My previous combo cdwriter/dvdrom drive runs fine, except it leaves some sticky substance when it reads a disc. My original CnC3 Kane Edition DVD is now damaged because of this. That sticky substance is hard to remove. :(
So time to buy a new drive. These things are so cheap now. Years ago, cd writers sell at around SG$200 (US$130). My new one costs only SG$79 (US$50).
A lot of people gave good comments on this drive in the local hardware forums, which is why I chose this without much consideration. Max write speed: 18X, and it doesn’t run on those old fat IDE cables but the thin SATA cables.
This drive also has the lightscribe function. Which means your drive can "print" onto your DVD. But your DVD too, must be made for lightscribing.
Here’s a picture I downloaded from the lightscribe site above, and I added a few lines of text of what the disc contains.
Here’s the result:
My first 3 burns on the new drive failed. I think the bundled Nero Express software is buggy. I had to use a full version of Nero and burns were successful.
Hey, there should be an e-mail left on my comment here. It looks like a very neat little thing you got going, I even the like the thumbnail you picked for Tarunation! While I probably won’t subscribe to it (haven’t read any blogs in a long, long time), let me know what I’ve got to do to help you with it. :)
Sent you an email, thanks again! :D
Lightscribe = cool
GET OUT OF MAH HALLWAY NUB!
NO! YOU GET OUT OF MY HALLWAY! IF YOU WANT TO PISS, DO IT ON TOP OF BYAKKO’S ISLAND!