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Advantages: Very quick and easy to use, comes with good software, and is much better than most better known brands Disadvantages: Being internal, it is a little tricky to set up if you're not brave enough to venture into your computer...
I bought this CDRW a while back, and I'm impressed. The installation instructions weren't the best I'd ever seen, but they were easy enough to follow regardless - they were only in picture format. After sorting out which of my 2 drives I wanted to be master, and which slave ( a battle in itself, but nothing you wouldn't get with any other model), I turned on my computer, and it was there, ready to go. I installed the included software (Nero 5), and ... ...very reliable drive, and hasn't let me down once yet, so I can't really comment on customer support, but from looking at the web-site, it looks a bit unsupported. But that just've been at the time I looked at it. It's extremely fast - 52x, 32x, 52x, and if you shop around, you can get it for about £30 ( I got mine from PC World). I would really recommend this product - just as long as you don't mind opening up the computer's case! ...
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Supported CD Formats: CD Text, CD Extra, CD-DA (audio), CD-I, CD-ROM XA, Video CD, CD-ROM
Supported Media Types: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Media Load Type: Tray
Access Time: 80 ms
Buffer Size: 2 MB
Buffer Underrun Protection: Seamless Link, Seamless Link III
Features: Volume control wheel, headphone jack, emergency disc eject hole, Play/skip button, volume control wheel, headphone jack, Auto Pilot
Compliant Standards: Video CD
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces:
1 x IDE/ATAPI - 40 PIN IDC
1 x headphones - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
Compatible Bays: 1 x front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H
Manufacturer's product description
BenQ is an industry leader in digital lifestyle devices with an expertise that encompasses the display, storage, imaging, wireless and broadband areas. BenQ has comprehensive R&D and manufacturing capabilities in the optical media storage field. BenQ's determination to become the leading optical storage device maker is unmistakable in its complete range of products and constant innovations, from CD-ROM to DVD-ROM, CD-RW to DVD-RW and DVD+RW, as well as other internal and external devices.
Miscellaneous
MTBF: 60,000 hour(s)
Package Type: Retail
Software / system requirements
OS Required: Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/XP, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
System Requirements Details: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP - Pentium - 200 MHz - RAM 64 MB - HD 150 MB
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature: 5 °C
Max Operating Temperature: 45 °C
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 2 years warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 2 years
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