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ASUS DRW-1608P DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner: ASUS DRW-1608P works well on its own

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:05:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author schuld66 - The burner works well. The only problem I had was getting it to work while I had my CD burner installed also. To fix it, I had to remove the CD burner and then the DVD burner worked fine. Not sure why this happened. I had the jumpers set correctly,...

Sony DRX-S50U Burner: Nice Drive - Fair Price (for a Sony product)

Tue, 5 Dec 2006 03:36:21 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author drummr - I originally purchased the iLink, Firewire connected VAIO® Optical Drive VGP-DDRW4, DVD±R Double Layer drive for $399 with my UX280. It was fast, sleek and worked with no problems to create backup disks using Ghosts 2006. I returned it and purchased a...

Mad Dog Multimedia MegaSTOR MD-16X3DVD9-8X DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner: MadDog 16X DVD Burner

Sat, 2 Dec 2006 23:46:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author termy - This is my first DVD burner I have ever bought, so I was hoping that it was going to be a great experience! Without a single doubt in my mind, I can tell you it was! I have over 20 gigs of data to backup onto DVD's so I can free up the space on my...

Plextor PX-716UF DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner: Failed shortly after warranty expired

Sat, 2 Dec 2006 17:32:39 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cahomer - This is supposed to be a fairly well-regarded DVD burner. However, it failed a few months after the warranty expired. Self-tests were conducted and updates were attempted; none of this solved the constant "Writing to disc failed" error message. Different...

Plextor PX-716A DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner: Junk, one month out of warranty

Fri, 1 Dec 2006 15:45:25 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author nano250weber - DO NOT BUY PLEXTOR'S EXPENSIVE JUNK (POS). Broke down one month out of warranty. (Neither reads nor writes.) Plextor no longer repairs out of warranty items. Warranty is only 1...

Lite On LXR 40243A CD-RW Burner: Comes with a free Flat-Screen Monitor! (well, almost)

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 05:56:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kengland4 - This is a great little gadget I picked up for $9.99 at Pcmall.com. I'd originally gone there to pick up an external hard drive to back up an ancient Toshiba 2100CDT laptop. However, a stack of these were right next to them, so I grabbed one of each...

Samsung Super-WriteMaster SE-S184M 18X DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner: Stopped working after less than a month -- Horrible customer "support"

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 19:31:09 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author george_k - I bought the drive at Best Buy for about $90, which was a bit pricey, but I thought worth it for the speed, and the convenience of having an external drive (portability, ease of installation). Installation was trivial, and I was able to quickly burn...

MicroBoards DX-2 DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner: A not so funny joke.

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:55:51 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author edensp - The experience was just terrible from start to finish. The machine had to be returned right out of the box do to printing errors. The feeding mechanism is very poor in design, but MicroBoards support blames the CD/DVD manufacturers’ one and all for...

Plextor PX-716A DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner: Progressively got worse

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:40:54 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author antinora - I purchased this 716A about 8 months ago. Out of the box it would not read any CD media. It read DVD media and I've burnt many DVDs. Ran Plextors diags per tech support but diags would not complete. Drive is tempermental depending on media used...

16X DVD±RW Internal SATA Drive for Dell OptiPlex 745 Desktop System ¿ Black Burner: Low priced DVD burner, SATA technology

Tue, 7 Nov 2006 15:25:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author suemccartin - This wasn't really something I needed, it was something I wanted just to see if it would be better than EIDE units. Many newer motherboards are slowly eliminating PATA controllers from their layout and increasing the number of available SATA ports. My...

Sony (DWD56A) DVD±RW Burner: noisy, slow, poor workmanship indeed

Mon, 6 Nov 2006 19:43:54 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author avenger99 - Just confirming pgnicolas review, based on personal experience and what I have seen on the web. Mine came with my Dell Inspiron 6000 notebook. It has always been flaky (sometimes would be able to read a disk, sometimes not). I raised the issue with Dell...

Samsung Super-WriteMaster SE-S184M 18X DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner: Easy to install and use

Fri, 3 Nov 2006 09:58:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author e_commentor - My colleague had a DVD burner in his laptop. We used to backup our office data on his laptop DVD burner. We therefore needed a DVD burner for our official works. It was decided that we buy an external USB based DVD burner so that any of us could carry it...

Lite On (SHM165H6SRETB) DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner: A No Nonsense Dual Layer DVD Drive /w LightScribe Technology

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:30:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vemartin - As I stated in my review: Win
dows
Vista: You will Most Likely Need an Upgrade in Hardware, Microsoft has upped the hardware ante for the new Operating System (OS). A plain ole CD-ROM will no longer be enough to install...

LG GSA-H10AK DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner: Great burner at a low price

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 11:22:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daves94excel - A really great dvd burner its the best i have had so far, i recommend this burner to anyone its cheap but works as good as a 200 dollar job, i bought this product due to great experience with my other lg products like home theater, fridge , lcd pc...

Sony CRX320AE/U CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive: disappointed

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 06:40:45 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author rezavista - bought it 2 month ago and now I realized that i burned some of the cd's i burned with errors on them .tried the verify option and each time i got "cyclic redundancy error " while verifying.at last i burned a cd-rw with 4x and verification was ok but it...

Lite On SHW-160P6S DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner: So much more than a burner.

Mon, 9 Oct 2006 01:34:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jesterrace - Okay, my review for this drive will be a little bit different since I use this drive for applications other than burning, although I have burned some discs on it to test it out. Now before you all start giving me funny looks let me explain myself by...

Mad Dog Multimedia MegaStor¿ (MD-16X3DVD9-8XE) DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner: no Mad Dog Multimedia MegaStor™ External DVD Drive

Fri, 6 Oct 2006 16:04:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author s_ragan - My machine is an older 17" aluminum Powerbook that has a native 1x drive... very slow and picky about media. After spending over an hour in the local Monterey store... the bottom line was that although their store inventory system said they had one,...

Digital Research (IDVDRW4D) DVD±RW Burner: Ditto, Don't Bother

Sun, 1 Oct 2006 10:29:14 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author zoecy - I purchased the HiVal mainly due to the $$ for my other system. I have been using the Pioneer Ao5 and am quite happy with it. This burner, on the other hand, is one absolute piece of junk! I have not been able to burn 1 dvd without errors. Twice the...

Memorex (32023288) DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner: A Surprisingly Good DVD Burner For Under $100

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:19:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author truegenius - I have to confess ... I have not been a big fan of Memorex products. For some reason, they have always seemed cheap to me. I have studiously avoided their blank CD and DVD media, preferring instead to go with brands like Verbatim or Maxell. That...

Pioneer DVR-111D Burner: Pioneer has gained ground with this burner

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:27:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jesterrace - Right first of all let's start off with some history here. I have been heavily involved with the DVD Burning world since 2003. I have been a Pioneer owner since day 1 and was sold when I bought my Pioneer 105 back in January of 2003. I bought it upon...

Samsung SC 140 Internal 40x CD-ROM Drive: A perfect drive for a modest system

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 16:18:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ernietwerbel - *** INSTALLATION AND SETUP *** Physically installing the drive is no different than installing any IDE CDROM drive. Simply connect the power, audio, and interface cables. It should be noted however, that it is preferable to install the drive to a...

KDS CD Organizer (CDM-751) Internal CD-ROM Drive: KDS CD Organizer CDM-751 How to fix it's problems.

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 01:39:28 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author xx65xx - The KDS CD Organizer (CDM-751): This little unit is great but has haunted people trying to use with Windows XP. KDS does not support this unit any more. I have worked with this little unit for some time now and have found the cause of why it locks,...

Digital Research MagicSpin DR-CD56 Internal 56x CD-ROM Drive: its dubbed the noisiest CD ROMs for your info

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:01:05 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author friendly_jacek - Another CD-ROM died on my older kids computer. Didn't want to spend big money, so I researched cheaper CD-ROMs replacements. This is one of very few CD-ROMs reviewed on the epinion com. Seeing the favorable review I almost went for the purchase: 21 $...

Lite On LTN 526 Internal 52x CD-ROM Drive: Came with the computer

Tue, 6 Sep 2005 19:14:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hapgail - came with the Medion Composer 5100 bought last xmas, not much to say other then its still working, see what happens within the next year or...

Plextor PX-716A DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner: Fast Reliable Efficient Super-Quiet!

Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:49:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tomfoolery57 - I have been using the 716A since it came out last fall. I love the drive, its just THERE for me. The 8 MEG buffer is great, and the variable burn rate also gives me confidence...many times when burning a stack of DVDr's I have observed the burn speed...