HELP !!! gona buy DVD Writer

[iinfi]

i called my h/w dealer to buy a DVD writer.
he was asking me my mobo config. whether i v 915 945 ... blah blah

and was asking me aapko ID wala chahiye ki sada vala .. i m clueless as to what he is talking abt?
he says DVD writer is diff for diff motherboards.

i plan to use this DVD writer for my
Intel Pentium D 102GGC2 AND my other PC PIII 810E

plz help ....

[din]

May be he meant IDE / SATA Writer ?

[iinfi]

may b man .... i dunno ... cud not hear his voice clearly over the line.. wats the difference.

will i be able to use it on both my PCs?

[Raccoon]

If your mobo has SATA port, it might be a better idea to go for SATA DVD drive. However, you'll likely not notice any difference in performance even if you go for IDE DVD drive. But for future compatibality (if relevant to you) its better to go for SATA.

If both your comps have SATA ports, then only go for SATA drive. Else IDE is the only option for you. I dont think your PIII will have a SATA port.

[iinfi]

oh.... i initially didnt understand wat it meant ...thanks for the clarification.
the older one doesnt have SATA. i will buy the IDE one ... Rs. 1250 is wat he quoted.
thanks

[ashu888ashu888]

^^

yup, go for IDE, as even if the next gen mobos didn;'t hv a IDE, we ppl wud jus buy a new Optical drive, "kitne paise hi lagte hain" new optical drives ke liye yar.

[Raccoon]

I belive you can get IDE to SATA converters... and possibly vice versa too. Then you could use it on both comps.

As for prices, LG is going for about 1,050 to 1,100 and Moser Baer LiteOn for 1,200 in Poona. I'd think Bombay should be cheaper...

[iinfi]

bought it .... the IDE one ... working ... so far so good... thanks all

[mar4ela]

Originally Posted by iinfi

i called my h/w dealer to buy a DVD writer.
he was asking me my mobo config. whether i v 915 945 ... blah blah

and was asking me aapko ID wala chahiye ki sada vala .. i m clueless as to what he is talking abt?
he says DVD writer is diff for diff motherboards.

i plan to use this DVD writer for my
Intel Pentium D 102GGC2 AND my other PC PIII 810E

plz help ....

bought it .... the IDE one ... working ... so far so good... thanks all

How much did you paid for it?

[din]

@Raccoon

From my experience, the IDE to SATA / SATA to IDE adapters / converters are not reliable. They may work, but not guaranteed.

[iinfi]

Rs. 1250/- Samsumg IDE one

[Raccoon]

Originally Posted by din

@Raccoon

From my experience, the IDE to SATA / SATA to IDE adapters / converters are not reliable. They may work, but not guaranteed.

Is it? Never used one... so wont comment.

Originally Posted by iinfi

Rs. 1250/- Samsumg IDE one

Thats a li'l higher price you paid... esp. for a Samsung!!! You could have gotten an LG for Rs. 1,100 max!

[saqib_khan]

^^yeah, correct. Change ur h/w dealer man.

[iinfi]

its slightly costlier in panvel here... if i goto vashi i cud v got it for Rs. 1100/-
but buying it near my house means, commuting expenses saved, any other needless expenditure saved, and by going to vashi chances of bumping into any female friends of mine and taking them out for a snack increase.
so this is cheaper.

added:
yea.. i think i sud change the h/w dealer.... i goto this fellow coz he normally replaces stuff if it is faulty

[Raccoon]

Gosh, never imagined cost of gfs getting factored into cost of acquiring hardware...