The above is a brand that should be a first-line brand now.

BenQ and Samsung are a little worse than the above two brands

Sony is currently on standby, which is not good! !

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The first part, let’s talk about ordinary DVD drives.

Generally speaking, there are very few computers that do not have a CD-ROM drive, otherwise it will be troublesome to install the system. As for some right-wingers who shout the slogan that CD-Rom is enough, it is certainly comparable to the frog in the well. Now in the mainstream Most of the pirated copies in the city are DVDs (as are data certificates), so it’s better not to buy a CD drive.

First of all, optical drives are relatively untechnical products, and few of them are made by themselves. The optical drives of major manufacturers are usually made by others. You can tell about their own products by looking at the OEM. Some people are unconvinced and say that Foxconn's motherboards can be compared with Asus's motherboards. Of course they can't. Motherboards have technology. Asus and the like do the design, produce their own design drawings, and require their own components. The foundry is just an assembler. Role, even so, the quality control requirements are very high, so I agree that the motherboard industry is naive when it comes to OEM (forget it about domestic seven-XX OEMs), but for something as common as an optical drive, there are no requirements. There are so many, and the OEM level is very low. Generally, there is not much difference between OEM products except for the panel. Therefore, optical drive experts can generally guess who OEMed them at a glance. Some people also ask whether it is like LCD monitors. "OEM" (panel manufacturers are more accurate) often changes. Optical drives do not fluctuate as much as LCD panels. Even if they are replaced, more rigorous manufacturers will also change the model. . In addition, there are also rumors that the quality of different OEM brands produced by the same assembly line is different. In fact, it is a sour grape mentality. The good ones are the brands they are superstitious about, and the bad ones are the brands they do not believe in. At least, this kind of rookie level "knowledge" It has been around since the era of CD drives. Unfortunately, there is no evidence yet. I can’t say anything about it. On the contrary, it is believable that the OEM quality is exactly the same. Because there are countless disassembly pictures on the Internet, you can observe the details, and the general firmware (Firmware, also known as firmware) can be mutually brushed, and the official generally admits it readily.

There are many optical drive brands. Taking the well-known ones as an example, I personally feel that the optical drive is not much different. The disk reading ability and lifespan are not as good as those in the past era. However, the price is also in front of you. I have nothing to say, so I suggest that the optical drive be a little bit better. Forget it. Teclast, Samsung, LG, Benq, and Pioneer (note, I am patriotic, this article is just a technical article) are not much different. Some people use it for a month and it fails, and some people use it for two years and it doesn’t fail. Don’t worry about it. . Moreover, the optical drive should not be greedy for disk reading ability. Long life is the key. The problem of not being able to read a street movie is not a big problem. The poor quality of the pirated disc itself is also the reason. But at the critical moment, even the well-engraved XP installation disk cannot be installed. It's troublesome. Of course, the lifespan of an optical drive is also related to the usage method and frequency, environment, hardware power supply, and whether it is fake or returned for repair. The luck factor is really big. By the way, since the maximum speed is only 16X, there is no big difference in the speed of the optical drive, and disc explosions are unlikely to occur. However, for the sake of selling points, many manufacturers of optical drives promote the creation of "disk reading kings", often sacrificing lifespan, because the quality of disc reading is basically a bald head, and the same In order to improve disk reading, you need to dynamically increase the power of the optical head (generally DVD drives are Sanyo, Pioneer, and Philips). This is very bad. The optical head is inherently fragile, so usually the better the disk reading ability, the more likely it will fail. The faster the time. By the way, there is also the matter of region locking, which is a good thing. CD-ROM drives sold to developed countries are basically region-locked (RPC-II regulations). Besides, I haven’t bought a disc that requires a region change in several years. It doesn't matter. In short, first of all, the optical drive is not much different, secondly, the disk reading ability is not even counterproductive, and thirdly, it is boring to worry about zone locking.

Now let me talk about the most famous ordinary optical drives:

1. Pioneer, Pioneer’s optical drives used to be very good or even the best, such as the most famous 121SA (early It has been discontinued, and even if it is available now, most of it is for repair). I remember that it was more than 400 when I bought it, and the price was more than half higher than that of its peers.

The suction cup type is also very cute, but except for the extremely slow disk recognition and poor disc compatibility, everything else is very good (note the era 121 was in). Later, due to the price reduction of DVDs, profits plummeted. Therefore, there is a big price reduction from Pioneer. Unfortunately, many experts are too nostalgic and always emphasize Pioneer DVD on the equipment list. At present, several successor models of Pioneer, such as 122 and 123, have even changed the control chip from Panasonic (MN103S71) to ali or MTK (MediaTek's MT1355PE) in order to reduce the price, and have become short bodies (within 2M cache). category is very minor), has shrunk significantly? Note that since you don’t need to worry about lenses and other technologies with optical heads, the current Sanyo, Pioneer and other optical heads are generally the same (the same is true in the low-end recorder industry), so the main control chip plays the same role as the motherboard, which is very important or even more important. , of course, I believe that Pioneer optical drives still have average quality, and they are passable. After all, they don’t have the reputation and reputation of Sony, but the price is too high. I think DIYers who are used to Pioneer can consider a change of taste (people who buy the machine generally Everyone is accustomed to some kind of optical drive), and now Pioneer has no advantage. In the words of a certain boss, adding the name of Pioneer can still enter your field of vision. In addition, Pioneer has fully cooperated with ASUS starting from 123 (black DVD-123D, off-white 123A and silver 123E), so anyone who knows a little bit understands that ASUS products are completely Pioneer products (for complete reasons, please see Burning machine part), but ASUS’s optical drive has multiple silent functions (actually Pioneer’s also has it, but it’s not the one mainly promoted by Pioneer), so it’s better to buy the ASUS one. Because they are all made by ASUS itself, ASUS also has a mute function. The most important thing is that ASUS's service is good, at least better than Pioneer. Generally speaking, those with backgrounds such as benq, LG, Samsung, and ASUS have good channels and services (relatively Yes, at least it's better than Sony, Pioneer, and NEC and the like, which are much better).

2.Sony’s optical drives have a very bad reputation in the mainland market. I’m not biased about this. Its DDU162X and 163X are completely BTC (a relatively weak optical drive OEM, and there are no classic ones. The product is made by LJ’s spokesperson). In addition to its good-looking appearance and the strong channel capabilities of the agent Qixi, the initial disk reading is very strong. Unfortunately, the typical lifespan is low. Recently, it was said that the king of disk reading that adapts to China’s national conditions is none other than XD , but the Sony 1615, which has been discontinued long ago, is good. It is manufactured by Lite-ON (Lite-ON). This is the quality of Sony. Of course, when I talk about Pioneer and Sony, I don’t mean that they don’t know how to make things. The main reason is that they are dissatisfied with the lower absolute profits. For example, Pioneer produces its own laser heads and is a major optical drive manufacturer (it has now been entrusted to Asus). , and its own baldness is very good, but it often doesn’t use its own things. Apparently it feels that its products are expensive and it’s not worth the loss to you. The things are good, but many people don’t know that they are good, so they can’t sell them and lose the market. The price is never Quality is a big enemy, especially in China, which is low-cost and low-tech. Pioneer has done this several times before, and each time it was criticized. The reason why 121 is so impressive to this day is because 120 is really too good. , just to reduce costs, it uses Taiwan's worst main control chip, which makes it the worst in disk reading, noise and heating. In order to save face, it came up with 121, using its own third-generation laser head and Panasonic's main control, all of which are It's a good thing, it's very popular, but the profit is very low, especially since the price of optical drives started to drop last year, so I took advantage of 121 and launched 123 to promote a shorter body. The main control chip is a cheaper MT than before, and I keep repeating it. , use high quality to attract you once, use low quality to make money next time, and the next time...

However, the worst and weirdest Japanese optical drive is Sony, which jointly invented the optical disc and optical drive with Philips. Their optical head technology alone is very good, just look at high-end CD players. Unfortunately, Sony is only the most active in development and production. When I was young, I found an OEM (mainly charging royalties). In order to maximize profits and reduce costs, the measures taken were nothing more than sacrificing quality to grab the market. This approach is not surprising in China, and it uses backward products that cannot be sold. Sold to China, global quality control determines that the worst is sold to China (those who buy burnable discs must know this very well). This is even more true for Sony, which makes BTC products to harm people, but its domestic products are good products manufactured by LiteXing, XD.

3. Benq, in the field of opto-magnetics in mainland China, BenQ is a heavyweight, and its output is large. There are many OEM manufacturers. The quality is average, some are good and some are bad. It’s a mid-range product. It’s not a loss if you buy it. At least it supports domestic products (who say there are many angry youths in China). The new 1650v series has good disk reading capabilities and noise control. The lifespan is not bad so far. It’s much better than the previous ones. Stupid Ball ( Nickname) products are easy to buy, but the disadvantage is that many people in China who are not very mentally healthy prefer domestic products (that is, they look down on domestic products, worship foreign brands, and lose their temper easily). I think this is not objective and stupid. Optical storage has only been around for a few years, and it has made great progress. In the early days, its products were really not that good. At least I tried the crocodile and the like and I was very dissatisfied and dared not buy it. But recently, the quality of the products has become pretty good. In fact, everyone should go check it out. Just look at the world's CD-Rs. They used to be inconspicuous, but now they have almost unified the mid-range CD-R market. If you ask anyone, almost all of them are Benq 52X New Platinum (except for music discs). It is also true that current DVD drives are generally relatively streamlined. In short, Benqiu's is not bad, the quality is at the same level as Pioneer/ASUS, and it is worth buying. Of course, it is not much better. The ALI M5721D main control chip is of ordinary quality. The price is there, so it is convenient to buy. By the way, it comes with a stupid ball optical drive (not a recorder) three-step attack:

1. It is famous for its reputation. The quality of its optical drive has been analyzed before. It is just mainstream, with large output and little initial experience. The optical drive itself There are good and bad, individual differences are great, and they are often attacked.

2. Because it is made in China (although many top foreign brands are also made in china), but Benqiu? Domestic products must be very poor. Benqiu is not a famous brand, so once you buy Benqiu, If the ball is broken, he will be full of grievances, curse, and complain in tears, and criticize his body to pieces. On the other hand, if it is even very LJSony, it would be a guilty conscience to remain silent (Nissan must be good, and the occasional one may be an exception).

3. Wave after wave of criticism makes novices have no choice but to buy the "good reputation" Pioneer 123 or even Sony 1632, which is a waste of money.

4. Lite-On Lite-On, as an optical drive manufacturer in Taiwan (note that Lite-On is not the same as Yuanxing, which has registered trademarks in mainland China), Lite-On has very good technical strength, and its popularity in professional forums is only Second to Plextor, generally speaking, anyone who knows a little bit about optical drives likes Lite. The price is cheap and the workmanship is good. Many major manufacturers use it as OEM. The reputation is very good and the products are reliable. Unfortunately, Lite The sales in mainland China have not kept up, and the praise is not popular. The advantages of Lianxing can be said to be above average in all aspects, especially the DVD format support performance is very good, the disk reading and service life are good, but the disk reading noise is loud , it’s a pity that the mainland doesn’t buy much, because many second-level cities can’t sell them, and the products in big cities are not all available. Specifically, at present, there are three models: gold, silver Fox 167T (panel color), and 16P9S series.

The difference is not big. The 107T has been discontinued due to high noise (others are good), but there are many sources of goods. In many places, they even only sell Golden Fox. The 16P9S is a newer model and has slightly lower noise. The other differences are not big. It would be better if there are any. Many well-known optical drives, such as Sony1615 and NEC5800, are of this model, and even the firmware can be flashed to each other. Since they are not as demanding on profit as Pioneer, the brand cannot afford to lose (just look at the poor stupid ball), experience The products are rich and of reliable quality, so they are very affordable. However, as I said before, you may not be able to buy genuine products from small places.

5. LG optical drive. Although LG is the world’s largest optical storage company (HLDS-Hitachi LG Data Storage Alliance) and occupies a huge OEM market, its sales in mainland China are small. I feel that its optical drive is still Yes, it is famous for its durability and balance. The disadvantage is that LG's products are very good, and there are a few bad ones. Generally speaking, they are good. Many students are using the earlier LG 40X optical drive (CRD-8485B) very well now. 5 It's been years, but there is also a certain model of LG's CD burner (forgot the details) that will explode the disc. Overall it's worth recommending. Taking 8163B as an example, it is much better than 61 and 62. It has good disk reading ability, and like the discontinued Pioneer 121, it uses Panasonic chips. It may be one of the very few DVD drives that use mid-range main control chips. It is very 8163B. wrong.

6. BTC (Yingqun), MSI, Patriot, and Taipower are all from the same brand. I don’t recommend them. I heard that BTC is the “worst quality”. I also feel that the products manufactured by BTC are all of the same quality. L