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DVD Burning Hardware Review

DVD Burner Reviews:

Here are our reviews of DVD Burners from Sony, Samsung, Plextor, LG, LaCie, and other drive makers.

Latest Reviews:

  • Samsung SE-S084D - Portable USB 2.0 DVD burner made for netbooks and notebook users.

Dual Layer (DL) Burners:

Make/Model

Write Speeds
Price Check
Recommended Vendors
Sony DRX-800UL (16x/4x/16x DVD+RW, 16x/4x/16x DVD-RW, 4x DVD+R DL, 32x/24x/40x CD-RW)
(16x/4x/16x DVD+RW, 16x/4x/16x DVD-RW, 4x DVD+R DL, 32x/24x/40x CD-RW)
(12x/4x/12x DVD+RW, 2.4x DVD+R DL, 8x/4x/12x DVD-RW, 40x/24x/40x CD-RW)

Make/Model

Write Speeds
Price Check
Recommended Vendors
LG Electronics GSA4120BI
(12x/4x/12x DVD+RW, 8x/4x/12x DVD-RW, 40x/24x/40x CD-RW)
Sony
DRU-540A
(12x/4x/12x DVD+RW, 8x/4x/12x DVD-RW, 40x/24x/40x CD-RW)

8x DVD Burners:

DVD Burner Model

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Write Speed & Formats

Summary
Dual Format
Read Speed 40x (CD) / 12x (DVD)
Write Speed 40x (CD) / 4x (DVD-R) / 8x (DVD+R)
Rewrite Speed 24x (CD) / 2x (DVD-RW) / 4x (DVD+RW)
The hot new DRU-530A is Sony's 4th generation dual format DVD burner. What's new? How about ultra fast 8X DVD+R burning that will burn an entire disc in about 10 minutes. Also, CD-R/RW burning has been enhanced, the DRU-530A drive can burn CD-Rs at 40X, and CD-RWs at 24X!
Read Speed 40x (CD) / 12x (DVD)
Write Speed 40x (CD) / 8x (DVD-R) / 8x (DVD+R)
Rewrite Speed 24x (CD) / 2x (DVD-RW) / 4x (DVD+RW)

The DVR-A07 is the world’s first 8x8 dual format writer, meaning it is capable of writing at 8x speed on DVD-R discs whose standard is being ratified in the DVD Forum and +R discs that are designed for this recording speed.

 

 



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