Lite-On 40x12x48 CD-RW
WHAT'S HOT: At $75, the Lite-On 40x12x48 CD-RW is the least-expensive drive on our chart by $20. And its fast for the money: In our tests, this model wrote 650MB of files to CD-R on the fly in 3 minutes, 25 seconds. That's pretty quick, although Pacific Digital's front-running Mach 48 outdid the Lite-On 40x12x48 by a heady 51 seconds (or 24 percent).
WHAT'S NOT: One setup poster and a tiny pamphlet make up the printed documentation for this drive. The pamphlet does provide the basics--how to install the drive--but that's it. The bundled CD-ROM includes some basic troubleshooting guidance, but we'd prefer to have this information on paper in case you can't access the drive.
WHAT ELSE: Lite-On says the drive supports the Mount Rainier specification. According to the Mount Rainier site, this standard is supposed to enable "native [operating system] support of data storage on CD-RW," thus eliminating the need to install hardware drivers and CD-burning programs, like those from Roxio and Nero, for you to be able to drag and drop files. However, Windows XP doesn't support it, though Microsoft does plan to add it to the next full upgrade of Windows.
UPSHOT: Fairly fast and quite inexpensive, this drive is a good choice for those who don't need hand-holding or technical assistance.
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