AOPEN Drives..

Waffle · 17-08-2004, 09:49 PM

..ok seeing as my AOPEN DVD/CD Writer Drive, is well, fooked up at playing CD's, and updating drivers etc didn't help, I'm gonna have to get me a new CD ROM.

I found an AOPEN something or other for £15.

Are AOPEN actually worth that much? Seeing as a 50 quid drive can't do it's job properly, I'm debating whether to get something a little better.

Thanks.

Big B · 17-08-2004, 09:05 PM

AOpen tends to usually have pretty good stuff, but they aren't always as flashy as some and get ignored. From what I can tell, AOpen rebadges their optical drives as I've seen the same design on other lesser brands like Optorite.

Actually, if you want my opinion, I've really had good luck with Samsung drives. I've got one CD-ROM drive that's 4 years old and not missed a beat.

Waffle · 17-08-2004, 09:13 PM

ok thanks. i shall see what they have in stock.

cheers.

harrack52 · 17-08-2004, 09:33 PM

I have an aopen drive and it works perfectly.

Older versions of Nero won't recognize the drive but Nero 6 does with no problem.

I have a 3 year old samsung also and it still works very good .

Waffle · 17-08-2004, 09:36 PM

ok thanks. i'll have a look tomorrow, and see whats what.

17-08-2004, 09:49 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	AOPEN Drives.. ..ok seeing as my AOPEN DVD/CD Writer Drive, is well, fooked up at playing CD's, and updating drivers etc didn't help, I'm gonna have to get me a new CD ROM. I found an AOPEN something or other for £15. Are AOPEN actually worth that much? Seeing as a 50 quid drive can't do it's job properly, I'm debating whether to get something a little better. Thanks.

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	AOpen tends to usually have pretty good stuff, but they aren't always as flashy as some and get ignored. From what I can tell, AOpen rebadges their optical drives as I've seen the same design on other lesser brands like Optorite. Actually, if you want my opinion, I've really had good luck with Samsung drives. I've got one CD-ROM drive that's 4 years old and not missed a beat. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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17-08-2004, 09:13 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	ok thanks. i shall see what they have in stock. cheers.

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harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	I have an aopen drive and it works perfectly. Older versions of Nero won't recognize the drive but Nero 6 does with no problem. I have a 3 year old samsung also and it still works very good .

17-08-2004, 09:36 PM	#5 (permalink) Top
Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	ok thanks. i'll have a look tomorrow, and see whats what.

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