Previous to buying this CD writer I have owned 2 slow IDE writers, both 2x. A Mitsumi and a Phillips. Both suffered from buffer under runs and all sorts of problems. I think I made more tea coasters than functional CDs. Considering I would probably be spending more on buying new CDrs than I would to buy a decent new CD writer that was fast and reliable I set about looking for a nice shiny new one. Reading many of the reviews, I finally decided this Yamaha model was for me. Quite a fast drive having 8x write, 4x re write and 24x read. Because of the buffer under runs I had with my older drives which had only 1mb buffers I new I had to get a drive with a ...  Read the complete review

Trying to choose a CD Writer isn't that simple. When I was looking for one I decided that I wanted a fast one. I bought mine around January which meant that the fastest was 8x Write 4x Re-write and 24 Read. Once you've got the speed in your head you need to decide SCSI or IDE etc. (equals more cash). Then there's loads of makes to choose from (nightmare). After looking around for sometime I choose the Yamaha CRW8424s-vk. In each shop or magazine advert the price is different but one caught my eye DABS, they included a SCSI Card in the price. I'd never had the back off the computer before so I was a ...  Read the complete review

I have owned cd writers since the very first one that was released on the market, many years ago. I bought a Phillips 2X write, 2X read...Since then I have bought numerous cdr's and cdrw's, ranging from the cheap and nasty to the most expensive. Out of all the Cdrw's I have ever bought the only one that I can honestly say I haven't had any problems with at all is the Yamaha. The ultra reliability of this piece of equipment is due to Yamaha's use of high quality parts and the usual high standard of build quality that we are so accustomed to from this company. The high capacity buffer combined with the excellent electronics make this drive a winner, it .  Read the complete review

When I bought this CDR/RW drive from Yamaha I was a novice to the recording industry. It is very good after the initial problems of direct CD 3.0 crashing. I purchased this drive four months ago and since then I have purchased quite a few CD's. It is fast at backing up and the re-writable function is brilliant for storing my University work. It also provideds endless use when my other computer blows up and I need files off the internet for I can burn them onto a normal CD to use in a normal CD drive, Great. Overall Amazing results great updates on the net. But what about the new 16*10*40 from Yamaha that must be amazing. ***March 2001*** I ...  Read the complete review