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The DVD Burner in 9300, what brand?

post #1 of 21
8/6/05 at 9:30am
Thread Starter 
As the topic says, what brand is the dvd burner in the Dell 9300?
I have seen some people got NEC and some Sony.. what is correct?
And is the NEC burner a ND-6500?
Thx!
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post #2 of 21
8/6/05 at 10:30am
Both are correct, although I don't know the model number for the NEC. and no you probably can't specify which one you want, as usual it's the luck of the draw
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post #3 of 21
8/6/05 at 10:47am
I have the ND-6500A, the model for the sony i dont know.
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post #4 of 21
8/6/05 at 1:10pm
Sony is "SONY DVD +- DW-D65A". Somewhere else on this forum they tracked it down and turns out it's a rebranded Lite On or something like that.
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post #5 of 21
8/6/05 at 1:14pm
received my 9300, burner is a NEC DVD+-RW ND-6650A if that helps
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post #6 of 21
8/7/05 at 12:33am
you can check what brand you have by system's specs.
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post #7 of 21
8/7/05 at 12:50am
from what I understand is the ND-6500A was replaced by the ND-6650, which is what they ship with now, but the specs seem the same. Newegg used to carry the 6500 and now carries the 6650
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post #8 of 21
8/7/05 at 5:39pm
i got the sony with my 9300
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post #9 of 21
8/7/05 at 8:57pm
I've seen three types. Phillips, Sony and NEC
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post #10 of 21
8/8/05 at 11:45am
Thread Starter 
ahhh man hope I get a NEC : (
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post #11 of 21
8/8/05 at 1:49pm
Well, if you do get a Sony / don't get an NEC, it's not the end of the world...
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post #12 of 21
8/8/05 at 2:14pm
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Originally Posted by galahad05
Well, if you do get a Sony / don't get an NEC, it's not the end of the world...
It might sound like it though. I've heard (haha) people who have had problems with LOUD Sony drives
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post #13 of 21
8/8/05 at 2:28pm
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Originally Posted by Penguin1257
It might sound like it though. I've heard (haha) people who have had problems with LOUD Sony drives
Doesn't mean it will always be like this, but, I started with a Sony that got louder and louder then started to fail. They sent me an NEC that was alot quieter and I have not had any problems since.
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post #14 of 21
8/8/05 at 2:38pm
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Originally Posted by Col.Wild
Doesn't mean it will always be like this, but, I started with a Sony that got louder and louder then started to fail. They sent me an NEC that was alot quieter and I have not had any problems since.
Good to hear. I really like my NEC 6650A, but I heard Sony reads faster or something? Whatever, I can't tell the difference.
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post #15 of 21
8/8/05 at 4:10pm
I had the sony and now have the NEC 6500. When I did some (Legal) backups of DVD's the sony did read faster (couple of minutes), but it couldn't burn worth crap. I got my NEC (and realized how LOUD the sony drive was) and was able to burn ~8 Dvd's perfectly. I flashed the firmware on the NEC to take the riplock off, but it didn't seem to make a difference. I might try it again when I have some time. Hope this helps.
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post #16 of 21
8/8/05 at 4:13pm
Sony drive died within a week.

Called and had it replaced, specifically requested for a NEC.
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post #17 of 21
8/8/05 at 4:46pm
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Originally Posted by Pyr0
Sony drive died within a week.

Called and had it replaced, specifically requested for a NEC.
Amazing eh? You'd think SONY would be a really good drive.
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post #18 of 21
8/8/05 at 5:41pm
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Originally Posted by Col.Wild
Amazing eh? You'd think SONY would be a really good drive.
Actually, it's just a rebadge Lite-on. My past experience with Lite-on has been favorable, but any brand can have a flop. I guess Sony picked a crappy model to rebage.
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post #19 of 21
8/9/05 at 11:57am

Boooo to Sony

My Sony drive died after a week also and I now have an NEC.....
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post #20 of 21
8/9/05 at 12:46pm
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Originally Posted by Gregmattersen2
Sony is "SONY DVD +- DW-D65A". Somewhere else on this forum they tracked it down and turns out it's a rebranded Lite On or something like that.
i got the Sony and i'm gonna keep it cause i have an NEC ext.. check out the LiteOn drivers, i've heard they are good about keepin' them up to date and i'm really happy with the last one i installed - love my Sony!
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