Memorex CD-ROM drives

Pros: It didn't deteriorate in my hands
Cons: Just about everything

Pros: Great Price
Cons: Lousy Performance

I purchased a Memorex CD-ROM drive shortly after they entered the computer peripherals market. It was a 32X drive, and the price at that time was unbelievable. I think with the rebate offered that I paid something like $20 dollars total. As it turned...

Pros: Cheap, easy installation
Cons: noisy

I bought my Memorex 40X CDROM about three months ago and have not had any problems so far. The reason I bought the Memorex is because I needed to replace my old CDROM that finally quit working. I choose the Memorex strictly on price. I figured it...

Pros: Price, reliability, ease of install.
Cons: Lack of good documentation, Speed not as promised.

Memorex is known in the computer industry as having average products at best. Several of their products stand out and their CD-ROM drives are definitely one of them.

Building many machines for myself as well as friends, I am always looking for...

Pros: Quiet operation, Fast speed
Cons: Short Life

I was very happy when I first purchased the Memorex 48X CD-ROM. The price was very reasonable for the speed. The drive motor is very quiet and I can't complain about the speed. When a CD was inserted it was up on the screen in auto-run in...

Pros: Price was OK.
Cons: Just about everything!

I have now owned 4 Memorex CD-Rom drives of various speeds. We have 3 desktop computers which I built and currently have these drives in them. The only reason I haven't replaced them at this time is that I can't afford to replace them and at least they...

Pros: Quick and quiet! Easy install!
Cons: None

Okay I know that everyone else here has been bashing this product. I will go against the masses and tell you my good experiences with Memorex. I've bought Memorex CDRs for about a year now and have been very pleased with the quality. So I decided to add...

Pros: Fast read, quiet tray, will read most formats
Cons: NOISY, slow access and high price

Not to many people just go out and buy a fast CD-ROM because they want to upgrade there computer. My old 36X died and I needed a new drive. Wanting to stay away from no name drives that sound like an old ford diesel I decided to go with a mid range...

Pros: cheap
Cons: bad quality

Try to avoid Memorex products,
I bought 36x Memorex CD_ROM drive and replaced my good old Mitsumi. On the second day after the installation it stopped working. Memorex customer service people were qualified and friendly. I brought it back to the...

Pros: quiet, autostart
Cons: breaks down within a year

A little over a year ago, someone had the bright idea to tell my then 5 year old nephew to close the CD drive. Guess what he hit it, resulting in the misalignment of the tray and the gears. This drive was a Mitsumi, which worked great the entire time...

Pros: cheap
Cons: read for the low-down

I've owned several Memorex CD-ROM drives, and have had bad luck with all of them. At first I attributed it to poor care on my part, but after having an Acer drive for almost a year, I realized it wasn't me.
My 16X drive made terrible noises, I...