KC, from the reviews and feedback i read from CD Freak forum, it seems the LG looks more promising. The only bad part about it is it doesn't have light scribe for the H62N model. The H62L model does come with LS. I'm not sure which model strongbaby is bringing in.

The Samsung looks not bad also from reviews but nobody taking.

I already placed order for the LG. So it depends on which you want. The Asus is quite slow, only second slowest to Liteon in many occasions in Harwarezone's reviews.

Samsung DVDRW? I scare it alrd.

So far i am using Lite-on & Benq ,totally no problem.

I also heard that LG DVDRW is good, but I havent try before.

This post has been edited by darnell: Oct 12 2007, 11:24 AM

The negative comments about the liteon is that it's slow and noisy.

The Samsung is being compared to the LG as the better ones other than Pioneer and Plextor.

But from my past experience as well, samsung optical drives sucks big time...

My opinion?
Don't expect OEM optical drive to last for more then 1 year and still work perfectly...
Good products comes in BIG Boxed packages...

I had one NEC OEM DVD writer and it lasted for 1 year before it started to rattle and hard to read, then 1.5 years and it was gone.

My Retail pack Sony lasted for 3 years and still able to fully use without rattles until it gives up after ~3.5 years. And you guys should know, Sony is never on top of any review magazine's list...

Sony and Samsung a bit picky right?

alrite,if the LG got LS,then u buy two la Adrian,then i get one from u so that my name no need appear on there.

can ah?

KC, I have no problem with that...

Btw, n305er, i have a friend who has an NEC OEM which lasted for more than 2 years, still running today and it's under heavy usage. He still tells me it's the best optical drive he'd ever used. I thought OEM drives though they're not built in the original factory, but they command the same quality control standards right?

The durability of the drive pretty much depends on usage and luck i would say, just hope that whatever problems, it better start showing before the 1 year warranty period ends..

Sony and samsung are more picky, tats what i heard but this type of sayings had been spread since long ago, wonder if it's still true today.

I guess, Problem is not the build quality...

Problem is the way the OEM is handled after being built. Thrown here and there, badly transported, etc...

For CPU and stuff, I guess it's okay... For optical drive n the other hand, I'm having this kind of problem... I've used both The Sony and NEC equally much... NEC is surely much better at first... but still broke down first...

BTW, Sony isn't as picky as some might imagine...At least better then The LiteOn I'm using now...

But I'm no expert on Optical drives anyway...

LG Drives are good.. but cant compare to plextor and pioneers.. im falling in love with the h62 N though.. have had almost every single LG H series drive.. , h12 , h22 , h42 , h54 .. now i think i want to get a h62 n

I've tried to search all over the net and what i find about the Liteon is quite negative.
I used to have a Sony DVD Rom which failed 1 week after warranty period. But overall, the picky issue was not that bad, it's just a myth since day one.

For the handling part, hmm i do not know about that. Tat is why i said...LUCK...haha...
Hopefully these are boxed units...

so Adrian,if the LG is light scribe one,then u take two la.

my sony dvdr 810 , is that the model , cant remember well . its superb and no noise at all but recently i bought asus lighscribe dvdr kinda dissapointed. The sound was damn noisy. The most lousy part was mine sony works better than asus. Give me a break !

Frankly speaking i think it is reasonable actually. Asus famous in high end motherboard but not drive, so normally i didnt feel that Asus drive is good.

neofire.....when u becomw female.....

let's change all the gender to female

Cheh!!! Off Topic liao!!!

yeah...wanna change to..BTW to all POC member Selamat Hari Raya to all of u!!!

SELAMAT HARI RAYA EVERYONE YA

Let's go TT tonight....

Happy Raya for POC member and everyone here

again...
Come on, something constructive please

Selamat Hari Lemang, Rendang and Ketupat everyone...

Lehteck, u in Penang d meh? Where u stay now, tepi longkang beside KC's apartment.

Woi KC, can pay for the rom for me and Powerslide first ar?
I not free to go bank settle lar, MBB out of cash d...Going off for vacation later...