CD/DVD Drive recommendations.

[moonfruit]

Hi

I am looking for a new CD/DVD rewriter internal drive. The problem I have is my PC is an emachine (yeah i know!!) and the design of the case means a new drive sits way to far back in the case. I was wondering if anyone knows of a replacement drive that has muliple mounting holes? I tried a friends drive that had two holes but it still sat about an inch back from the front of the case.

I understand I could get a new case but was hoping for a quick fix!

Many thanks for any help.

 

[captaincranky]

Pioneer......

The 5 Pioneer drives I have all perform flawlessly! Peroid!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129018

You must mount an aftermarket drive in the LOWER drive bay of an Emachine. The mounting holes are only different from normal in the top bay!

 

[raybay]

Plextor, Pioneer, Yamaha, Teac, and Matshusita drives are the best in output and last the longest, but are usually much more expensive for the good ones - also more difficult to find. Otherwise, I like Samsung, Lite-On, and LG... All DVD-RW and DVD+RW, as well as CD-RW. Watch out for the warranty. You should expect a year. Some are now 6 months or 9 months.
In our experience, we avoid HP, Sony, Acer, Asus, HLDS, Rosewill, NEC, Optiarc, and no-name brands.

 

[moonfruit]

You must mount an aftermarket drive in the LOWER drive bay of an Emachine. The mounting holes are only different from normal in the top bay!

I never even looked at the lower bay!! I will have to try that out, I love those simple solutions! Cheers!