LiteOn DX-20A4PU

Advantages: Fast speeds, value for money
Disadvantages: none

...Lite-on are a well respected company that have been around for a while. LITE-ON oringinated from a team of scientist and engineers from ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Insitute) in 1995. LITE-ON Information Technology corportation are constantly devoloping anit-vibration mechanical design, advanced circuit design and increased performance. LITE-ON Information Technology Corporation (LITE-ON I.T.) this was a big part of the LITE-ON group which concentrated on the optical storage devices which then led to the creation on these fine CDROM drives we have today. This LITE-ON CD-RW is a very good drive and after purchasing one for personnal use I have purchased many more for computers I have built for friends and family. Very easy installation, driver support is excelent. With dvd-rw's coming down alot in price recently I would... Read review

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Advantages: Fast burning, can copy nearly anything
Disadvantages: Er.. boring fascia??

...I was looking to upgrade my 16x burner to something with a little more punch. My friend's dad had bought a Lite-On 24x speed burner and it came highly recommended. After a little more research, the 40x Lite-On seemed the way to go, and for a reasonable price. Once it had arrived, I opened the bright red box and peered in. Contained within was the drive itself, 4 screws to install in it your system case, an audio cable, an 80-minute CD-R, an 80-minute CD-RW, a CD containing Nero Burning Rom and the instruction manual (useless till you install the drive of course!), and a slip of paper containing basic installation procedures. No IDE cable is included with this drive, so unlike some manufacturers, Lite-On expect you to be replacing another CD drive, or have a spare connector already available. Installing the drive is no hassle... Read review

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Advantages: Fast, Quiet and user friendly
Disadvantages: none

...I have been using one of these for approx 8 months and I have to say I am delighted with it. the writer itself is smaller that conventional drives by about 1.5 inches but that does not retract from what the writer can do. I have used it to play dvd's and music cd's with no problems. Will burn DVD's at 8x without a hitch and I am yet to get a coaster from the LiteOn. I have updated the firmware from the official site with no problems at all. For the price, they are excellent. and I would highy recommened on if you are looking for a multi burner. will write to dvd-r, dvd+r, dvd-rw, dvd+rw, cdr. cdrw. Writes at a maximum 12x for dvd+r and 48x for cd's uses smart burn to limit the chance of burning a coaster. Comes with Nero 6 burning software.... Read review

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