DVD Burners---Still too soon? - GoFuckYourself.com

jollyperv · 10-10-2002, 05:21 PM

I need a DVD burner really bad, but I'd hate to buy one only to find that in one month they've dropped 50% in price & are twice as fast. I remember when I bought my first CD Burner, 8x and it was the shit, for $250....now you can get a 40x for under $100.

How fast do you guys think the technology will advance?

Woe is me, I need storage....lots.

Fletch XXX · 10-10-2002, 05:22 PM

http://apple.com/switch

DVD burners for over 2 years I believe.

L0stMind · 10-10-2002, 05:22 PM

I have had a burner for months. Nice but not as useful as cd.

If you need more storage, seriously just pick up some more ata drives. cheaper and more storage space.

jollyperv · 10-10-2002, 05:24 PM

My girlfriend has a mac, I can't stand it....I've really tried to get used to it & keep an open mind, but everything is so fucking clunky feeling....

gothweb · 10-10-2002, 05:24 PM

It is the same as any technology. If you wait for them to stop improving them, you will never get one. If you need/want one this week, buy one this week.

FrankyW · 10-10-2002, 05:27 PM

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Originally posted by gothweb
It is the same as any technology. If you wait for them to stop improving them, you will never get one. If you need/want one this week, buy one this week.

Cheers!

gothweb · 10-10-2002, 05:28 PM

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Originally posted by jollyperv
My girlfriend has a mac, I can't stand it....I've really tried to get used to it & keep an open mind, but everything is so fucking clunky feeling....

Recent model and OS?

I find the two main sources of that perception are:

1.) Using an outdated model, and trying to compare it with current PCs.

2.) Not being used to a different paradigm.

Fletch XXX · 10-10-2002, 05:29 PM

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Originally posted by gothweb

Recent model and OS?

I find the two main sources of that perception are:

1.) Using an outdated model, and trying to compare it with current PCs.

2.) Not being used to a different paradigm.

You forgot the 3

the people who let their girlfriends buy iMacs and think iMacs are what a Mac really is.

hahahaha

L0stMind · 10-10-2002, 05:29 PM

Hmmm, I ahve used macs..

dont like them personally.

Dunno why - cant put my finger on it. Havent really went all thru them and tried to get them to do what I want.

I do know they make kick ass monitors

Brown Bear · 10-10-2002, 05:37 PM

The real expensive thing is the blank DVDs.

Last I checked they were about $12 each, so you gotta think more before you decide to burn one.

Regular blank CDs are so cheap now they're like candy. I pop one in and burn shit and don't think twice if I only use 100mb of the disk capacity.

Fletch XXX · 10-10-2002, 05:39 PM

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Originally posted by Brown Bear
The real expensive thing is the blank DVDs.

Last I checked they were about $12 each, so you gotta think more before you decide to burn one.

Regular blank CDs are so cheap now they're like candy. I pop one in and burn shit and don't think twice if I only use 100mb of the disk capacity.

12 bucks for 9 gigs.

16 bucks for 32500 megs (650 megs X 50)

is about where it is.

the DVD discs are open ended like my Zip Burner, meaning it acts as a hard drive until youre ready to dump and burn.

cold_ice · 10-10-2002, 05:41 PM

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Originally posted by Brown Bear
The real expensive thing is the blank DVDs.

Last I checked they were about $12 each, so you gotta think more before you decide to burn one.

Regular blank CDs are so cheap now they're like candy. I pop one in and burn shit and don't think twice if I only use 100mb of the disk capacity.

Same here

gothweb · 10-10-2002, 05:43 PM

I still don't feel right putting like 50 megs on a CD.

r0b · 10-10-2002, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brown Bear
The real expensive thing is the blank DVDs.

Last I checked they were about $12 each, so you gotta think more before you decide to burn one.

Regular blank CDs are so cheap now they're like candy. I pop one in and burn shit and don't think twice if I only use 100mb of the disk capacity.

When was the last time you checked prices? I'm only paying $1 to $2 per dvdr.

strainer · 10-10-2002, 07:04 PM

Get the Pioneer 104 (I have 12 of them). I pay around $250 for them and they record 2X.

Media is cheap now. Shop4tech will sell you a spindle of 100 1X Leda DVD-R for for 89 cents each.

I go through them like toilet paper.

S.T.

10-10-2002, 05:21 PM	#1
jollyperv Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 3,927	DVD Burners---Still too soon? I need a DVD burner really bad, but I'd hate to buy one only to find that in one month they've dropped 50% in price & are twice as fast. I remember when I bought my first CD Burner, 8x and it was the shit, for $250....now you can get a 40x for under $100. How fast do you guys think the technology will advance? Woe is me, I need storage....lots.

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Brown Bear Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,982	The real expensive thing is the blank DVDs. Last I checked they were about $12 each, so you gotta think more before you decide to burn one. Regular blank CDs are so cheap now they're like candy. I pop one in and burn shit and don't think twice if I only use 100mb of the disk capacity. __________________ Surrender all your independent thinking and Click Here for re-programming.

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gothweb Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Back in the USSA Posts: 8,849	I still don't feel right putting like 50 megs on a CD. __________________ Photos by Ian X.: Distinctive photos of goth babes. Blood Money:Your traffic, my sites, our money. MojoHost: Still the best.

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L0stMind Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancity Posts: 1,681	I have had a burner for months. Nice but not as useful as cd. If you need more storage, seriously just pick up some more ata drives. cheaper and more storage space.

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L0stMind Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancity Posts: 1,681	Hmmm, I ahve used macs.. dont like them personally. Dunno why - cant put my finger on it. Havent really went all thru them and tried to get them to do what I want. I do know they make kick ass monitors

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strainer Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 418	Get the Pioneer 104 (I have 12 of them). I pay around $250 for them and they record 2X. Media is cheap now. Shop4tech will sell you a spindle of 100 1X Leda DVD-R for for 89 cents each. I go through them like toilet paper. S.T.