[KLUG Hardware] Lite-On Internal CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive

[Randall Perry]

Quoting Mike Morrett <kazoolug at yahoo.ca>:
> I'm thinking about get the Lite-On 52x32x52 Internal CD-RW/DVD-ROM
> Drive (SOHC-5232K) at Amazon.com.
> 
> They have it for $57.95 with the final cost to my door about
> $70.01.
> 
> BUT, there seems to be some controversy about what drive they
> actually ship.  And, it looks like the drive actually comes from
> Office Depot.  BUT, I can't find ANY Lite-On (or LiteOn) drives at
> the Office Depot Web site.
> 
> Question: Will this drive (SOHC-5232K) work with SuSE 9.x?
> 
> Question: Any other good place to buy from?
> 
> Thanks,
> Mike

You might think, 'hey I'll settle for the cheapo'.  But in reality,
you are hitting cream-of-the crop. Lite-on(China) has tight ties to JVC(Japan).

That's probably why they manufacture drives with the labels:
Sony, Plextor, Asus, etc.

I have a few DVD burners right now (Sony DW-U18A, Sony DU-U18A, Samsung
dual-layer).  The Samsung is Toshiba/Samsung.  The Sony's are both rebadged
Lite-ons.  (I just got rid of another Sony DVD burner I had about 3 months
ago--that was NOT made by Lite-on and that 4x DVD-+RW never had issues).

The Sony's I have now are both new and had problems since day one.
They would create flaws about 2/3 the way of a DVD (coincidently at
the spot where these drives were going through self-recalibration during burn).
Not just that, but neither of them lit red while burning.
After 10 jacked discs, I pulled the DW-U18A out and then used the W18A.
That also coasters some DVD-R (and I was underburning 8x Ritechs at 4x).
This was getting to be an expensive annoyance (and not trusting my stored data).
Anyway, I hacked them to be Sony 700A drives and then they worked like a charm
(and coincidently lightup red while burning).
I have had no issues with Samsung yet.

The specific model Liteon you list is real close in specs to the Asus 5224
(quite likely it is the same drive, but I cannot confirm that).  

Not sure why you want that _specific_ model, other that it is a great drive for
Securerom copying and defeating other forms of copy protection.
Of course, some plextors do better..but that is starting another conversation.

Good luck!

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      Randall Perry
      Domain Logic Technology Solutions
      http://www.domain-logic.com
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