February 06 2006
Sony DVD Writer
I finally got a new Sony DVD Writer. My friend Deep will be pretty happy on hearing this because he is a self-proclaimed “Sony Man”. 
I always get fascinated every time I buy something from Lamington Road. They always have something unusual to offer. This time, I was given 2 rates for the same piece of DVD-Writer. One of them was box packed and the other one is called “OEM”. OEM was cheaper by about Rs. 400. I have been buying from the same dealer since a few years. So went for the OEM and saved 400. Afterall what will I do with the box? 
BTW, for record, this one isn’t a grey market purchase. I have the bill, warranty and will pay by cheque. 
I have to install it and do it as soon as I finish writing this. I don’t wait for tech support guys because I am always too eager to install and use new pieces of hardware. They take little longer to come and I am pretty impatient. 
Now I will take backup of all my data. I haven’t taken a complete backup of data since quite some time and now my hard disk is due for a low-level format and a clean re-install of OS. I am pretty eager to try out the new version of Mandriva as well. I recently got a DVD of Mandriva with my issue of LinuxForYou.
Good to hear that you got DVD writer but make sure that you use it regularly…
I was not using my sony dvd rom for quite sometime and somehow it stopped working properly…
Deep
Hey, I was a regular purchaser at Lamington Road. I still remember going form shop to shop to bargain for the computer parts.
Anyway happy DVD writing…
why is that deep? i mean wat corrodes inside that leads to malfunction? ‘expire-ware’ ?
OEM and Boxpack have different models. nowadays OEM is DW-D120A and Boxpack is DRU-810A.
AS Sony has declared, DRU-810A ias the lastest.
I really don’t need to bother about too many features or the latest mode! I don’t write DVDs that regularly. As long as the writer makes good data DVDs at reasonable speeds and 100% accuracy, my job is done! What is important to me is that I saved some bucks which I can use for some other purpose like getting a USB bluetooth dongle