Re: Sony DW-22A DVD Burner(OEM)

From: Newtechie (newtechie_at_nospam.com)
Date: 02/11/05 

Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:16:06 -0600

Hi Roln,

I just built my own system too and bought this same drive without knowing it was OEM.
So far, I have not had any problems out of it. It writes to a DVD just fine. My drive came with an OEM Nero disc (Nero Express) which is fine for my needs. You have the option to install INCD that is included on the disc which will suit your needs for the things you want to do and of course you have the choice to make a data disc within Nero Express. If you're not thrilled about Nero, you could
try this free program called Deepburner or search for other freeware at www.download.com.

HTH,
Newtechie

"Roln" <roln@nospam.com> wrote in message news:su7Pd.33000$C24.7609@attbi_s52...
>
> "Raymond J. Johnson Jr." wrote:
> >
> > I don't know the answer to your first question. When you say "complete
> > kit"
> > I assume you mean the retail version? There might not be a directly
> > analogous retail version. The reason you can't find anything on Sony's
> > site
> > is that it's an OEM drive, and Sony (as well as most others) will support
> > only retail purchases. This means, among other things, that if there is a
> > retail version of the same drive, and Sony updates the firmware, you'll be
> > SOL because the firmware update will not work on the OEM version.
> >
> >
> Ray,
> This is getting to be a mess! Next time a friend suggests I get an OEM
> version
> instead of the retail version, I will argue with him.
> About a week before I bought the burner, I read on a newsgroup that the Sony
> Model 710 was the same drive. As luck would have it, my hard drive crapped
> out about a week ago and I lost everything. I just finished putting
> together a
> system with a new Motherboard and SATA drive. I haven't had a chance to use
> the new Sony burner, except for playback.
> There is a lot of Nero software floating around that came with several
> brands of
> burners. I'm sure I'll find something that will work on my Sony drive.
> I'm aware Nero 6 is a good program, but it's too much for the average user.
> Roln
>
>

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