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Kurōto Shikō
Since my DVD drive died recently, yesterday I went and got a new one.
By looking at reviews on Kakaku.com, I had first pretty much made my mind on the Pioneer DVR-110D selling for about ¥7800 with software (or ¥1000 less without).
A new PC Depot store having opened recently near my job, I went to look at models and prices, and a bit apart from the ±¥10000 drives was a Kurōto Shikō KRDV-4167B at ¥6970, and it had all features of the DVR-110D plus DVD-RAM writing and included software (while I already have more DVD writing software than I could ever need, some more never hurts).
Back at Kakaku.com, the Hitachi GSA-4167B (the actual drive in the Kurōto Shikō KRDV-4167B package) had good ratings, so I went and got it.
I have to say that I really like the Kurōto Shikō very japanesque branding, which clearly stands out amidst all the boring and serious looking brands. They translate their name to "Experts Oriented" and they live up to it by not covering their packages with marketing b.s., but rather simply stating the facts clearly.
Also they have some products that seem quite innovative, like the NO-PCI, a cool-looking simple PCI card that when plugged in cancels undesirable audio noise, it's even sold as a make-it-yourself kit. I'd buy it if I had an empty slot.
Oh, and their logo reminds me of Kajino Shōichi's blog's profile image. :)
Posted on October 7, 2005 at 10:56 | Tweet
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