hitension 0 Posted December 9, 2002 I have to replace a HP 7200i burner in a NT machine here at work. It is currently being used to archive data, but due to it's lack of speed, wasn't used to often. I thought I'd just buy a Lite-on burner and put it in, but am wondering what my options are for what is compatible. Any suggestions for this rookie? Share this post Link to post
DosFreak 2 Posted December 9, 2002 All CD Burners are the same as far as compatibility in NT. As long as it's IDE/SCSI your gold. Share this post Link to post
mthaler 0 Posted December 9, 2002 I could add that I have in fact installed a Lite-On burner under NT, but as I remember, there were some issues as to which burning software worked under NT. That will be your biggest issue. Share this post Link to post
Christianb 8 Posted December 11, 2002 He's right burner's aren't really OS specific. The bundled applications, and possibly driver add-ons may however be. For example I don't think Plextor Manager works in WinXp, but the drives will without the add on software. In terms of software stability I've had really good luck with Easy CD Creator 5.X. If the drive doesn't come with Nero or Easy CD Creator I personally wouldn't buy it. You might pay more attention to the RW speed that the R speed. Because one day if media costs ever drop everyone will prefer RW writing to R writing. Make for damn sure the drive you get has some sort of buffer under-run prevention. I have a plextor 16/10/40 and mechanically it's a piece of shit so I won't be recommending that drive. I'm on my third 16/10/40, because they are mechanical nightmares. Hopefully the newer drives are more stable, but I wouldn't count on it, because newer hard drives aren't so they must be using cheaper mechanical componentry to keep the price down. Good Luck, Christian Blackburn Share this post Link to post
