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    R52 Matsh!ta DVD-Ram isn't of much use

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by MercuryK52, Mar 6, 2006.

  1. MercuryK52

    MercuryK52 Notebook Enthusiast

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    It would appear that what people say regarding the DVD recorders which comes with various ThinkPad models are indeed, more or less useless.

    Mine says Matsush!ta DVD-RAM UJ-830SX.

    I burned 13 dvd,s the other day, 3 of them failed. It burns in 2.4X
    I bought two new DVD Movies today, which it was unable to play. Turns out it rejects some 30% of my discs.

    What a piece of crap. Is this normal? Any ways of making this drive run better?
     
    MercuryK52, Mar 6, 2006
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  2. ZaZ

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    My personal advice would be to get the battery for the bay and get an external drive.
     
    ZaZ, Mar 7, 2006
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    Roger. I get the hint. Hehe
     
    MercuryK52, Mar 7, 2006
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    Lol. Lenovo DVD Burner that bad... I was thinking of putting burner on the R40... Not Worth?
     
    waterloo, Mar 7, 2006
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    You may be able to use a different drive in the R40 depending on the bay. Panasonics are junk drives. I would rather carry and extra few ounces than have one of those.
     
    ZaZ, Mar 7, 2006
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    Matsush!ta = Panasonic ? :)
     
    martynas, Mar 7, 2006
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    Well, Panasonic is one of Matsush!ta Electric Industrial Co.'s most well known brands.
     
    Trippytiger, Mar 7, 2006
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