Pioneer DVR-A06 vs MSI DR4-A

SmoothCorn · 12-18-2003, 09:16 PM

which one would you recommend more? They cost about the same...

SmoothCorn · 12-19-2003, 12:52 AM

MSI has a higher CD burning speed and 8 MB of cache. As far as I know, Pioneer has 2 MB of chache... so I am leaning towards MSI... but I dont want to make any mistakes.

Thx in advance

**Nemesys** · 12-19-2003, 10:25 AM

If you would have taken the time to read the reviews and do some research on the drives then you would know that the drives are not even in the same league.
The CD/DVD forums all report some issues with the MSI drive. This is most likely firmware related. Like the Optorite drives, their drives are usually based on the Sanyo chipset. This drive is actually the same drive as the Optorite DD0203. The 8MB buffer is firmware dependent as the Optorite model can also be flashed with the 2.09 firmware to also have an 8MB buffer.
Of the two drives, the Pioneer is in a class by itself.

**lessthanjake_666** · 12-19-2003, 03:01 PM

dont even consider the MSI. get the A06

SmoothCorn · 12-19-2003, 04:57 PM

ok, thx guys, I dinda did not get the part about the 8MB of cache. Is it useful to have 8MB instead of 2MB?

all of you recommended Pioneer, thats what I am going to get tonight

thx

12-18-2003, 09:16 PM	#1
SmoothCorn Tiger Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 595	Pioneer DVR-A06 vs MSI DR4-A which one would you recommend more? They cost about the same...

12-19-2003, 10:25 AM	#3
Nemesys Mako Shark Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: First Coast, Florida Posts: 3,855	If you would have taken the time to read the reviews and do some research on the drives then you would know that the drives are not even in the same league. The CD/DVD forums all report some issues with the MSI drive. This is most likely firmware related. Like the Optorite drives, their drives are usually based on the Sanyo chipset. This drive is actually the same drive as the Optorite DD0203. The 8MB buffer is firmware dependent as the Optorite model can also be flashed with the 2.09 firmware to also have an 8MB buffer. Of the two drives, the Pioneer is in a class by itself. __________________ Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Motherboard: ABIT IP35 Pro CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz @ 4.0GHz (Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooling) RAM: 4GB OCZ Platinum XTC Video Card: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio Monitor: Hanns-G HG-281DJB (28” LCD) NIC: Intel PCI Pro 1000 http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=364264 Last edited by Nemesys; 12-19-2003 at 10:39 AM.

12-19-2003, 03:01 PM	#4
lessthanjake_666 Hammerhead Shark Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bellevue, Nebraska, USA Posts: 1,313	dont even consider the MSI. get the A06 __________________ Rig 1: AMD Athlon XP 1800 @ 1580mhz Epox 8k3a+ 1gig Samsung pc-2100 DDR Gaiward GeForce3 Ti200 64meg Thermalright AX-7 SB Live Value! 120gig WD SE 27gig Maxtor rig 2: Shuttle SB51G 2.53ghz P4 @ 2.69ghz 256mb pc-2700 Samsung DDR 16x Lite-On DVD-ROM GeForce4 ti4200

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12-19-2003, 12:52 AM	#2
SmoothCorn Tiger Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 595	MSI has a higher CD burning speed and 8 MB of cache. As far as I know, Pioneer has 2 MB of chache... so I am leaning towards MSI... but I dont want to make any mistakes. Thx in advance

12-19-2003, 04:57 PM	#5
SmoothCorn Tiger Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 595	ok, thx guys, I dinda did not get the part about the 8MB of cache. Is it useful to have 8MB instead of 2MB? all of you recommended Pioneer, thats what I am going to get tonight thx