Freecom 12x10x32 Burnproof

Have now changed my PC to one based on Asus A7A266/Ali chipset mobo and find by experience and info from Freecom that there are problems with some boards or more likely chipsets, precluding satisfactory operation.

Whilst it writes (usually) it will not read either old Cd's or new, although they can be read on the other CD-DVD on the PC.

So beware.

According to Windows, this is actually an NEC NR-7700A drive

At the time of purchase, this was possibly the cheapest "Burnproof" drives- mine cost £100 including VAT and delivery from dabs.com

It seems to work pretty well, and the write speed seems fast. To be honest, my PC (a 1997 vintage Pentium 166) cannot keep up so it has yet to show it's true colours

I had no trouble copying data CDs, audio CDs or writing data to CDs. On a single occasion, an audio CD I burnt at 12x had pops on it, so it's not infallible, but if used in a half-decent PC, there should be no problem. I had no more problems now I've turned the write speed down a bit.