In this case (and explicitly this case), the Sony is the superior drive. Compare it to the Plextor 712/716 or the NEC3520 (not so much the 3500) or the Pioneer 108/109 and the case is reversed and id reccomend those drives hands down.
You think it is better than sony?
With the exception of the DRU710, Sony burners have been crap for a very long time. Not neccesarily crap for lifespan but crap for performance and features
the NEC 3520 (NOT 3500) is superior
Yes indeedy. Featurs the NEC D6364 core logic chip (same as per the Plexy 716 I believe) ...one hell of a sweet chip
I agree also, the NEC 3500 series is the best.
The 3500 runs off the older NEC D63635GM and NEC C333500 -- the same chipset as per the Pioneer 108 and the ASUS 1604P. (solid core chip but it is last generation tech)
Just out of pure curiosity which one is better.....A NEC dvd burner or a plextor?
Technically speaking the Plextor. Economically speaking the NEC. Reality kicking in (considering that 99% of people dont know how to properly use the extra features the Plexy gives and 50% of the 1% that think they know, dont know) ... the NEC is prolly the better deal
Anybody know what kinds of discs work best with NEC Products? Memorex, song and so on?
A flash course in optical media ....
1. Memorex doesnt
make media. Neither does Sony, Verbatim, Maxell etc and most of the companies you think make media
2. The said companies
label media .. which means they buy media from some other company, stamps their logo on it and sells it
3. Companies like Taio Yuden, Ritek, Moser Baer, Mitsubishi (all good quality) and CMC, Ricoh, Prodisc, KingDisc (all bad quality) make media
4. You think media from one make is the same as the next? Forget it. With CD technology error rates are measured as C1/C2 (C1s are hardware corrected so not so bad, C2s are the bad ones) and with DVDs, its measured as P0/P1 (same relation). The number of C2/P1 errors you encounter are dependent on three things: [1] How fast you burn, the faster you burn the less reliable the disc (i.e., anywhere from unnoticeable distortion to outright audio-video dysynchronization) [2] The quality of the burner (not-so-solid drives cant cope with poorer quality media and/or dont know how to burn to save themselves) and [3] The quality of the media involved.
