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DVD burners Updated December 14, 2005 While products such as a laptop or a printer are absolutely essential to a home office, don't overlook extras such as DVD burners. These handy devices make it easy to back up your data, record presentations for later, or even transmit data via sneakernet while you're saving up for your networked office. Best of all, you can score yourself a great drive without breaking the bank, so if you have the extra cash, consider one of these burners. |
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NEC ND-3500A |
Plextor PX-716A IDE drive |
Memorex 16X16X DL IDE DVD drive |
Asus DRW-1608P (beige) |
Sony DRU-800A |
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| Review date | March 11, 2005 | May 24, 2005 | August 2, 2005 | August 17, 2005 | September 12, 2005 |
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| Review summary | The ND-3500A's fast burn times with certain media aren't enough to make this an indispensable drive. | This Plextor is a fast and versatile internal drive supporting single/dual-layer DVD media--one of the best on the market today. | This drive turned in decent recording and rewriting times and comes with a superior software bundle, but its DVD ripping performance is surprisingly dismal. | The Asus DRW-1608P is a steal: good overall performance at a low price. | The Sony DRU-800A is an overall decent performer in a small package. |
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| User comments | 9.3 Spectacular (from 9 users) | 7.6 Very good (from 47 users) | Be one of the first to rate this product! | Be one of the first to rate this product! | 8.8 Excellent (from 6 users) |
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| CD / DVD type | Info unavailable | DVD?RW (+R DL) | DVD?RW (+R DL) | DVD?RW (?R DL) | DVD?RW (?R DL) |
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| CD / DVD read speed | 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD) | 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD) | 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD) | 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD) | 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD) |
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| CD / DVD write speed | Info unavailable | 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD?R) / 4x (DVD+R DL) | 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD?R) / 4x (DVD+R DL) | 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD?R) / 6x (DVD?R DL) | 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD?R) / 4x (DVD?R DL) |
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| CD / DVD rewrite speed | Info unavailable | 24x (CD) / 4x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) | 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) | 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) | 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) |
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| Software type | Info unavailable | Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 , EMC Dantz Retrospect (Trial) , Roxio DVDMax Player , Drivers & Utilities | SimpleStar PhotoShow Deluxe , NERO BackItUp , Nero Express 6.3 , NeroVision Express 2 , Nero Toolkit , Nero Recode 2 , Nero Cover Designer , Nero ShowTime , NERO InCD | NERO Burning ROM | Info unavailable |
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| Min Operating system | Info unavailable | Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP | Info unavailable | Microsoft Windows NT , Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition , Microsoft Windows XP , Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition , Microsoft Windows 2000 , Microsoft Windows 98 | Info unavailable |
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| Product name | NEC ND-3500A | Plextor PX-716A IDE drive | Memorex 16X16X DL IDE DVD drive | Asus DRW-1608P (beige) | Sony DRU-800A |
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 Check latest prices$115 from 1 store | Email me when this product is available | Email me when this product is available | Email me when this product is available |
Check latest prices $41 from 1 store |
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