Iomega Super DVD QuikTouch Video Burner 8x All-Format USB 2.0

Advantages: You can write DVDs of all formats
Disadvantages: Slow , bulky

...i bought this drive last july (2005) for about £40 on sale at amazon.co.uk. i was in the market for an external dvd writer anyway and this seemed like a bargin. Anyway, it wasn't. Both the Iomega website and box give the impression that this is a super fast dvd writer drive, but it isn't. It can take up to 2 and a half hours to write a 700mb movie file to disc and longer if you want to fill the 4.7gb capacity of the average disc. The software it comes with is poor, full of errors and quite a disappointment. Also it kept coming up with problems such as - no disc in drive after it scan it upon entry, cannot write DVD-R when it can and it kept confusing itself with a regular cd drive when it can to playing DVDs. Overall, i would recommend using a different dvd writer (externally) from a more reliable company such as freecom or sony.... Read review

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Advantages: fast burner that burns +-r/rw media
Disadvantages: not a dual layer burner

...looking for a dvd burner then look no further than the pioneer dvr107 . this is an excellent quality burner at an affordable price typically around £50. The DVR-107: the high speed multiple format DVD/CD internal writer. The drive enables high-speed recording at 8x with high-speed DVD-R and 8x with high-speed +R media. Pioneer’s seventh generation recordable drive is designed for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to include in their PCs. It combines extended recording speeds with Precision Recording Technology to enhance disk compatibility and a wide range of multimedia and archiving applications burner specs Writes: DVD-R/DVD+R/CDR/CDRW 8x writing for DVD-R disc, 4x rewriting for DVD-RW disc 8x writing for DVD+R disc, 4x rewriting for DVD+RW disc 2x reading for DVD-RAM disc 24x writing for CD-R disc, 24x rewriting for CD... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to install, easy to use, fast burn speed!
Disadvantages: Poor software bundle

...I’ve bought this product base on my friend’s recommendation. The software installation is very quick. Unlike the other burners that use Nero, This one has its own burning software called Hotburn. It doesn’t support a digital Audio extraction. I notice that Iomega is particularly quieter than my Liteon Cd Burner. It uses the USB 2.0 connection but I think you also use the old USB but it will be much slower. I’m quite impressed of the sleek design it’s just simple. The front panel includes the headphone jack, volume control, status light, and eject button. On the back, you'll find an RCA audio output jack for connecting the drive to your computer's sound card. When it comes to speed this external cd rw drive can also compete with the top internal drives. I took just under 50 sec. to burn 27 minute track. Packet writing in Hotburn... Read review

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