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Asus CRW-4012A

Asus CRW-4012A

WHAT'S HOT: Asus's $75 CRW-4012A puts standard audio CD controls within easy reach, with play, fast-forward, and stop buttons on the front.

WHAT'S NOT: Asus offers 11.5 hours of weekday support, but you've got to foot the bill for the phone call.

WHAT ELSE: The CRW-4012A was an adequate performer on our CD-R tests, taking 3 minutes, 27 seconds to write 650MB to CD-R on the fly--25 percent slower than our fastest drives, including Pacific Digital's Mach 48. The drive excelled in our digital audio extraction task; it completed the test only a few seconds slower than the fastest drive, Sony's CRX195A1. This model ships with Ahead Nero Burning ROM 5.5 and InCD 3.23 for CD mastering and packet writing, respectively.

UPSHOT: The CRW-4012A is a good all-around performer with a low price. Other vendors provide slightly better support options, however.


SUMMARY
Asus CRW-4012A



40X/12X/48X, IDE, internal, 2MB buffer, buffer underrun protection Ahead Nero Burning ROM 5.5 and InCD 3.23, one-year warranty, 11.5-hour weekday support (calls are not toll-free).

$75
510/739-3777
www.asus.com

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