Sony CRX220A OR Lite-On LTR-52246S??????
 

Does anybody know exactly how good the Sony CRX220A is? I wondered as I want something to replace my existing Plextor 12/10/32A. Which is best:

1. Lite-On LTR-52246S
2. Sony CRX220A

Which would work best with CloneCD (The Lite-On looks superb) but the Sony isn't listed on Elby's site and I couldn't see anything here. I know the Sony is made by Plextor so which is best???

(it needs to be able to read subchannel and write all protections. It also needs to write CD+G). Thanks a lot...

Come on guys! Any help would be great and this is really important! You are my only hope...

Get a Lite-On. They are proven winners, especially when burning protected games.

Does the Lite-On do CD+G and read Subchannel? Thanks for all your help so far.

Also, does anybody know what the Sony is like? Cheers...

Half-Height Internal Design, Fastest CD-RW Drive in the world !
Innovated SMART-BURN technology to automatically check media quality and set limit to burning speed to ensure successful writing sessions & data retainability ( *1 )
Buffer underrun error free & automatically adjust writing strategy plus running OPC to meet various burning condition
SMART-X® supporting high-speed DAE & VCD extraction for copying and automatically decreasing speed to provide smooth & noise-free playback for CD Audio / VCD titles ( *2 )
VAS® ( Vibration Absorber System ) to reduce vibration & noise during recording & reading
Support Fixed Packet, Variable Packet, TAO, SAO, DAO, Raw Mode Burning & Over-Burn
Support format of CD Family, CD-R & CD-RW media ( up to 99 mins )
Conforms to Orange Book Part 2,3, Volume 3 : Ultra Speed & MMC2 commands
Support Mt.Rainier
Plug&Play Device with Emergency Manual Eject function
E-IDE Interface, support up to Ultra-DMA mode 2
Use FlashROM supports internet firmware upgrade

Specifications :
Speed :
52x Write CD-R
24x Rewrite CD-RW
52x Read CD-ROM Speed
Interface :
ATAPI / E-IDE, support up to Ultra-DMA Mode2 ( 33.3MB/sec )
Access Time :
80ms ( typical )
Buffer Size :
2MB
System Requirement :
CPU Pentium 166MHz or faster, 128MB DRAM required
HDD must have access time < 20ms, with a minimum of 100MB Free space
Support Operating System :
Windows 95 / 98 / NT / ME / XP / 2000
Disc Format :
CD / CD-R / CD-RW formats both 8cm & 12cm discs ( up to 99 mins )
MTBF ( Life ) :
70,000 Hours
Dimension :
190.0 ( D ) x 145.8 ( W ) x 41.3 ( H ) mm
Weight :
< 1000g


Dont see anything about cd+g. Want want to email them.
http://www.liteonit.com.tw/index.htm

Mailed them. In the meantime, I will try and find some more info. It would be handy if someone knew if it did support CD+G. Any help is much appreciated...

PLEXTOR 48/24/48 IT IS! :D
 

Actually, looking upon it - the LiteON doesn't actually support CD+G which means it is NO good to me! It's looking like a new Plextor 48x from Dabs.com

The 52x is a bit expensive for what extra it'll do - I'll go for the Plextor 48/24/48 (They are class afterall!) :D