WHICH ONE???

**Kossy** · December 3rd, 2002, 07:12 AM

Is the Lite On 48x48x12 CDRW any better than the Lite On 48x40x12 CDRW, you see I am confused and don't know which to get.

**tmx468** · December 3rd, 2002, 07:22 AM

Get the cheaper model - if you PC can burn at 48x40 I would be impressed, let alone 48x48!

**Kossy** · December 3rd, 2002, 07:26 AM

I would to aswell except my PC can burn at 48x48 but the shop I am going to purchase from only has a few dollar (literally) difference between the two. Also the cheaper model is harder to get these days as well.

**Kossy** · December 3rd, 2002, 07:28 AM

Also I would also like to know if the 48x48 is as good in overburns and 99min CD's

**thekemp** · December 3rd, 2002, 07:41 AM

the 48 is the read speed and the other 48 is the write speed, i have got 92minutes but only with audio 99mins cds never data with my lite-on 40x12x48 they are good overburners

**radio1_mike** · December 3rd, 2002, 07:54 AM

Buy the cheapest.

You could always burn new firmware on the 48x40 to get it up 48x48... Of course, thsi will void your warranty-- but burners are so cheap now.

**Creatures** · December 3rd, 2002, 08:04 AM

52X48X12 i've got this one and it's perfect to make backups! (very fast) it's over firewire and the audio cd's are possible to hear them in the old Music Stations but buy the cheapest

Creatures

**Bill in SD, CA** · December 3rd, 2002, 10:01 AM

Is this the same burner we are talking about here?

Universal BUSlink 48x12x48 Internal CD-RW Drive RW4848

Whoah, This puts me at 49 posts.

Bill

**DoubleK** · December 3rd, 2002, 10:43 AM

The only thing that I have noticed with Lite On is that sometimes they dont read properly in other readers opposed to say a Yamaha or a Plextor. But as far as for your own use on your own PC, rock on!! Lite on is awesome. Although, say you have a Lite On drive and burn a crap load of backups, then your drive dies. Now if your next drive cant read the lite on discs, BIG PROBLEM. Possibly there is a way to rectify this problem in Nero or Clone CD aside from the default settings but I personally havent dabbled enough with a Lite On drive under those circumstances.

**aldtech** · December 3rd, 2002, 01:15 PM

Get the cheepest. The performance difference is too minimal to matter.

**Kossy** · December 4th, 2002, 05:30 AM

I got the 48x48x12 Lite On CDRW for the same price as the 48x40x12 I had some problems with connecting the burner I tried all the possiblities I kept changing the cables I ended up going back to the store and the checked the burner it was faulty. They replaced the burner and I left it as a slave to my DVD player.

**RustyGT** · December 4th, 2002, 05:41 AM

Well, I bought a 40x12x48x Lite On yesterday.
Haven't had a chance to use it yet!
Good to see folk, saying nice things about them though!
ChrsR.

Included s/ware looks good. Allows more than 'oneshot' at recording on a normal CD-R.

**Kossy** · December 4th, 2002, 05:57 AM

There great however you have to set it up properly or the burner may not be detected I like to keep mine as the slave however it doesn't matter much make sure it works as if you keep it in the box to long you may not get a refund if you keep it in there and one day you realise it doesn't work. Ohh yeah enjoy!!!!!!!!