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"Roy" <roycor2@absamail.co.za> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>      I have read that Creative Labs CDRW 8432 was manufactured by another
> company and is also sold under the name of that company.   My Creative
labs CD
> has never worked reliably and I could get no satisfaction from all the
> complaints I have made to Creative Labs.   Can anyone tell me the name of
the
> other company that manufactured this CDRW ?
>     I am planning to buy a new drive and I do not want to risk the chance
of
> buying the same dud make again!
> Please help if you can.
>

Plextor made the original Creative 8432 which was a fantastic unit, but
several other brands were used in later badgings which although being
labelled 8432 on the box were in fact different models

The 8433 was a rebadged Panasonic CW-7585
The 8435 was a rebadged Samsung SW-208

I had the misfortune of buying what I thought was the Plextor only to
discover it was the Panasonic, which worked ok so I kept it until it died 9
months into warranty and between Creative Australia and Best Computers
Ashmore I managed to recieve a second hand Samsung unit complete with
scratched CDRW inside back as my replacement, which never worked properly
and I suspect was someone elses faulty drive.

Neither company was prepared to rectify the problem to my satisfaction so i
eventually gave up and bought a Sony 24x which has been a flawless performer
from day one.

I would recommend you stay WELL AWAY from any creative product, if something
goes wrong they think it's acceptable to flog secondhand bits off to you as
compensation.