Sony DVD DRU500A +RW/+R -RW/-R Retail Kit

thinking of buying this drive is it any good ?? how does it compare to the a04 or the a05 ?? is it compatible with most dvdr's and rw's ????

where is the cheapest place in the uk to get one ??

please help

cheers

Matt

good luck finding one, im trying to one too, no shops seem to have it

Depends how badly you want to have the ability to burn + format discs. From the postings that I have read DVD+ formats aren't doing too hot in the UK and if I remember correctly there is about a 60 pound difference between the A05 and the Sony. If you really want the + and like the snake said are willing to wait for one then get the drive if not then get the A05.

they the same price roughly if you buy the retail boxed pioneer drive.

thanks for the advice guys ive just heard some bad things about the A05 but you all seem to like it. Is it a good drive ?? better than the a04 ?? whats the best media to use on it ???

lmk

Matt

I think most of us will agree that Ritek, Princo, and Verbatim are great and I have heard several people claiming good results with datawrite discs. Most people haven't used the fujifilm discs (which by the way support the 4x burn) due to the other options being cheaper but these are the ones that I personally use and I love them they play great. Even my picky philips dvd drive on my xbox reads them just fine. By the way these recommendations are all for DVD-R format which is almost always the cheapest media anyway. I have the cendyne105 drive by the way (which is the exact same drive as the A05 but doesn't have a couple of the programs although it is a lot cheaper). If you have access to Cendyne DVD drives I might suggest going this route as there will be a definite price difference between it and the sony. By the way most of the bad stuff about the A05 Pioneer comes from it's earliest days of release where the DVD media wasn't able to adapt to a 4x burner. This was also a problem with the sony when it first came out but media manufacturers scrambled and were able to fix this problem. For either drive I would stick to the recommended brands of media or you will have trouble. DVD is much more sensitive and isn't like burnable cds where you can just look for the cheapest piece of crap and expect it to work on everything.

ok mate thanks for the advice

regards

Matt

Phone mesh computers , number on their website. Non retail version of Sony £208 delivered and they are in stock, i should know I have just ordered one.
Same price as Pioneer, better drive.

whats the website for mesh?

they only sell it u if u have a mesh computer. anywhere else to get it?

do a search on google for mesh computers. The drive is not listed on their site, you will have 2 phone them up, the telephone number is on their site
Next you'll want me 2 pay for it. LOL

That is wrong M8 i haven't got a Mesh computer and i bought one this morning, so have others.
I will find the thread shortly and post it here.

Read through this thread U will C that others have bought it from Mesh.
I think that U need " phone them up again and keep trying until U get some1 who will sell it 2 U, like they have 2 me and others.

http://www.cdrom-guide.com/cgi/Ultimate.cgi/showthread.php?s=&threadid=234147&perpage=12&pagenumber=1

i rang them twice, they keep saying do i have a mesh computer? il try ringing later...thanks

Why don't you sat that you have a mesh computer that you bought second hand.
Although i never got asked anything at all.
Just how do i wish to pay.

k ill try again. have u got ur writer from them or r u waiting for it. how long did it take for u to recieve/did they tell u it will be with you?

thanks

look on the link that i gave you earlier. Black bear has got his on wednesday, it is up and running. Someone else has ordered theirs. the guy this morning at Mesh took all my details , address, credit card etc etc. Will be posted Monday , will get it Tuesday. I am really seious here, it has all gone through legit.
I bought from Mesh Computers.

I ordered two last week (i dont have a mesh computer) and i have recieved them. They look nothing like the DRU500A but f*** it!!! it does the job and i got mine for £200 inc. delivery!!

gunshot
What does it say the model# is for the Sony when you go on.
Right click "My Computer"
left click "properties"
Hardware
Device Manager
DVD/CD-Rom drives
?
Please look and let us know.

ive ordered mine, should have it next week

ok so tell em youve got a mesh computer

Mine has just arrived from Mesh, no problems. They have even given me software which i didn't expect, Nero 5.5 and Power DVD XP.
Not bad for £208. It says that it is a "Sony DW-U10A"
Now i just need to install it.