Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Over the past year, I collected multiple optical drives. From CD-ROM to DVD-RW drives everything is there! Plextor, Samsung, Panasonic, Creative, LG, Sony, and so on. Eleven drives that came from the scrapyard. But which ones work and are they worth saving?

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00:00 Intro
02:48 HP CD-Writer 8200
06:05 LG GSA-4082B
08:45 DHM-G48R
10:55 Creative CR-588-B
15:03 Plextor PX-504A
18:44 Sony CDU311
22:13 Creative SCR-830
26:03 Panasonic SR-8587-C
29:35 Samsung SH-R522
34:05 Creative CD4020E
38:14 Plextor PX-W2410TA
41:48 Conclusion