super Stu]

Sorry to bang this drum again, but the utter Pioneer fanboy in me suggests you get the 108 for a few quid more.

Make sure you get Ritek discs, too ;p

[robrymond]

Sorry, typical old me not reading

Well after looking into it further, the postage is around ?5, which to me is a rip off!

[robrymond]

Do OEM version actually come with anything? Like the screws, and leads for inside?

[Super Stu]

Nope, that's all retail guff. My OEM 105 just came with the drive in bubble wrap.

[nips]

I've got one of those Philips drives, it's wicked. I think it's the same model, but I'm not 100% sure, I'll check when I get home. I've not bothered with the drivers for the drive, they're not necessary. To install it just replace a current drive - easy

The Pioneer 108 is apparently very good, however, that price for that Philips is pretty awesome, even with ?5 delivery.

[PH]

Pioneer fanboy here as well. ;P

I've got the 108, 107 previously, and never had a single problem with either drive. Not one coaster. Like Stu using Ritek discs.

[Friction]

I've got a Pioneer 107 too and it's a great drive!

For some unknown reason though I have to burn my discs as slow as possible (DVDs that is) else my old Pioneer 120s (slot load DVD ROM) has trouble reading them

If I burn at the faster speeds my discs won't work in the 120s but they will still be fine in the 107.

Slight edit - just realised that technically my Pioneer drive is the A07 model - I got a retail box, from what I remember though it is the 107 with a different face plate and name!