CD/DVD Drive Accuracy List 2014

[daleyb]

Re: CD/DVD Drive Accuracy List 2014

Is there a list of the top "currently manufactured" drives available? I have some problem CD's that I'm trying to rip and I'm wondering if there is a better drive than my Lite-on iHAS24 for troubled discs.

Iam using Liteon iHAS24 TOO..but cannot tell from above info (unless ive missed it) if its classed poor or bad.To be honest its ripped everything perfect so far.I had my pc custom built so have the drives x2.It it plays up though will seek out other! the review on amazons good.But whats good for them may not be right for Ripping in DBPA!

[Spoon]

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Yes it will rip bit perfect, any rip where accuraterip verifies it is 100% correct.

[DigitalLA]

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Hi. I have an iMac with a BUFFALO MediaStation BDXL Portable Blu-Ray Writer - BRXL-PC6U2B, running Windows in a virtual machine through Parallels. I also have dbPoweramp. Will that drive rip CDs bit-perfectly with dbPoweramp? You mention that dbPoweramp with rip O.K. with nondamaged CDs, but I would like to be sure that all my CDs rip correctly or that I at least receive error messages if they don't.

If not, can you please recommend an external USB drive (Blu-ray, DVD, CD, etc.) that will?

Thanks.

[Arnold_Layne]

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I have the internal version of this same drive (BH14NS40) and it rips cd's rather quickly. Could be a problem with the USB interface.

[Spoon]

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The offset does not matter regarding speed or accuracy.

[RancorKeeper]

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I currently have a LG be14nu40 to replace an older GSA model I had. I am trying to rip my cd collection in flac and wave formats, but found this drive to be incredibly slow compared to the GSA. I noticed that this drive has a offset correction of +6, where as my older drive's was +667. Does the offset matter for speed and accuracy per drive? Why so slow? And are there any external drives that are perfect for this?

[glevethan]

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Thanks Spoon

Strange- since cd drives are a dying industry I wonder why the lifecycle is only 12 months

[Spoon]

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You would have to go through the list, many drives are only manufactured for 12 months.

[glevethan]

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Eliminating eBay as a source and using a place such as Amazon (or NewEgg etc. ) what are some recommended best drives currently manufactured and readily available? I just treated myself to a fully maxed out SSD 15" MacBook Pro and now need to buy a drive. How are the Apple external drives? I realize they cost $79 while all others are $20-30 however no big deal.

Is there one currently manufactured (and readily available) drive considered the absolute best?

[Spoon]

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Ebay is your best bet, many of these drives can be sourced new, even after production stopped.

[mrvco]

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Many of the drives on the list, you cannot buy new anymore, they have been discontinued. Ebay is the best place to find these drives, however, all drives can rip without errors, the only difference is for problem CDs.

Is there a list of the top "currently manufactured" drives available? I have some problem CD's that I'm trying to rip and I'm wondering if there is a better drive than my Lite-on iHAS24 for troubled discs.

[donggua]

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Nice post!

[Drummerboy]

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Any usb connected drive should work with your laptop. However internal laptop drives can be very specific because of the size of the drive container. So for those best to confirm. ( and I've even bought a replacement internal drive for my new dell laptop and the internal drive that was supposed to be a direct replacement didn't quite fit.

Thanks garym

[garym]

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Any usb connected drive should work with your laptop. However internal laptop drives can be very specific because of the size of the drive container. So for those best to confirm. ( and I've even bought a replacement internal drive for my new dell laptop and the internal drive that was supposed to be a direct replacement didn't quite fit.

[Drummerboy]

Re: CD/DVD Drive Accuracy List 2014

Thanks. But would any of them not be compatible with my Acer 5536 Aspire laptop? If some are and some not then where would I find this out please? Also as I asked in the initial post, are the drives mainly the type that you actually have to fit to the laptop (in other words, I have to take out the existing drive first) or are some external ones that simply connect via usb, like the two that garym recommended I try?