Lite-On IHAS120-04 Internal Super AllWrite SATA DVD Writer

Lite-On IHAS120-04 Internal Super AllWrite SATA DVD Writer - OEM, 20x DVD±R, 8x, DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 12x DVD-RAM, 48x CD-R, 32x CD-RW
Lite-On IHAS120-04 Internal Super AllWrite SATA DVD Writer Best burning quality powered by SmartBurn SMART-BURN is a technology developed by Lite-ON. It can automatically adjusting writing strategy & running OPC to provide the best burning quality and avoid Buffer Under Run error as well.

HP dvd840i Super Multi DVD Writer High-Speed Internal Drive

HP dvd840i Super Multi DVD Writer High-Speed Internal Drive
Lightscribe v 1.2 ready / Up to 8.5 GB Records double layer DVD's up to 8x, DVD-RWs at 16x DVD-RAM 5x / Nero, SureThing, CyberLink software / EIDE PATA Record double-layer DVDs at up to 8x, recordable DVDs at up to 16x, rewritable DVDs at up to 8x, and DVD-RAMs at up to 5x. Transfer hours of video onto DVD with your PC, then show in your living room Back up critical files on DVD-RAM discs Get excellent playback compatibility on DVD drives and players

Customer Review: HP dvd840i

Easy to install. Works well. I haven't used the light scribe yet so no comment on that feature.

Customer Review: Unit is OK, Nero is not

The unit itself is not bad, I guess. But it comes with Nero software, and I can't remember a time when Nero wasn't a peice of junk. I had hoped Nero had improved their crappy software when I bought this drive. But nope. Nero is just as crappy as always. Even when it says it has verified the written data, half of the files on DVD are marked as ready to be written. This is a major problem. And when you try to update the Nero software, good luck. Their update routine makes you jump through hoops, and if you don't follow the exact sequence, you'll be in trouble. I don't know why Nero has such a hard time making a quality product, but I also dont understand why DVD drive manufacturers cant do a better job themselves.

HP DVD940I Internal 18x Super Multi DVD Writer with LightScriber

HP DVD940I Internal 18x Super Multi DVD Writer with LightScriber
Surprise your family and friends with slideshows and home movies, digitally preserved on DVD or CD, beautifully labeled with your own personal touch and ready for playback. Rely on HP's high-quality testing standards for compatibility and quality results. The HP DVD940i offers high-speeds and double-layer recording and it's LightScribe Version 1.2-ready for high-contrast labeling. It lets users easily preserve, edit and share up to 8.5 GB of video, photos and multimedia presentations on one double-layer disc. The DVD940i records double-layer DVDs at up to 8x, recordable DVDs at up to 18x, rewritable DVDs at up to 8x and DVD-RAM at up to 12x. LightScribe is the innovative new disc-labeling system that gives CDs and DVDs a neat, professional look without ink, pens or paper labels. You simply burn your data, flip the disc over and burn a precise, silkscreen-like label directly onto your LightScribe CD or DVD with Lightscribe. Data Transfer Rate (Read) DVD-ROM up to 16X (CAV), CD-ROM up to 48x (CAV) Data Transfer Rate (Write) DVD+R up to 18X (CAV), DVD+RW up to 8X (ZCLV), DVD-R up to 18X (CAV), DVD-RW up to 6X (ZCLV), DVD+R Double Layer up to 8X (ZCLV), DVD-R Dual Layer up to 8X (CLV), DVD-RAM up to 12X (PCAV), CD-R up to 48x (CAV), CD-RW up to 32x (ZCAV) Access time - 160 ms DVD & CD (typical) Disc Labeling Time - 29 Minutes Best, 24 Minutes Normal 18 Minutes Draft Disc finalization time - DVD Less than 2 minutes at 4X (DVD+R single-layer disc), CD Less than 1 minute typical Operating System - Windows 2000 Professional SP3, Windows XP Home edition and Windows XP Professional Weight - 0.45 kg

Customer Review: HP quality and great value

Lightscribe works great, be sure to download the latest drivers

from HP so you can enable the lightscribe feature.

Customer Review: Works perfectly - love the personal pressings

This worked right off the bat (if you have ever changed an internal CD/DVD, this will be a breeze for you).



It is incredibly nice to have custom artwork printed directly on the CD/DVD. I used to use a CD-Stomper printed label thing, which was OK, but this is so much cleaner and doesnt peel off over time.



The cons: 1) 30-mins to make a cover [longer than the data hehe] 2) B&W - no color 3) You need to physically remove the disc after the data and turn it over to do the cover.

Hopefully in future models they can do more with this, and fix at least 2 of the 3 issues mentioned.

Lite On IHES106-29 Blu-ray Disc Reader with DVD Writer Combo

Lite On IHES106-29 Blu-ray Disc Reader with DVD Writer Combo - 6x BD-ROM, 16X DVD+R, 12x DVD+RW, 16X DVD-R, 12x DVD-RW, 16X DVD-ROM
Lite On IHES106-29 Blu-ray Disc Reader with DVD Writer Combo Lite-On proudly introduces its 6X internal Blu-ray Disc Combo, IHES106-29. The new Blu-ray Disc Reader plus DVD writer provides consumers an innovative way to playback high definition content, while maintaining the capability of archiving personal data files onto CD or DVD. The IHES106-29 is a great solution for enthusiasts who wish to enjoy the advanced technologies of Blu-ray in home entertainment. It will not only allow them to play high-definition content such as Blu-ray movies, it will also provide users the ability to share with family & friends personal creations of data files, presentations, home videos and other image files on DVDs or CDs. The IHES106-29 is capable of recording on today’s most popular DVD and CD media in the market, and playback from media such as Blu-ray, DVD, and CD. The drive can read BD-R/RE/ROM discs at 6X and supports writing speeds: DVD±R at 16X, DVD±R DL and DVD+RW at 12X, DVD-RW at 12X and DVD-RAM at 12X.

Internal DVD/cd Writer Black

Internal DVD/cd Writer Black
Internal DVD/CD Writer SATA- Black. Writes up to 20x on DVD-R/+R (single layer), up to 10x on DVD-R/+R (DL), up to 6x on DVD-RW, and up to 8x on DVD+RW media ? Writes up to 40x on CD-R media and up to 32x on CD-RW media. Reads DVD-ROM, DVD-VIDEO (single and dual layer), DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R (single and double layer), DVD+RW and DVD-RAM. Reads CD-ROM (Mode1 and 2), CD-ROM XA, CD-DA (CD Audio), Video CD, PhotoCD (single/multi-session), CD EXTRA, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW. Serial ATA Interface (Revision 2.5)

Apricorn EZ Writer Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW Slim Line Combo with LightScribe USB 2.0

Apricorn EZ Writer Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW Slim Line Combo with LightScribe USB 2.0
At just 12 ounces, EZ Writer allows mobile users to create, store, play music and digital video and burn labels directly onto CDs and DVDs.If the optical drive in your notebook computer is outdated or you would like to burn discs, play DVDs or burn labels directly onto CDs and DVDs, Apricorn's EZ Writer LightScribe is the answer!With its Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface (backwards compatible with USB 1.1), EZ Writer LightScribe provides the perfect combination of performance and software to effortlessly burn discs and play DVDs and burn labels directly onto CDs and DVDs. Its sleek design is the ultimate portable solution for the mobile user.The EZ Writer LightScribe has five drives in one: it provides the capabilities of a DVD player and burner, as well as a CD player and burner and it can burn labels directly onto CDs and DVDs in an all-inclusive package! The cutting edge slim-line design allows for easy portability, whether you're creating a corporate training video, converting home movies into DVDs, or simply burning music discs, EZ Writer LightScribe does it all!

Customer Review: Wonderful Little Drive PERFECT for Acer Aspire One

This is a great little DVD/CD reader/writer drive. Mine worked fine right out of the box, no software installation required. It will run on USB power alone OR if you'd like, it ALSO has an regular AC cord. I haven't used the AC cord, but it's nice to know that I have it just in case... It also comes with a nice black pouch to store/transport and protect it and a SHORT USB cord (but functional). Good stuff.



I had my own full version of Nero 8 Software so I didn't use the included software to burn DVD/CDs. It worked great with my software.



The unit is slim (about an inch high) and doesn't weigh much (12 oz). I've used it with my Acer Aspire One (Windows XP) on USB power and it works like a charm! No need for an extra A/C adapter since it's completely powered by the USB, even when the Acer is on battery! (I installed some software from a DVD on my Aspire One during a power outage and everything worked great.) I'm taking this on my trips for when I really need to access a DVD (with my Aspire) or if I want to burn a backup CD or DVD. This is great!



My tray drawer lines up and closes perfectly fine and the unit looks good as far as being study... it's not metal, I wouldn't step on it, but the plastic looks good and seems solid enough for me.



Overall I'm very pleased with this purchase and recommend it especially with an Acer Aspire One.

Customer Review: I am going to return this

Problem 1-it is not technically mac compatible. i called the service center, and they weren't sure either. the lightscribe print-on-disc feature (seems very cool) doesn't work.

Problem 2-the disc tray doesn't close right. the whole drive seems cheap.

Problem 3-for a couple days it worked great, but not anymore. i have wasted 12 discs trying to find the magic combination of settings to get it to work...nada.

Problem 4-for a total of 21 discs, 9 were usable.

External DVD/cd Writer Black

External DVD/cd Writer Black
The DVR-X152 External USB 2.0 DVD/CD Writer makes installation to your computer an easy process. Simply plug the included USB cord into your computer, plug in the power supply, and you are ready to start writing DVDs or CDs. This DVD/CD writer includes the LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling functionality and software from Nero. These products allow computer users to create personal videos, make digital photo slideshows, burn music CDs and back up data files onto DVD-R, DVD-RW, +R and +RW discs with ease. LightScribe allows you to create custom labels that can be burned directly on to LightScribe enabled media. This DVD/CD writer also works with dual layer discs, increasing the capacity of a disc from 4.7 to 8.5 gigabytes for even more storage space. The DVR-X152 will write up to 20x on DVD-R (single layer) and up to 8x on DVD-R/+R (DL).

Customer Review: Device works well; software had installation issues...

Pioneer DVR-X152
This device reads or writes virtually any DVD or CD format; see Customer Images for the variations and speeds.

Pros:
- It comes with everything needed to install and use; i.e., all necessary cables and a Nero 8 software CD. The latter provides options for copying discs, audio "ripping", audio burning, data burning (e.g., from your hard drive), and disc labeling with LightScribe laser etching technology.
- To "install" this device on my Windows XP PC, it was connected via the included USB cable, plugged into the wall receptacle with the included transformer and cables, and powered up. XP recognized it, and it worked immediately. The Nero software wasn't required to write or read CDs or DVDs, since my PC had Sonic Digital Media software for those functions.
I've only created a dozen or so of CDs and DVDs and those worked fine, so I can't comment on high volume use.
-The LightScribe feature on the Pioneer DVR-X152 will laser etch a label of your design on a CD or DVD. You'll need LightScribe enabled CD or DVD media for this to work, which is much more expensive than regular discs.

Cons:
- The Nero 8 software wouldn't fully install on my Dell XPS Windows XP system. The "custom" install option, for example, terminates with an error message that the installation was interrupted and is shutting down, even though nothing interrupted it. Tried it several times and it always failed, which was very frustrating. However, it seems that the only thing that didn't finish was the creation of desktop and start menu shortcuts, which I did manually. The only unique function Nero offers, in my case, was creating and burning LightScribe labels. You'd think that such installation problems would have been fixed in Nero version 2, much less Nero 8.

Other:
- The LightScribe labeling function has two settings; default and dark. On default, it takes 17 minutes to etch a label onto a disc. On the dark setting, it takes 32 minutes per disc, but it's a better label; see Customer Images.
- I did a timed test, backing up data via the Pioneer drive and an internal NEC DVD drive (16x, model ND-3530A). The data consisted of 2,800 digital images consuming over 4 GB, nearly filling a DVD. Software used was Nero 8 or Sonic Digital Media LE, a competitor. Here's how long it took to write (burn) that data:

... Nero took 9 minutes 19 seconds on the NEC ND-3530A internal drive

... Nero took 7 minutes 29 seconds on the Pioneer drive

... Sonic took 6 minutes 9 seconds on the Pioneer drive

This (non-scientific) test shows that Sonic software writes faster than Nero, and that the Pioneer drive using a USB 2 interface writes faster than an internal 16x DVD drive (in a Dell XPS PC).

- Clicking the ? from Nero 8's window sends you to their web site, where they try to convince you to upgrade to Nero 9, the latest [extra cost] version. In fact, the bottom 10% of Nero 8's display is an ad for Nero 9. I'd expect such an annoyance from freeware, not from something you bought.

Summary:
The Nero 8 software deserves maybe two stars, but the device itself does everything I wanted it to, which averages out to a 4 star rating.

Customer Review: Useless for recording DVDs

Got this to replace my external Sony drive that died under warranty. (The replacement drive from Sony was of low quality.)
Every DVD this unit records skips/glitches on players that I know are compatible with recordable DVDs. Changing record speeds doesn't help.
CDs recorded with this drive do basically the same thing, unless you drop the burn speed down to 8x. Then it works OK.
I returned this drive for a refund.
It is good at reading discs and CD ripping, though.

Internal DVD/cd Writer Black

Internal DVD/cd Writer Black
The DVR-1910 retail bundle features the Pioneer DVR-115D DVD/CD writer and software from Nero. These products allow computer users to create personal videos, make digital photo slideshows, burn music CDs and back up data files onto DVD-R, DVD-RW, +R and +RW discs with ease. It also works with dual layer discs, increasing the capacity of a disc from 4.7 to 8.5 gigabytes for even more storage space. The DVR-115D will write up to 20x on DVD-R/+R (single layer) and up to 10x on DVD-R/+R (DL). Reads DVD-ROM, DVD-VIDEO (single & dual layer), DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R (single & double layer), DVD+RW & DVD-RAM Reads CD-ROM (Mode1 & 2), CD-ROM XA, CD-DA (CD Audio), Video CD, PhotoCD (single/multi-session), CD EXTRA, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW ATAPI Interface This drive can be used in both Horizontal and Vertical orientations 2MB Buffer memory Burned discs will play on DVD-Video players & DVD-ROM drives Works with Microsoft Windows operating systems including - Vista Home/Business/Ultimate, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows ME Nero Essentials 8 software suite included

Internal DVD/cd Writer Black

Internal DVD/cd Writer Black
The DVR-1910LS retail bundle features the Pioneer DVR-113KG DVD/CD writer and software from Nero. These products allow computer users to create personal videos, make digital photo slideshows, burn music CDs and back up data files onto DVD-R, DVD-RW, +R and +RW discs with ease. This DVD/CD writer also features LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling so you can create custom labels and burn them directly to LightScribe enabled media. It also works with dual layer discs, increasing the capacity of a disc from 4.7 to 8.5 gigabytes for even more storage space. The DVR-113KG will write up to 20x on DVD-R (single layer) and up to 8x on DVD-R/+R (DL). Reads DVD-ROM, DVD-VIDEO (single & dual layer), DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R (single & double layer), DVD+RW & DVD-RAM Reads CD-ROM (Mode1 & 2), CD-ROM XA, CD-DA (CD Audio), Video CD, PhotoCD (single/multi-session), CD EXTRA, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW ATAPI Interface This drive can be used in both Horizontal and Vertical orientations 2MB Buffer memory Burned discs will play on DVD-Video players & DVD-ROM drives Works with Microsoft Windows operating systems including - Vista Home/Business/Ultimate, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows ME Nero Essentials 8 software suite included

Customer Review: I'm happy

For a non-technical person, the instructions were fairly good. I installed the drive easily and it works like a charm.

Customer Review: High quality DVD drive

This is not the cheapest DVD-ROM you'll find, but it's worth the extra $20 or so over an el cheapo model. It's solid, quiet, never vibrates, and is plenty fast. Overall, a typical, high quality Pioneer product.
This drive is IDE/ATAPI. There is an an almost identical Pioneer DVD drive with a SATA interface, but I picked this one since I didn't want to waste a SATA port on an optical drive.

HP HPDVD1060i DVD Writer - 48x CD-R, 32x CD-RW, 20x DVD±R, 8x DVD±R DL, 6x DVD-RW, SATA

HP HPDVD1060i DVD Writer - 48x CD-R, 32x CD-RW, 20x DVD±R, 8x DVD±R DL, 6x DVD-RW, SATA
HP HPDVD1060I DVD Writer Burn discs fast, plus get the latest in optical storage features. Record to single- or double-layer DVDs, and to DVD-RAM. Our internal dvd1060i 20x Super Multiformat DVD Writer lets you preserve (and edit) up to 8.5GB of video, photos, and multimedia on one double-layer disc, plus store, back up, transport, and share documents on DVDs and CDs. And this high-speed drive supplies you with the latest version (1.2) of our cool LightScribe disc labeling technology, which expertly transfers high-contrast images.

Customer Review: DVD writer

Worked right out of the box with no glitches. didn't even need the Nreo software included