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Sony DRU-810A

PCWorld Rating

4.5
4.5 / 5 - PCWorld, Jun 2, 2006

Pros

  • Among the fastest drives at DVD+R SL

Cons

  • Some write specs could be faster

Bottom Line

Among the speediest writers at single-layer +R; but it needed a rest to cool down between DL writes.

PCWorld's Sony DRU-810A Coverage

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