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LaCie d2 External Blu-ray burner (2X BD-R/E)

LaCie d2 External Blu-ray burner (2X BD-R/E)

CD / DVD type: BD-RE
CD / DVD read speed [Dec 3, 2010 from CDS: Optical Storage]: 32x (CD) / 8x (DVD) / 2x (BD)
CD / DVD write speed: 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD±R DL) / 2x (BD-R) / 2x (BD-R DL)
CD / DVD rewrite speed: 16x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 2x (BD-RE) / 2x (BD-RE DL)

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on 07/24/2007

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out of 6 reviews

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Sony DRU 830A internal burner

Sony DRU 830A internal burner

CD / DVD type: DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM
CD / DVD read speed [Dec 3, 2010 from CDS: Optical Storage]: 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
CD / DVD write speed: 48x (CD) / 18x (DVD±R) / 8x (DVD±R DL)
CD / DVD rewrite speed: 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM)

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on 07/03/2007

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out of 7 reviews

MSRP: $79.99

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Sony DVDirect VRD-MC3

Sony DVDirect VRD-MC3

CD / DVD type: DVD±RW (±R DL)
CD / DVD read speed [Dec 3, 2010 from CDS: Optical Storage]: 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
CD / DVD write speed: 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 8x (DVD±R DL)
CD / DVD rewrite speed: 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW)

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on 04/05/2007

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out of 9 reviews

$300.00 at 1 Store

$300.00 - Amazon.com

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Memorex 16X16X DL IDE DVD drive

Memorex 16X16X DL IDE DVD drive

CD / DVD type: DVD±RW (+R DL)
CD / DVD read speed [Dec 3, 2010 from CDS: Optical Storage]: 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
CD / DVD write speed: 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD+R DL)
CD / DVD rewrite speed: 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW)

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on 08/02/2005

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out of 2 reviews

$40.00 at 1 Store

$40.00 - Amazon.com

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LaCie d2 DL 16X DVD+/-RW

LaCie d2 DL 16X DVD+/-RW

CD / DVD type: DVD±RW (+R DL)
CD / DVD read speed [Dec 3, 2010 from CDS: Optical Storage]: 40x (CD) / 12x (DVD)
CD / DVD write speed: 32x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD+R DL)
CD / DVD rewrite speed: 24x (CD) / 4x (DVD±R)

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on 04/14/2005

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out of 5 reviews

MSRP: $159.00

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Sony DVDirect

Sony DVDirect

CD / DVD type: DVD±RW (+R DL)
CD / DVD read speed [Dec 3, 2010 from CDS: Optical Storage]: 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
CD / DVD write speed: 48x (CD) / 8x (DVD-R) / 16x (DVD+R) / 2.4x (DVD+R DL)
CD / DVD rewrite speed: 24x (CD) / 4x (DVD±RW)

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on 03/03/2005

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out of 27 reviews

MSRP: $299.99

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Lite-On SOHW-832S

Lite-On SOHW-832S

CD / DVD type: DVD±RW (+R DL)
Enclosure Type: Internal
CD / DVD read speed [Dec 3, 2010 from CDS: Optical Storage]: 40x (CD) / 12x (DVD)
CD / DVD write speed: 40x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 2.4x (DVD+R DL)

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on 07/09/2004

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out of 4 reviews

MSRP: $61.94

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LaCie d2 Dual 8x DVD+/-RW

LaCie d2 Dual 8x DVD+/-RW

CD / DVD type: DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM
CD / DVD read speed [Dec 3, 2010 from CDS: Optical Storage]: 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
CD / DVD write speed: 48x (CD) / 22x (DVD±R) / 12x (DVD-R DL) / 16x (DVD+R DL)
CD / DVD rewrite speed: 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM)

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on 05/27/2004

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out of 10 reviews

$82 - $97 at 7 Stores

$87.24 - Amazon.com
$91.89 - Newegg.com
$87.24 - Buy.com

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Sony DRX-700UL

Sony DRX-700UL

CD / DVD type: DVD±RW (+R DL)
CD / DVD read speed [Dec 3, 2010 from CDS: Optical Storage]: 40x (CD) / 12x (DVD)
CD / DVD write speed: 40x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 2.4x (DVD+R DL)
CD / DVD rewrite speed: 24x (CD) / 4x (DVD±RW)

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out of 15 reviews

MSRP: $229.99

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IBM Multi-Burner Plus

IBM Multi-Burner Plus

CD / DVD type: DVD±RW / DVD-RAM

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on 12/17/2003

MSRP: $219.00

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