Afreey DD 4012E

Advantages: Can be flashed, protection from being bricked.
Disadvantages: None

...If you are looking for a wireless router that you can flash with open source firmware, then this is your router. I bought 2 of these routers specifically to flash with dd-wrt, and to bridge my 2 wired networks. For more information about dd-wrt visit: http://www.dd-wrt.com/ Specifically I used version v23 SP3 which has been serving me very well for the last couple of months. DD-WRT does have some missing features that I miss from other routers (fixed ip assignment using dhcp). However the short coming is nothing compared to the orginal software that was shipping by Buffalo. Using the new software, I can overclock router's cpu, boost signal range, detailed statistics, and gain ssh login. I hope that some of the missing features that I wanted will become available with v24... Read review

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Advantages: Hasn't given me a coaster yet
Disadvantages: Eject button needs a solid press

...I usually go for Liteon writers as a rule as I've never had any trouble with the one's that I've had in the past but on this occasion the shop that I went to had sold out, I wanted a cheap dvd +/- R writer and the Optorite DD0201 was the cheapest that they had in stock. In short I'm very impressed with it, I have burnt both + and - R dvds with no coasters using ritek, datawrite yellow and datawrite red media. I did try an unbranded silver top media but this was totally ignored by the writer, it was as if there wasn't even a dvd in the drive, since then I have stuck with datawrite as they are amazingly cheap and seem to suit this particular writer pefectly. The only problem that I have found with this writer is that the eject button does tend to need a solid press, 9 times out of 10 a little tap won't do the job. Other than this minor... Read review

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Advantages: Low cost, supports both DVD+ and DVD- formats
Disadvantages: A bit choose about media

...The Optorite DD0203 is a budget DVD writer/rewriter that works with both DVD+ and DVD- format discs. This means that you can store huge amounts on data on a single platic disc for under a pound! It also works well with CDs (which cost even less). It comes packaged with the respectable NERO DVD burning software - it is well worth upgrading to Nero 6. There is other software provided that I personally do not rate very highly, and they appear to be old bundled software. The only down side is that the device does not work with all DVD discs, and the people at the Computer Fair do not sell sample quantities; check the suggested list of media on the Optorite web site.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful