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Plextor PX-LB950UE External 12x Blu-ray Writer Review
 In recent weeks the talk of the town has been a sleek black external 12x Blu-ray WRITER from the folks at Plextor. The Plextor PX-LB950UE connects via USB 3.0 or eSATA cables and is capable of burning single layer Blu-ray Disk (BD) media at 12x, double layer BD media at 8x and DVD-R media at 16x speeds. In addition, it supports the playback of Blu-ray 3D movie titles.
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Plextor
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Jan 23, 2012 |
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LiteON iHAS524 DVD-DL Writer Review
Advances are still happening in the world of optical drives believe it or not, and more than just boosts to DVD write speed! In this review PCSTATS is testing a particularly neat technology built into the LiteOn iHAS524 12x DVD-DL (24x DVD±R) recorder that may just convince you to spring for a sleek new SATA drive...
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LiteON
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Dec 15, 2010 |
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LiteON eHAU424 External DVD/CD Writer Review
LiteON's eHAU424 external USB2.0 optical drive gives you writing speeds as fast as 24X for DVD+/-R media. It can burn through dual layer DVD+ and DVD- media and write to CD-Rs and CD-RWs as well.
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LiteON
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Feb 12, 2010 |
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LiteON iHAS424 Dual-Layer DVD Writer Review
It's got everything you'd expect from a DVD-writer, including dual-layer DVD writing and reading, compatibility with both + and - formats, as well as support for lightscribe label burning.
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LiteON
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Nov 02, 2009 |
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Plextor PX-B310U External PX-B310U Blu-Ray USB DVD Writer Review
On the test bench today is Plextor's PX-B310U external Blu-ray drive. In addition to Blu-ray playback (but not burning), this full sized external ODD, which connects to the PC over USB2.0 cable, doubles up as a DVD and CD burner. The PX-B310U supports DVD reading and writing in both the + and - formats, as well as reading and writing to DVD-RAM and Dual-Layered DVD discs.
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Plextor
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Aug 07, 2009 |
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ASUS BC-1205PT-BD Blu-Ray Dual Layer SATA DVD Burner Review
The ASUS BC-1205PT supports DVD reading and writing in both the + and - formats, as well as being able to read and write to DVD-RAM and Dual-Layered DVD discs.
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ASUS
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Dec 19, 2008 |
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LG GSA-H62N SATA Dual Layer DVD-Writer Review
LG's GSA-H62N Serial ATA optical drive comes in black and beige, and supports all three DVD standards (DVD-/+R and
DVD-RAM). Dual layer media is handy if you like to burn videos onto DVD, or want to back up a collection of family digital photos.
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LG
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Aug 19, 2007 |
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AOpen DSW1812P 18x Triple Format DVD Rewriter Review
The AOpen 18x Triple Format DVD Rewriter (DSW1812P) is one of the few recordable DVD drives on that market that supports every single recordable DVD format there is...
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AOpen
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Nov 16, 2006 |
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Samsung WriteMaster SE-W164 16x16x External DVD Writer Review
The Samsung WriteMaster SE-W164 is a USB 2.0 only device and sports a rather impressive maximum writing speed of 16x for single layer DVD media, 8x DVD+R DL burning, and 4x for DVD-R DL burning.
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Samsung
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Aug 29, 2005 |
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Gigabyte GO-W1616A DVD Burner Review
On the sound front, the Gigabyte GO-W1616A is average; it doesn't produce much sound even when reading DVDs at full speed. Vibration is also at a minimum.
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Gigabyte
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Apr 14, 2005 |
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MSI DR16-B Dual-Layer DVD Burner Review
Conventional recordable DVD media stores data on a single 4.7GB plane (level) of the disc, dual-layer DVD media 8.5GB of data.
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MSI
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Nov 19, 2004 |
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LG GSA-4120B Super Multi DVD Rewriter
For reading, the LG GSA-4120B can handle DVD's up to 16x, dual layer DVD+R discs at 8x and CD's at 40x speed.
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LG
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Nov 10, 2004 |
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AOpen DRW8800 8X DVD Burner Review
It's capable of writing to DVD-/+R discs at up to 8x speed, DVD-/+RW at 4x while burning CD-R media at 32x and CD-RW's at 16x.
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AOpen
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Aug 11, 2004 |
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AOpen COM5232 Combo Drive Review
The AOpen COM5252 is capable of burning CD-R media at 52x speeds and CD-RW media at 32x. Reading CD-ROM material hums along at 52x.
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AOpen
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Jul 20, 2004 |
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MSI X48 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive
Taking into consideration the popularity of small formfactor PC's, 'combo drives' are the perfect match for space lacking cases such as those tiny toaster-sized PCs.
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MSI
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Jul 03, 2004 |
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Gigabyte GO-W0808A DVD Burner Review
The Gigabyte GO-W0808A supports 8x DVD+/-R and 4x DVD+/-RW writing
methods, as well as burning of CD-R's at 40x, and CD-RW's at 24x.
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Gigabyte
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Jun 28, 2004 |
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AOpen 52x32x52x CRW5232/ARR CD-RW Review
I remember when I bought my first CD-RW drive many years ago... I was the envy of all my geeky friends because I could burn CDs.
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AOpen
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Jun 02, 2004 |
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LG GSA-4082B Super Multi DVD Rewriter
The GSA-4082B drive tackles CD-R/RW and DVD-/+RW media as well as DVD-RAM discs. The LG GSA-4082B can write DVD-/+R media at 8X, DVD-/+RW media
at 4x, DVD-RAM at 3x and read DVD's at 12x.
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LG
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May 27, 2004 |
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Gigabyte M1600A Multimedia DVD-ROM Review
The DVD/CDROM lies hidden behind the front control panel, and with the push of a button that easily folds down so that disc's can be changed.
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Gigabyte
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Nov 05, 2003 |
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Samsung SM-352 52x24x52x16 CD-RW/DVD Review
Samsung have been pumping out optical drives lately, and today we're going to be taking a look at their latest SM-352 52x24x52x16 CD-RW/DVD combo drive.
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Samsung
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Apr 25, 2003 |
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Samsung SW252B 52x24x52 CD-RW Review
The SW-252 also supports all the usual
writing methods, DAO (Disc At Once), TAO (Track At Once), SAO (Session At Once) and Multi session Packet Writing (both variable and fixed).
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Samsung
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Mar 04, 2003 |
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MSI CR52-A2 52x24x52x CD-RW Review
The MSI 52x24x52 CD-RW obviously
offers 52x speed write, 24x rewrite, and 52x read speeds.
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MSI
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Mar 04, 2003 |
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Plextor PXW4012TA 40x12x40 CD-RW Burner Review
The Plextor PXW4012TA comes standard with buffer underrun protection
in the form of BurnProof, and also uses Powerec-II to ensure data integrity.
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Plextor
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Feb 18, 2003 |
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Samsung SM348 48X/24X/16X CDRW-DVD Review
A combo drive as the industry terms
them, are a combination of a CD-R/RW burner with a DVD-ROM.
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Samsung
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Jan 16, 2003 |
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LG GCE-8320B CD-RW Burner Review
With a top listed CD-R speed of 32X, a CD-RW write speed of 10X, and a CD-ROM reading speed of 40X, this LG drive should be good for most normal duty.
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LG Electronics
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Sep 28, 2002 |
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MSI MS8340 40x12x48 CDRW Burner Review
Associating a CD-Burner with MSI, the motherboard and video card manufacture may not be the first thing we think of, but the link is there.
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MSI
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Jul 29, 2002 |
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Samsung SW240 40-12-40 CDRW Burner
"CD Mount Rainier Rewrite" is a new optical storage media standard that makes CD-RW disks as handy, and as easy to work with as 1.44Mb floppies are.
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Samsung
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Jul 15, 2002 |
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Samsung SW232 32-10-40 CDRW Burner
Samsung's latest CD burner in the SW series is capable of writing CD-R media at 32X, rewriting CD-RW media at 10X, and reading standard CD-ROM's at 40X.
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Samsung
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May 08, 2002 |
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Samsung SC152 52X CDROM Review
The needs of a good solid fast CDROM are pretty obvious, but
where the Samsung SC-152 really shines is on price.
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Samsung
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Mar 05, 2002 |
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Samsung SW224 24-10-40 CDRW Burner
The SW224 uses 2MB of buffer
and has 512KB of flash memory so the firmware could be updated in the future if necessary.
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Samsung
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Mar 05, 2002 |
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Pioneer DVD-500M 16X DVD-ROM Review
The Pioneer DVD-500M is a 16X DVD-ROM with a listed DVD data max transfer
rate of 21MB/s, currently putting it at the top of the market in terms
of speed.
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Pioneer Electronics
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Mar 05, 2002 |
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Samsung SM308 8x4x32x8 DVD-CDRW Review
Not only do Combo drives read CD-ROMs, and Audio CD's, they also write CD-R, rewrite CD/RW, and most importantly read DVD-ROMs.
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Samsung
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Dec 14, 2001 |
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Samsung SW216 16-10-32 CDRW Review
Now a days, CD-R and CD-R/RW drives like the SW-216 are easy to come by and
operate reliably on IDE.
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Samsung
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Oct 19, 2001 |
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Samsung SD616 16X DVD-ROM Review
During the past year or so, there has been a noticeable increase in the sales of DVD-ROM drives.
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Samsung
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Aug 29, 2001 |
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Samsung SD-612 12x DVD ROM Review
Samsung, a company well known for their consumer electronic products, also manufacturers various computer related items such as monitors, CD Writers, and DVD ROM drives. Their latest model, the SD 612S, is capable of reading DVD's at 12x, and CD ROM's at 40x (both rating are "maximum" speeds, which are usually only attainable at the outermost regions of a disc).
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Samsung
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Aug 06, 2001 |
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Samsung SW212 12-8-32 CDRW Review
A good CD burner is no longer a luxury but a necessity. Whether it's used for backing up important personal info, or MP3's, being without a reliable burner just won't cut it.
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Samsung
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Jul 01, 2001 |
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QPS Portable USB CDR-W Review
One thing you might not think about is that with traditional IDE CDRW's, if you are wise you will usually not do much of anything while burning off CD's.
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QPS
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Jan 12, 2001 |
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Kenwood 72X CD-ROM Review
Is this marketing hype or are we looking at a
drive that creates a black hole every time your copy of Quake III boots up. Only
benchmarks will reveal the secrets behind the Kenwood 72X CD-ROM
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Kenwood
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Aug 22, 2000 |
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Panasonic 40X CR-593 CD-ROM
$50 40x CDROMs - what can world be coming to? Well Pansonic has put out a fairly decent drive, which we benchmarked to death. Looking for a cheap drive but don't wan't crap? READ on!
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Panasonic
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Apr 27, 2000 |
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Creative Vision Multimedia Kit Review
Has multimedia become an essential part of our lives in terms of computing? More yes than no. The need for an experience that integrates the better aspects of audio and video has grown substantially over the past few years.
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Creative
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Apr 12, 2000 |
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Asus CDS-5000 CD-ROM Review
When one thinks about CD-ROM drives, it is likely that the name Asus isn't one of the first names on people's minds. Known for their ever so popular motherboards (and even graphics boards), one might wonder whether or not such a motherboard centric company can dish out the quality in goods such as CD-ROM drives.
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ASUS
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Apr 12, 2000 |
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Sony 40X CD-ROM Review
The cornerstone of any good system is a CD-ROM drive. How much of a difference is there really between a 40X and say a 24X.... We take a look and spell the beans.
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Sony
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Mar 18, 2000 |
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NEC 5500A 8x DVD-ROM Review
Every time someone buys a new computer he or she faces a dilemma: getting a really fast 50X (or an even faster CD-ROM) or a DVD-ROM which reads both CD-ROM and DVD-ROMs? The answer depends on every individual's needs. Most DVD-ROMs are sold for watching DVD movies and not for accessing DVD discs containing applications since very few applications are distributed in DVD format (and even these also have cd versions).
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NEC
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Mar 03, 2000 |
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Ricoh vs The Yamaha CD Burner
In today's computer centered society, CD recorders have become an indispensable peripheral that every serious computer user cannot do without.
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Various
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Mar 02, 2000 |
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