Yamaha CRW-F1

SchiZomaGORE · 07-08-2002

Is $200 for the F1 a good price, and when are you guys going to do a huge review of it?

*dansmug* · 07-08-2002

I don't know if I may say this, but there is a review of the Yamaha coming. He has got a lot of work these days

200$? sounds much. I don't know what the drive can do exactly, but if it isn't any better than the lite-on or plextor, it seems a bit silly to pay that much for Disc T@2. Go to some online shops and compare the prices to see if they also cost 200$. Hope this helps.

mitchel · 07-08-2002

There 179$ here at Best Buy, (I think its still too much). From what i read about them and in the forums, I dont know if i would run out and get one just yet. Plextors 40x are going for 99$ at CompUsa (geting ready for the 48-24-48 plex i guess). I would wait a bit if you really want one. I think they will come down in price big time and fast.

Ralf Hutter · 07-08-2002

I got one and took it back. It burned everything I threw at it, but it didn't do anything better than my 40x Plex or 32x Lite-on. Didn't use the "disk tatoo" thingy.

One thing that pissed me off was the jump from 16x to 44x in record speeds. It will not let you set your own record speed other than 16x or 44x. No 20x, 24x, 32x, 40x. If the OWSC is enabled and you set the record speed at 44x, it records the disk as fast as it thinks is safe. This is slower than I can record the exact same media at when I use my Plex or Lite-on. I use the Nero SpeedDisk "Scan Disc" app to check my burned disks for errors. The ones I can record at faster speeds on my Plex and Lite-on show zero errors, so why is Yamaha capping my burn speeds lower with these same disks?

*alexnoe* · 07-08-2002

so why is Yamaha capping my burn speeds lower with these same disks?

It is more carefully. Maybe you know that LiteOn 48x reports too high speeds for most media.

07-08-2002	#1
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dansmug Lord of the Strings Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: België Posts: 2,421	I don't know if I may say this, but there is a review of the Yamaha coming. He has got a lot of work these days 200$? sounds much. I don't know what the drive can do exactly, but if it isn't any better than the lite-on or plextor, it seems a bit silly to pay that much for Disc T@2. Go to some online shops and compare the prices to see if they also cost 200$. Hope this helps. __________________ The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of a passionate intensity. http://www.mandrivaclub.nl Chat with fellow freakers (and meet the famous Ruff-Next): IRCnet > #cdfreaks (Dutch) & #cdfreaks-int

07-08-2002	#3
mitchel CD Freaks Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 117	Re: Yamaha CRW-F1 There 179$ here at Best Buy, (I think its still too much). From what i read about them and in the forums, I dont know if i would run out and get one just yet. Plextors 40x are going for 99$ at CompUsa (geting ready for the 48-24-48 plex i guess). I would wait a bit if you really want one. I think they will come down in price big time and fast.

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alexnoe CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 4,695	so why is Yamaha capping my burn speeds lower with these same disks? It is more carefully. Maybe you know that LiteOn 48x reports too high speeds for most media. __________________ Asus P4C800E-Deluxe, Win XP, P4/2800 HT, 2048 MB RAM, 600 GB HDD, Plextor PX712/716/755/Premium, LG 4120B, Pioneer A08, Pioneer A09, NEC ND-3540A/4550A ------------------------------------------------ If at first you don't succeed, redefine success! How a troll wants to force users of Linux to buy Windows just to make use of Plextor DVD writer unique functions ------------------------------------------------ PxScan/PxView (compatible to Premium, PX-712, PX-714, PX-716), now with built-in picture file output Bitsetting via Autostart My Blog about DADVSI (new french copyright)

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07-08-2002	#4
Ralf Hutter New on Forum Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 11	I got one and took it back. It burned everything I threw at it, but it didn't do anything better than my 40x Plex or 32x Lite-on. Didn't use the "disk tatoo" thingy. One thing that pissed me off was the jump from 16x to 44x in record speeds. It will not let you set your own record speed other than 16x or 44x. No 20x, 24x, 32x, 40x. If the OWSC is enabled and you set the record speed at 44x, it records the disk as fast as it thinks is safe. This is slower than I can record the exact same media at when I use my Plex or Lite-on. I use the Nero SpeedDisk "Scan Disc" app to check my burned disks for errors. The ones I can record at faster speeds on my Plex and Lite-on show zero errors, so why is Yamaha capping my burn speeds lower with these same disks?