Philip OKeefe Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 I guess I should have bought a Plextor. I picked up a new (factory sealed) TDK VeloCD 32X10X40 CD-RW drive at Best Buy tonight. They have a $30 mail in rebate, bringing the price down to about $120, which I though wasn't too bad. Anyway, I needed a new drive and this seemed like the best deal... ...I get it home and install it (I'm not clueless - I know what I'm doing) and the dang thing makes the most gawd awful noise - sounded like something was vibrating HARD whenever I put a disk into it. I tried Maxell, Memorex, Emtec and Imation disks - same thing on all of them. You should hear this noise. Sometimes there's no noise and then when I try a burn it's vibration / grind city. Speed doesn't matter. Heck, even if I pull the CD out and just close (with the front panel button - which I always use) the tray ON AN EMPTY TRAY, it makes the grind / vibration noise for a couple of seconds. :mad: All I can say is tha Best Buy had better 1) not give me any crap 2) give me a replacement drive or 3) give me my money back. I am NOT going to wait and send this drive to TDK for "service" - it was defective right out of a factory sealed box!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: Okay, sorry for venting - here's my question for everyone: Anyone using these drives? Are you happy with it? Reliable? Fast? Would you reccommend / buy it over again? Or should I just get a Plextor? ;) Thanks folks. [img]http://www.freakygamers.com/smilies/s2/contrib/navigator/usa.gif[/img] Phil O'Keefe Sound Sanctuary Recording Riverside CA http://www.ssrstudio.com pokeefe777@ssrstudio.com "Juarez Phil?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerumen Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 i've got one phil.... 32x speed velo cd.... had to replace my velo speed 24x... both have worked out good.. i was skeptical at first.. but i've had no problems.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundcrafter Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 I have a Ricoh burner which has been good, and before every CD i burn it does that sound for a moment, A kind of grinding buzz...but now it's messing up and does it a lot "If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. Unless you are a table." -Mitch Hedberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted March 10, 2002 Author Share Posted March 10, 2002 Thanks for the responses everyone. I'm sure the TDK's are nice drives, but I went ahead and exchanged it this morning for a Plextor 24 X 10 X 40. Everyone seems to rave about the Plextors, so I though I'd just spend the extra $30 and get what is supposedly the most reliable / trouble free drive... time will tell on that, but so far, it's working just fine. [img]http://www.freakygamers.com/smilies/s2/contrib/navigator/usa.gif[/img] Phil O'Keefe Sound Sanctuary Recording Riverside CA http://www.ssrstudio.com pokeefe777@ssrstudio.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Sound Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 Hey Phil! Why do you and I always seem to buy the same products! ;) I have 2 Velo CD writers... both in my new PC. Bought mine before Christmas... no problems so far. Sounds like you got a bad unit. Best Buy has a 30 return policy on hardware.... as you've already realized. :) Best of luck.... Valky ...going back to Salt Lake tomorrow.....I wanna stay home for another week! Valkyrie Sound: http://www.vsoundinc.com Now at TSUTAYA USA: http://www.tsutayausa.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrmac Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 I've been installing Plextors mostly with some Teacs thrown in occasionally. I haven't tried the TDK. You probably made a good choice with the Plextor, I have a couple at home which are about three years old and without problems. Mac Bowne G-Clef Acoustics Ltd. Osaka, Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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