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: Very, very cheap; SATA; Fast; Reads/Writes most DVD formats
Disadvantages: Only comes in beige; No DVD-RAM writing (Read Only)

...Make: PIONEER Model: DVR-212D Specification: DVD±RW (±R DL) drive - Internal - Serial ATA - Read speed: 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)/ 5x (DVD-RAM) - Write speed: 40x (CD) / 18x (DVD±R) / 10x (DVD±R DL) - Rewrite speed: 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) REVIEW I bought my Pioneer DVR-212D, a few days ago for just £11 inc. VAT, BRAND NEW, from eBuyer.com. I hope you agree that's an incredible price for a S-ATA DVD rewriter. I only really needed the Pioneer drive to aid in testing the functionality of another more current P-ATA DVD-RW drive that was exhibiting some very odd behaviour that I wasn't absolutely certain was the drive's fault, so I wasn't too fussy about it being highly specified. Having said that the pioneer handles all manner of read/write formats with the exception of writing to DVD-RAM and writing Lightscribe data. Obviously... Read review

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Advantages: Good burner, quick and quite cheap
Disadvantages: Ripping speed for duel layer dvds slightly slow

...the drives firmware before you start burning. Firmware is bascially software that is held inside the chips on the drive. Like an internal driver, once updated once thats it done for good, even if you swap computers etc. To update the firware you simply download them from pioneers website http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/ double click on the file and it just does it. Onto the functioning drive. This maybe a slightly trivial point but the opening and closing of the drive is very quiet and smooth. Also whilst burning the drive is quiet, so anyone trying to obtain a low dB pc will be happy. Burning is also easy. I personally use Nero which has never given me any problems. A good flexable program that does what it says. I have successfully burned up to 4x with the drive which will burn a single layer dvd is 13 minutes and 40 seconds (a bit... Read review

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Advantages: Hey you can write your own DVDS, Good Equipment
Disadvantages: Price, a bit noisey, copying to DVDS problems

...a slightly expensive thing to do when you're not sure if your carefully-authored creation is going to work properly when played back. And that's where Pioneer and their new DVR-A03 drive - the first IDE-interface DVD-RW drive to hit the market - comes into the picture. Pioneer DVR-A03 (DVD-R/RW Internal IDE Drive) Supplied with software that allows you to create both DVD Video and DVD-ROM discs, the DVR-A03 sells at the price of around £750 (though it can be had substantially more cheaply than that if you shop around). Indeed, my father bought mine while on Holiday in Australia (via Ebay Australia). Even more appealingly, though, the DVR-A03 is also a DVD-RW (rewritable) drive - meaning that you can test your magnum opus by burning it to a DVD disc that you can try out in your stand-alone player and then re-use. Suddenly, rolling your own DVDs... Read review

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Advantages: FAST DILIVERY IF IT COUNTS
Disadvantages: CHEATING AND DISHONEST, USELESS CUSTOMER SERVICE, not sound price

...Two days ago, i ordered this pioneer dvd writer dvr109xl, or what i thought was drv109xl. there are two different models of it, dvr109xl and dvr109bk, which look quite different while the former one is quite rare in uk(i dont know why). I found this product listed on dabs.com websitehttp://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/components/cdanddvdreaderswriters/dvdwriters/product View.htm?quicklinx=3LMF , it is branded as dvr109 without and further information about its model. however, the picture is one of dvr109xl. suspecting it could be the listed with the wrong picture, i sent my query to the dabs asking which model this product really is. then i recieve this useless reply, in which they said they were not allowed to give any presale advice and the customer should find out themselves before placing their order. alright! but how... Read review

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Advantages: High DVD/CD compatibility after firmware update, it's Pioneer need another reason?
Disadvantages: Before flash update the drive sucks, 4 speed is dated now

..., the cycle of piracy starts all over. But this time the geniuses had a trick up their sleeves, they made sure this drive only wrote on one side of the disc and only to one layer, meaning we only got 4.7GB out of the whole thing. Ah well, nothing a bit of perserverance and moaning can't get you, the first of the double layer drives and media has already been released but that's another story. Hey before you get the wrong idea I do not condone software piracy. If you use hardware to copy whatever you like then that's up to you, but to be honest when you're caught the Police will have very little sympathy for you. So remember, crime doesn't pay and when it does it'll be you paying. This was the first DVD Re-Writer I ever had and basically it has served me well. Pioneer is a well known and respected name in the world of electronic entertainment... Read review

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Advantages: Backs up 4.7GB of your important data
Disadvantages: None as yet

...On a never ending quest to improve my computer set up I decided I needed to purchase a DVD recorder drive of some sort. Backing up my important data using my CD-R drive was a time consuming operation which used four CD-R`s every time. I had been put off by the high price of DVD recorder drives while they remained fairly new but over the past few months prices have dropped to such an extent that a DVD recorder drive can now be bought for under £100. When I saw the Pioneer DVR – 106 drive available for £88 at Dabs.com I did not hesitate in ordering the drive which duly arrived just two days later. Now a problem that faces consumers when they decide to buy a DVD recorder drive is that there is more than one type of blank DVD media that can be recorded upon, these are DVD-R and DVD+R. Many people have argued long and hard extolling... Read review

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Advantages: Very fast
Disadvantages: Not compatible with Kodak media... reliability issues

...Having a few problems with this drive. It doesn't want to burn my Kodak 16x -R media at more than 12x... and it keeps failing when burning the DVD unless I drop the speed. It seems to burn OK at 4x, 6x and 8x. Funny thing is that it does consistently burn the disk OK at 12x with some files. With other files it consistently doesn't. When the problem occurs the cache seems to empty and then the disk ejects before the error message comes up. Pioneer came up with a whole heap of suggestions... none of which seem to apply to my situation... I'm pretty sure it just needs a firmware update as Kodak is not listed in the approved media list. I guess I can try some other media just to check if the problem exists with all media or only with the Kodak media. Unfortunately I don't have any other media at the moment... and specifically use Kodak... Read review

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Advantages: Fast, reasonably quiet, cheap
Disadvantages: No DVD-RAM

...I bought a black version of the Pioneer DVR111-DBK to replace my aging ASUS CD-RW drive, which couldn't even read DVDs. The Pioneer looked a bargain at just £25 and so I picked it up, not really expecting that much. Looks The drive looks great, and fits in perfectly with my black case. Its very simple, with just a green LED to show the usage, the tray itself, a button and an emergency eject hole. This makes the drive look sophisticated and worth a lot more than £25! Installation The drive itself does not come with anything - it is simply the drive in with a extremely short manual in a see-through bag. The manual, despite being very thin, is very handy with a detailed guide on how to install the drive and also the pins, so it is very hard to do something wrong - full marks to Pioneer on this! Performance The drive is an extremely... Read review

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Advantages: Easy To Use, Great Product
Disadvantages: Fascia Panel looks a tad dirty

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