1team Flexwriter SA2E Combo i DVD duplicator

Advantages: Great at its job, quick, easy to use, easy to install
Disadvantages: Not fully reliable, not easy to fix

...Ahh, i have a very mixed opinion on this product. This drive came pre installed on my desktop and was very faithful to me! It always worked and got the job done very well when i needed it! It burnt DVD's with ease and CD's even quicker! However i had one fateful day when i had to recover my PC and completely reset it! I re-installed all the drivers for all of my hardware and everything worked except... Lite-On SOHW-832S DVD/RW Combo drive i tried everything but according to my computer "this drive is working" but it wasn't!!! It didn't recognise when a DVD or a CD was inserted and it would no longer burn! I uninstalled it and re-installed it countless times but nope! Nothing worked, so now my main desktop computer is without a CD Writing drive! I do not wish to put others off buying it though as when it worked it was very good! I'm sure... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average off topic

Advantages: Small, looks very cool
Disadvantages: Noe really, does what it says it does

...Toshiba External USB 2.0 Combo Drive INTRO Along with my recent office purchase of the R200 laptop and seeing as it was minus a CDROM I bought an external CD unit. I originally made the mistake of buying the DVD ROM version and at £85 that was next to useless. So I returned that and got the Toshiba External USB2 Combo Drive. There are a few different ones out there, this one wrote CD's and read DVD's. IMPRESSIONS When you open the box up your greeted with what first looks like an MP3 player. Size wise its not much bigger than a CD. The finish of this one was brushed aluminium to match the R200 laptop. Quality is easily very high, just like Toshiba's other offerings. If nothing else the Combo drive looks cool. CONNECTION The combo drive is connected up with a standard USB 2 cable. Not external power supplies are needed. This makes... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: High Quality
Disadvantages: Expensive

...What can i say about these DVD discs, well, This media has been designed for use in DVD+RW recording devices, conforming to basic format specification version 1.0. Recording time will vary depending upon recording mode and content. Please consult your hardware manual for further information. Some contents might be subject to limitation on the number of duplications or might be copy prevented. A recording in SP(standard play) mode can be played back with most of the DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives, depending on their generation. DVD+RW is another exciting DVD rewritable format. Sporting a capacity of 4.7GB, DVD+RW media is designed to achieve excellent compatibility with current and future DVD drives and video players. The Sony DVD+RW 4.7GB Rewriteable Discs are very reliable but do cost a lot of money, they are of very good... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful