Acer DVD±RW drive

Advantages: Value for money
Disadvantages: thin instruction booklet

...I have just bought myself an Acer 803LMi laptop. Features include 1.6GHz Intel M Centrino processor, Intel 855PM chipset, WI-FI, 15.0" SXGA+ TFT screen, ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 3D graphic, 40Gb HDD, 512 MB DDR and DVD-RW. I am very happy with it. My buying criteria were that it should have the new Intel M processor with as high a processing speed as possible (so it would not be outdated too fast) and a DVD-RW so I can burn films shot on my camcorder onto disk. It cost (with separate floppy drive and extended warranty) £1699 inc vat from www.technoworld.com Software: The laptop comes with Windows XP installed, Norton Anti-virus (90 day trial) DVD burning software and AVRack. MS Office is an additional £245 inc VAT. The software highlights the first, and only real problem withthe ACER - very little literature. I have had... Read review

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Advantages: Good quality, nice price, oooh a spindle
Disadvantages: same as most dvd-rw's

...Ok so yesterday I wrote a review on a CD-R, so I thought that I would move on and review a DVD+RW today. These aren't the discs I usually use for my DVDs, actually I have only used them once, but I think I will be using them more in the future. They are great. They are a nice price compared to a lot of others, and they are pretty durable. Reliability… In my CD-R review I mentioned errors while burning CDs, and errors while burning DVDs was pretty much mandatory for me, until I started using these. I have only ever come across 2 errors, and they were my fault anyway for opening the drive in the middle of burning. Before I bought a DVD-RW drive, I used to make VCDs most of the time, as they were quick and easy. But since I have been using these, there is no need for VCDs as the discs give me no trouble at all. Use… Obviously... Read review

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Advantages: Can burn Dual Layer (8.5GB) media (4x speed), 16x speed for DVD+-R, CD-RW 32x24x40x
Disadvantages: Regions can be changed 5 times

...Pioneer DVR-108 16x DVD+/-RW is one of the best or the best DVD+-RW drive on the market. Pioneer's products has good reliability. With this drive you can burn 4.7GB data in about seven minutes. It's also supports writing Dual Layer media - 8.5 GB discs at 4x speed. If you're planing to buy DVD+-RW drive than choose Pioneer DVR-108. Pioneer name means quality. This drive isn't very fast, but burning and reading quality is excellent. It uses RPC-2 region protection. You can change region 5 times and then you will be locked on the last one. This is only one disadvantage of this drive, but now almost all DVD drives have protection from changing regions. I hope i help you to decide buy or not this great drive. I guarantee 99% that you will be satisfied your decision to buy this device.... Read review

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