Editors' Top Storage
updated January 20, 2006
 
Felisa Yang, Associate Editor
  Not interested in burning DVDs? Then take advantage of the blazing 52X-recording and 32X-rewriting speeds of the fastest CD-RW drives on the market. For less than $40, you can pick up a CD-RW drive capable of burning a full-length audio CD in just a few minutes.
-- Felisa Yang, Associate Editor
 
CD-RW drives  |  DVD drives

Shopping by brand? According to CNET editors, here are this category's major players:
Iomega  |  Maxtor  |  Pioneer  |  Plextor  |  Samsung  |  Sony  |  Western Digital
 
CD-RW drives
Storage Editors' rating Price Summary
Lite-On LTR-52327S Editors' Choice
Released: 06/09/2003
8.3 out of 10 8.3
Excellent
 
If you're not in the market for a DVD burner, the Lite-On LTR-52327S's performance, documentation, tech support, and modest price make this CD-RW drive a must-have.
Specs: CD-RW , 52x , 52x , 32x
 

Samsung SW-252FRNS
Released: 09/29/2003
7.8 out of 10 7.8
Very good
 
Samsung's SW-252FRNS delivers a terrific out-of-the-box experience and great support, but it lags in performance behind Lite-On's less expensive LTR-52327S.
Specs: CD-RW , 52x , 52x , 32x
 

 
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