Yamaha CRW8424S-VK Reviews

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 ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

Now when upgrading or building a PC, I think it is always important to remember what the purpose of the PC is, as unfortunately not all components are created equal. Almost every manufacturer manages to give their product its own unique qualities, and these can either be great or bad. In the case of this drive they are good, especially if the ...  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 ...  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 ...  Read the complete review