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   #13. Posted at 09:03 PM on Jan 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
MadManOriginal
These are just PATA drives with SATA bridges. I expect the price difference will be similar to the 16x PATA vs SATA drives although it might be higher initially because of Newegg's on-demand pricing other shops will carry it as well. So call it <$40. The only catch is supply, the 16x SATA goes in and out of stock and I'm sure the 20x will have higher demand.
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#13, Even if it was SATA native you wouldn't see a performance be...  :  mesyn191  (#17)  «
#17, I think he was alluding to the cost benefit. PATA drive + ...  :  Forge  (#19)  «
#19, Indeed I was. As our UK poster pointed out, prices don...  :  MadManOriginal  (#20)  «

   #6. Posted at 06:52 PM on Jan 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
grug
Haven't tried their SATA variants yet, but the new LiteOns are very, very impressive indeed. It's made me forgive them them for their first few terrible (LDW series) to lacklustre (SOHW series) efforts in the DVD±R market.
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#6, The newer ones are OK up until about 16x-18x speeds, after t...  :  mesyn191  (#18)  «

   #10. Posted at 08:12 PM on Jan 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
Eckre
16X vs 20X means in reality 20 seconds savings?
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#10, More like 5 sec. lead in time increases significantly if you...  :  mesyn191  (#16)  «

   #5. Posted at 06:38 PM on Jan 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
adisor19
I smell a lawsuit when the first DVD explodes due to the high speed. :)

Adi
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#5, that already happened  :  Lord.Blue  (#8)  «
#5, I've personally seen a disc explode inside the drive. It ain...  :  wesley96  (#12)  «
#12, Its goddamn spectacular! :-) Its sounds like someone insid...  :  stmok  (#15)  «

   #14. Posted at 09:56 PM on Jan 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
PetMiceRnice
Funny this announcement should come now because my Lite-On DVD burner just failed on me today after only a couple of months. Otherwise my experience with them has been good.
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   #9. Posted at 08:08 PM on Jan 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
JSchwetz
Where are all of the SATA drives that were supposed to be popping up? I only see two, both manufactured by lite-on at Newegg
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#9, Lack of demand.  :  Forge  (#11)  «

   #7. Posted at 07:03 PM on Jan 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
Freon
Meh. My 8x IDE still works fine.
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   #2. Posted at 05:27 PM on Jan 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
ew
Yawn! 25% faster 40% more expensive. Not worth it. Especially since I rarely use my burner anymore.
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#2, I tend to agree. I'll do a happy dance when the last of opti...  :  indeego  (#4)  «

   #3. Posted at 05:33 PM on Jan 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
Austin
:o) For reference in the UK pricing is £20 for Pioneer 16x, £20 NEC 18x, £22 NEC 18x with LabelFlash and £35 LiteOn 16x USB2 External. I would expect a £32 RRP to translate to £30 or less at online stores.
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   #1. Posted at 05:25 PM on Jan 24th 2007, Edited at 05:26 PM on Jan 24th 2007 Edit   Reply
Captain Ned
And the vast Litey modding community will soon have modified firmwares and other proggys such as SmartBurn tweaked so that burn speed ratings may be readily bypassed.

This rich 3rd party community is what's kept me running Liteys since my first build. They aren't the quietest of drives, but their sheer hackability (often with more-than-tacit support from Lite-On firmware engineers) makes them unbeatable IMO.

Finally, moving optical drives to SATA at prices far below the Plextor luxury tax will make case cooling so much easier.
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