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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: Zippy performer stays ahead of the latest 12X contenders, posting our fastest writes times with DVD+R. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	2. LG Electronics Super-Multi GSA-4120B 12X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 5X DVD-RAM write speeds, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW write speeds, 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Ahead Nero Express 6.3 (with Nero Vision Express 6.3 and InCD 4.2) software Bottom Line: Only drive on the chart to write to bare DVD-RAM discs. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	3. Lite-On SOHW-1213S DVD?RW Writer 12X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW write speeds, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW write speeds, 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Ahead Nero Express 6.3 (with Nero Vision Express 6.3 and InCD 4.2) software Bottom Line: Lite-On improves upon its 8X drive by bundling the latest software version and boosting write-once performance (by 96 seconds). Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	4. TDK IndiDVD 1280B DVD-/+RW Writer 12X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW write speeds, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW write speeds, 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.2 (with Drag-to-Disc and DVD Builder) software Bottom Line: Drive has solid write-once and rewritable DVD performance; and, by a hair, it's the fastest drive we've seen at writing to CD-R. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	5. Pacific Digital 8x Dual DVD+RW Writer 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW write speeds, 40X CD-R, 16X CD-RW write speeds, 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.2 (with Drag-to-Disc and DVD Builder) software Bottom Line: Performance is in line with what we'd expect from a drive with these write speeds, but the 12X Lite-On costs less and writes a DVD+R in 2 minutes less. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	6. Sony DRU-540A 12X 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, Ahead Nero Express 6.3 (with Nero Vision Express 6.3, InCD 4.2, and BackItUp) software Bottom Line: Required nearly twice as long as comparable drives to complete our +RW tests (Sony says a firmware update will be on its Web site to fix this). Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	7. 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 Burn.Now 3.5, Ulead MovieFactory 3 SE, Ulead UDF Driver, and DVD Player software Bottom Line: A versatile software bundle complements this drive's solid write-once performance, but its CD-R speed is slow. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	8. LaCie d2 DVD-/+RW Double Layer 8X DVD+R, 2.4X DVD+R double-layer, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW write speeds, 32X CD-R, 16X CD-RW write speeds, 2MB buffer, External FireWire and USB 2.0 drive, Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.2 (with Drag-to-Disc and DVD Builder), Easy Media Creator 7.1, and Toast Lite 6 software Bottom Line: This stylish drive is housed in an aluminum case that can be mounted in a rack. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	9. MEMOREX External 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, External FireWire and USB 2.0 drive, Ahead Nero Express 6.3 (with Nero Vision 2.1, InCD 4.1, BackItUp, and ReCode 2) software Bottom Line: Sleek, moderately priced external model has a well-rounded software bundle and good documentation. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	10. TDK indi External DVD?RW Writer 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW write speeds, 32X CD-R, 16X CD-RW write speeds, 2MB buffer, External FireWire and USB 2.0 drive, Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.1 (with Drag-to-Disc and DVD Builder), PhotoSuite 5 SE, DVDMax Player, and Toast Lite 6 software Bottom Line: Speed is nearly identical to the LaCie's, but this drive lacks double-layer support and costs more. 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.