Anyone Recommend a Great Optical Drive

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I have an old CD-ROM Drive (Sony model CDU5221) and was looking to upgrade to a DVD optical drive. Finding that most discs are going to be in Digital Versatile Disc format and my CD-ROM drive won't work with them anymore. My price limit is no more than $50. Can anyone recommend a great optical drive?

 

[PC eye]

You can easily go for another Sony-NEC made dvd burner at newegg for less then $50 at this date and time. Sata or ide? 3 models are seen of both types with $29.99 being the highest seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...010100005+50011747+1036506653&name=DVD+Burner

$26.99 for either sata or ide on the two LG models seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010100005+50001623+1036506653+4025&name=%2425+-+%2450

 

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I have Serial ATA ports on my motherboard. Can these be used with either optical drives or hard drives?

 

[PC eye]

Both types easy enough. I have a sata dvd burner as well as an ide cd writer, 2 sata HDs, and one ide HD on the 6 port model board here. They use the exact same ports for the optical drives as well as the same type power and data cables.

 

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I am thinking of buying a Sony NEC Optiarc Black, 16X DVD-ROM, 48X CD-ROM, Serial ATA, Optical Drive Original Equipment Manufacturer.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118002

I think I have no Serial ATA cables and it doesn't come with any. What type of Serial ATA cable should I purchase from NewEgg.com for this Sony Optical Drive?

Would this Serial ATA cable work with it?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123185

 

[Calibretto]

Did Sony buy NEC or something?

Anyways, NEC and Lite-On are great brands and are at a good price. IMO, There's no reason to pay more than $40 for an optical drive.

And that cable is SATA II, not SATA.

 

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Would the below Serial ATA cable connect a Sony NEC Optiarc Black, 16X DVD-ROM, 48X CD-ROM, Serial ATA, Optical Drive to my motherboard?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812104150

 

[oscaryu1]

Yup.

 

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Thanks for all input from everyone. Just ordered the above items from NewEgg.com today.

 

[PC eye]

Did Sony buy NEC or something?

Anyways, NEC and Lite-On are great brands and are at a good price. IMO, There's no reason to pay more than $40 for an optical drive.

And that cable is SATA II, not SATA.

There are no Sata I and Sata II cables as a rule. There are Sata I+II drives however where you can use the 4pin molex type power plug instead of the newer sata type now standard on Sata II drives. Sata I drives also saw drive jumpers for setting drive modes not cable position.

Some sata data and power cables will have right angle plugs as well as those seen at the links there seeing the straight in type.