NEC 3550-one good year

[katzdvd]

WOW is world of warcraft or some such nonsense that turns 20-30 year olds into zombies playing an online game for 8-10 hour sessions

I understand that a lot of Jolt Cola is involved

Or, I guess these days it might be Red Bull

@ BTW, on the belt sanding; is that where these guys come from?

My wife says they look like rats!

[a2j3]

@chewster, I feel 4 ya buddy. When's the ceremony to say fairwell???? And do these things come in 3's as well???? Do u have any idea what the best drive is out there right now???

[NightTran]

Come to USA and get it ( compUSA have benq 1650/55)

[mill]

I see red bull has a new competitor with a new drink, now with three times the amount of caffine,or what ever it is they put in it. Ill stick with my coffee

http://www.drinkcocaine.com/

What is going to be your next burner?

[Chewy]

What is going to be your next burner?

The jury is still out, I am waiting on more results from the new samsung's,
all I want is a burner than can burn as good as my benq and nec's and scan
and read well.

[mill]

http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/26/samsung-sh-b022-blu-ray-burner-reviewer/

This one?

[NightTran]

The jury is still out, I am waiting on more results from the new samsung's,
all I want is a burner than can burn as good as my benq and nec's and scan
and read well.

Chewy, this is what I think (just dont believe all the thing I think )

half of Benq engineers went to Samsung and the other half went to Pioneer after Lighton took over

[cynthia]

if this one won't blow out and straighten up then I will buy another 3550 if available or get real daring and go for the new samsung

I noticed that my local computer shop don't sell Necs any more. They are replaced with Samsungs. Those guys normally know what they do. I have to say I have not seen much of Samsung burners before in Sweden. The automatic updater for firmware looks as a nice function.

They still cary the LiteOns.

[Chewy]

Well I got in one of my moods and tore my shop down, got the leaf blower out and blew it out(nice windy day) then after I hooked my main computer back up rememebered the nec, opened the drive tray and shut down windows.

Blew the heck out of it, done the computer earlier. Might have to hold on to this drive a little longer?

[katzdvd]

Wow, can't argue with a scan like that! Do you just blow compressed air in the tray opening & thats it? I thought that may damage internal parts, but looks like it can only improve things!

[Chewy]

1HP 3 Gallon 120 psi air compressor(runs small nail guns and staplers) with jet nozzle, I figured since this was the second time it happened I would go for broke and really let it have it, you can't get a good angle with the tray in the way so you really can't blow the laser off it's mounting. Rescanned the disk in my benq, the pif total was 58. I am going to do the other 3 burners next.
real easy on the newer benq

[katzdvd]

I figured since this was the second time it happened I would go for broke and really let it have it,

That's really something...wonder how many folks trash-can their drives, when all it needs is a good blast of compressed air?!?

Thanks for sharing the experience!

[Dan]

That is one of the best PIF totals I have seen, nice job Chewy!
Nice to know it is safe to do that, gonna give my 3550 a good cleaning too.

[NightTran]

I dont think he retire that one yet