Customer Reviews

CenDyne CDICD00173 52x24x52 Internal IDE CD-RW Drive

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This is a great drive _if_ you get the right model. Another review complained that their drive didn't match up with the description in a PC World review -- the most likely reason is that Cendyne only repackages drives from other manufacturers. Of the current models that you might find in a Cendyne 52x24x52 box, the main 3 (at present) are: Benq, Asus, and Lite-on. The Lite-on drives are generally regarded as the best of the bunch (and usually include a full copy of Nero rather than Nero express). All the drives that have a model number starting with "LTR-" should be Lite-ons. Unfortunately, there's no way to tell without looking at the back of the box.

It is currently 4th on PC World's top 10 CDRW's. The review said it included the full version of Nero Burning Rom 5.5, and Mount Rainier support. I could not find anything on Cendyne's site or sites selling the drive either verifying or disputing these specifications, so I assumed it was true. When I received the drive it contained only Nero Express, which is a stripped down version of Burning Rom, 1 very cheap cd-r disc (usually you get 1 cdrw and 1 cdr with many drives), and scant documentation. Nero diagnostic said it did not have Mount Rainier support, either. I do not hold PCWorld responsible, since their drive probably did have the features they wrote, and Cendyne changed the drive later. This should have been noted on the Cendyne site. I am returning the drive, and would advise sticking with brand name drives for quality software packages and specs that don't change on the sly.