Drives

Professional 4x Blu-ray with HD Video recording

Advantages: Multi-format Blu-ray and DVD/CD writer in one, HD Video Recording
Disadvantages: Havent any additional IDE or SATA Interface

...16x/CD-ROM 40X The Drive LaCie d2 is a Blu-ray/DVD/CD records, rewrites and reads 25 gigabytes GB or 50GB BD-R (recordable) and BD-RE (rewritable), as well as DVD±RW DL and CD±RW. The Drive comes fully equipped with Roxio burning software and dual FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces. Why FireWire? FireWire 400, also known as IEEE 1394, is a high-speed serial input /output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other. ...
...and graphics. it is Hot-pluggable, daisy-chainable and flexible up to 63 devices can be connected on a single bus. Blu-ray 50GB discs used in the BD Drive offer 10x more capacity than a single layer DVD. This increased capacity gives professionals the freedom to choose much higher bit rate codecs when mastering content, ultimately improving picture quality. For increased audio quality, Blu-ray technology allows for up to eight channels of 92kHz/32 ...

discount 16.12.2008 · Read full review
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Freecome DVD RW Recorder USB 2.0

Advantages: ummmmm
Disadvantages: Doesn't work very well, slow, intermitently recognises disks, poor back up service, need I go on?

I ordered my Freecom DVD Recorder LS USB 2.0 after my CD/DVD drive packed up on my 15 month old HP Desktop. I wanted it mainly to load CD ROM and burn DVD's from movies already converted to DVD format on my hard drive. Being that my PC had no disk drive I relied upon this external drive to load the bundled DVD burning software (Roxio 9). This took several days and many attempts. Then I tried burning my first DVD. After taking 3 hours to do a task ...

RMcCartyhy 16.06.2008 · Read full review
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Samsung Super-WriteMaster SH-S202J

Advantages: every thing
Disadvantages: none

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...and to update the site with more complete information as we find it. How can I see if my Windows XP-based PC can run Windows Vista? You can download the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor to help you determine if your Windows XP?based PC can run Windows Vista. You can also use the Upgrade Advisor to determine if your Windows Vista?based PC is ready for an upgrade to a more powerful edition of Windows Vista. How do I install a new software program? How ...

super547 20.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Samsung Super-WriteMaster SH-S202J

The disc, the disc, the disc is on fire.........

Advantages: Has the light scribe facility, cheap, reliable - Great value for money
Disadvantages: Not pleasing to the eye, fairly large and bulky, loud during the burning process

...up, so step up the LG GSA-E60L. I primarily looked at this drive because of the low price. Whilst there were cheaper drives out there, I had never heard of such brands so I was quite skeptical. The drives could have been made in the same factory as the top brands and given an unknown label (I know many things are manufactured in this way), hence I could have got a bit of a bargain. Alternatively, the products could have been absolute rubbish. It ...
...Looks The LG is black and understated, however it is not modern looking or sleek in any way. It is one of the larger, bulkier and uglier external drives I have seen, but all things considered this is forgivable, however if you are one of those people that put looks over functionality and practicality then this external drive is definitely not for you. When dealing with computer peripherals I always go for functionality and value for money over ...

yackers1 15.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of LG GSA E60L Super-Multi

decent product if you have some back ground knowledge

Advantages: Fast and reliable
Disadvantages: Noisy and needs its own plug socket. Roxio is over complicated for personal use.

When i first opened my freecom dvd recorder i was impressed. it looked decent and very well put together. The installation went well even though it took longer than i had intailly hoped. When it comes to backing up your dvds and cd's the freecom does what you want it to do. It will not convert avi files to dvd format. I also found that the roxio program that comes with the freecom dvd recorder is not helpfull in its tutorial, the program seems over ...
...drive itself is worth having for these reasons; * Reliable and durable (yes i tested mine!) * Easy to set-up due to USB connections. * Fast The Freecom is a little loud and it does require its own plug socket (simular to mobile phone chargers in size). ...

azeroth 22.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Freecom DVD RW Recorder USB 2.0