Verbatim 43888 with Pioneer UD04 drive's in them (Total Disaster Failure!!)

[Yethidran]

i bought 2 sets of verbatim 43888 with Original Pioneer UD04's in them.. now both have failed (Can only read Audio CD's!!) The laserheads i have cleaned it numerous times, but to no avail, it must be the worst ever pioneer drive made. The UD03 or UD02 ( both models i have successfully flashed to become a UD04 already ) that i have are more reliable and sturdy compared to a Original UD04 Drive.
Bought both of them, i think about 2 years back via Amazon.. So sadly no more return window...