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Last Rated:	1. Plextor PX-712A DVDR/RW Drive 12X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, write speeds, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW write speeds, 8MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.2 (with Drag-to-Disc and DVD Builder) software Bottom Line: Speedy model took nearly 2 minutes less than its predecessor to write to DVD+R (using 8X media), but +RW writes were sluggish. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	2. TDK DED+840 DVD?RW Writer (TDK-DED+840) 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD-R, 2X DVD-RW write speeds, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW write speeds, 2MB buffer, External USB 2.0 and FireWire drive, Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.1 (with Drag-to-Disc and DVD Builder) software Bottom Line: Attractive, dual-interface external drive has quick +R/+RW performance. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	3. Lite-On SOHW-812S Dual DVD?RW Writer 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW write speeds, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW write speeds, 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Sonic RecordNow DX 4.6, Sonic MyDVD 4.5, Sonic DLA 3.6 software Bottom Line: Reasonably priced drive is a strong performer; software bundle is a couple of versions behind (upgrades are free downloads from the Lite-On site). Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	4. AOpen AOpen 8x DVD Dual DRW8800 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW write speeds, 32X CD-R, 16X CD-RW write speeds, 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Ahead Nero Burning ROM 5.5, Ahead InCD 4.1, MedioStream NeoDVD 4.5 software Bottom Line: Cheapest drive on the chart has an array of software for editing and authoring DVDs; rewrite performance lagged. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	5. Kano Technologies K8Xtreme 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW write speeds, 32X CD-R, 16X CD-RW write speeds, 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.1 (with Drag-to-Disc and DVD Builder) software Bottom Line: Fastest drive on the chart at burning to rewritable media, and the only drive we've tested (informally) that writes to some brands of 4X-rated DVD-R media at 8X speed. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices
Last Rated:	6. Memorex True 8X 8X8X Dual Format DVD Recorder 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW write speeds, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW write speeds, 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Ahead Nero Memorex Special Suite (with Nero Vision 2.1, Nero Express 6.3, InCD 4.1, and more) software Bottom Line: Write-once performance shone, but rewritable efforts were slow. Has a great manual. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices
Last Rated:	7. TDK IndiDVD 8X DVD?RW 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW write speeds, 32X CD-R, 16X CD-RW write speeds, 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.1 (with Drag-to-Disc and DVD Builder) software Bottom Line: This model was nearly 1.5 minutes slower at writing to DVD+R than the second-ranked TDK 840G, but it also does 8X writes to DVD-R. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	8. Asus DRW0804P DVD?RW Writer 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW write speeds, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW write speeds, 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Ahead Nero Express 6.3 (with Nero Vision Express 2.1 and InCD 4.2) software Bottom Line: Bare-bones model had competitive write-once performance; but it was about 2 minutes slower than expected on our +RW tests, and it lagged on our CD tests. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	9. IO Magic MagicSpin DVD8DBE 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD-R, 2X DVD-RW write speeds, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW write speeds, 2MB buffer, External USB 2.0 drive, Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.1 (with Drag-to-Disc and DVD Builder), Pinnacle Instant CD/DVD SE software Bottom Line: Low-cost external drive has lots of software; but +R performance was surprisingly mediocre. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	10. Pioneer DVR-A07 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW write speeds, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW write speeds, 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Ulead MovieFactory 3 SE, Ulead Burn.Now 3.5, UDF Driver software Bottom Line: A versatile software bundle complements this drive's fine write-once performance, but its CD-R speed was slow. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices

We test drives under Windows XP Home on PCs with 1.67-GHz Athlon XP 2000+ CPUs and 512MB of SDRAM, using media supplied by the vendor or Verbatim. Some vendors may change drive suppliers without changing their model designations; our results reflect the configuration tested at review time.