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Jean-Roch Dumas <jrdumas@imaginet.fr> wrote:

>John Navas wrote:
>
>> [POSTED TO comp.publish.cdrom.hardware]
>> Jean-Roch Dumas <jrdumas@imaginet.fr> wrote:
>>
>> > I own a JVC XR-W2042 and it works fine (x2 x2 x6). Never got a problem
>> >with it. A friend of mine owns a XR-W2010 (x2 x4) and it's the same...
>> >No problem. No coaster.
>> >They are DAO TAO compatable, and they do DAE very well...
>>
>> The XR-W2010 is known to be defective (in design and implementation).
>> Suggesting that the XR-W2042 is as good as the XR-W2010 is damning the
>> product with faint praise.
>
>So I guess it's much better. I can just tell you that my XR-W2042 works
>perfectly. I already burned a lot of CDs with it, and never got a coaster,
>whatever can be the CDr type/brand or the software...

There's a lot more to a CD-R drive than whether you get obvious coasters
or not.

The XR-W2010 had a nasty habit of transferring corrupted data (without
error) back to the host.  It was fairly rare, so it was very hard to
notice.  While it had obvious implications for using the drive as a
reader, it also raised questions about its reliability in DAE and
multi-session recording.  Given the failure of JVC Information Systems to
correct the problem after it had been pointed out, I would never trust any
JVC Information Systems product.

>What should I expect more ? When I see those postings relating problems
>concerning the Yamaha/Ricoh/HP or others CD writers, I realize I'm very happy
>with my JVC...

There are reported problems with *any* product, no matter how perfect, and
products with high market share tend to have more reports than products
with low market share, even if they are superior, so you have to be *very*
careful in assessing reports posted here.  The Yamaha and Ricoh drives are
superb products.  Likewise the Matsushita/Panasonic CW-7502.  And Teac is
also very good.  I would rank all of them way ahead of any JVC drive.
YMMV.

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