What happened with the build quality of Lite On Drives?

Garethman!!` · 05-10-2008, 05:45 AM

Hey all, two days ago, on Newegg, I ordered a $16.99 DVD-ROM LiteOn Drive for my college PC. Don't get me wrong, its an excellent drive, very quiet. But what has happened to the build quality? I have 2 of the exact same model, made in 03/04, and they're much stronger. For instance, the DVD tray is so weak, the plastic flexes with the DVD on it. I am not too happy with the quality, but hey, at least I got a DVD drive on there now

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HippieGirl · 05-10-2008, 07:46 AM

We are a "disposable" generation. Instead of getting things fixed, we go and buy new ones to replace the broken ones.

It also has to do with the speed of technology. By the time something breaks, there is something new and better out there. So they make things cheaper to compensate ...

Dropkickmurphys · 05-10-2008, 06:52 PM

yeah, based on that. they make things more cheaply and easier to break so that at one point it Will break, and you will go back to them and buy another, therefore instead of just selling you something once, they will have 2 (or more) of their products bought by you.... its just how it works...

**The_Other_One** · 05-10-2008, 07:56 PM

I've never had much luck with Lite-On devices... I had an old DVD-ROM some time ago and it never worked very well. Then my first DVD-Recorder (a Lite-On) died after about 3 months of light use.

Unfortunately it's difficult to find a really "good" brand anymore because so many brands are simply OEMs. If I'm not mistaking (probably am

), Sony drives have been both Lite-On and NEC drives.

05-10-2008, 05:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Garethman!!` Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK and USA Age: 17 Posts: 919	What happened with the build quality of Lite On Drives? Hey all, two days ago, on Newegg, I ordered a $16.99 DVD-ROM LiteOn Drive for my college PC. Don't get me wrong, its an excellent drive, very quiet. But what has happened to the build quality? I have 2 of the exact same model, made in 03/04, and they're much stronger. For instance, the DVD tray is so weak, the plastic flexes with the DVD on it. I am not too happy with the quality, but hey, at least I got a DVD drive on there now . __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.70GHz RAM : 8GB DDR2 PC6400 / 2GB DDR2-667 PC5300 A-DATA HDD : 750GB SATA Seagate Barracuda/ Western Digital Scorpio 250GB 7200RPM GPU : Radeon HD2900XT 512MB / Radeon Xpress 1150 128MB OS : Windows Vista Ultimate x64 / Windows Vista Home Premium

05-10-2008, 06:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dropkickmurphys Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK (Uni at Kent) Age: 18 Posts: 1,753	yeah, based on that. they make things more cheaply and easier to break so that at one point it Will break, and you will go back to them and buy another, therefore instead of just selling you something once, they will have 2 (or more) of their products bought by you.... its just how it works... __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard 2GB 6400 DDR2 800mhz RAM 512Mb Geforce 8600GT 500GB Seagate 7,500RPM HDD Lite-on 20x DVD+RW OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU CoolerMaster Black Centurian 534 Case Samsung 19" 1440x900 SyncMaster 940BW monitor / Samsung 19" 1440x900 TV Dual Booting: Windows XP Proffessional SP2 / Windows Vista Business SP1

05-10-2008, 07:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,307	I've never had much luck with Lite-On devices... I had an old DVD-ROM some time ago and it never worked very well. Then my first DVD-Recorder (a Lite-On) died after about 3 months of light use. Unfortunately it's difficult to find a really "good" brand anymore because so many brands are simply OEMs. If I'm not mistaking (probably am ), Sony drives have been both Lite-On and NEC drives. __________________ Urban De-Development * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT * C2D T5250 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100 * G4 1.33GHz \| 512M RAM \| 40G HD \| Radeon 9200

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HippieGirl Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Purgatory - really! Posts: 70	We are a "disposable" generation. Instead of getting things fixed, we go and buy new ones to replace the broken ones. It also has to do with the speed of technology. By the time something breaks, there is something new and better out there. So they make things cheaper to compensate ...