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Last Rated:	1. Plextor PX-708A 4X DVD-R, 2X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW write speeds, 40X/24X CD-R/RW write speeds , 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.1 , Bottom Line: The speediest drive on the chart overall by a small margin, this model can also write at 8X with some brands of 4X DVD+R media. Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	2. Lite-On LDW-811S 4X DVD-R, 2X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW write speeds, 40X/24X CD-R/RW write speeds , 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Sonic MyDVD 4.5, Sonic RecordNow 4.6 , Bottom Line: Reasonably priced drive is a strong performer, but software bundle is a couple of versions behind (Lite-On says upgrades will be downloadable at no cost). Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	3. Kano Technologies K8Xtreme 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW write speeds, 32X/16X CD-R/RW write speeds , 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.1 , Bottom Line: Fastest drive on the chart for packet writing, the K8Xtreme is the only model to write to some brands of 4X-rated DVD-R media at 8X speed. Manual is skimpy. Test Report • Check latest prices
Last Rated:	4. TDK External Indi DVD 840G 8x Multiformat 4X DVD-R, 2X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW write speeds, 40X/24X CD-R/RW write speeds , 2MB buffer, External FireWire and USB 2.0 drive, Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.1 , Bottom Line: Attractive, dual-interface external drive nearly matches the Plextor PX-708A in speed and features. Includes terrific documentation. Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	5. Pacific Digital Mach-8 DVD Burner 4X DVD-R, 2X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW write speeds, 40X/24X CD-R/RW write speeds , 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, ArcSoft ShowBiz 1.3, Sonic MyDVD 4.5, Sonic RecordNow 4.6, Sonic Simple Backup, Bottom Line: Inexpensive model offers average overall performance?and excellent CD-R performance. However, like the Lite-On and the Alera, it uses older software. Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	6. Benq DW800A 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW write speeds, 24X/10X CD-R/RW write speeds , 8MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, InterVideo WinDVD Creator Plus 2, Sonic RecordNow 6.5 , Bottom Line: Least-expensive drive on the chart works quickly when burning DVDs, but to one format only; it lags behind the leaders in burning CDs. Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	7. Memorex True 8X Dual Format DVD Recorder 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW write speeds, 24X/24X CD-R/RW write speeds , 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Ahead Nero Express 6.3, Ahead Nero Vision 2.1 , Bottom Line: Supports 8X burning on both DVD+R and DVD-R, but its packet-writing performance was 34 percent off our leader?s. Has a great manual. Test Report • Check latest prices
Last Rated:	8. HP DVD Writer DVD400i 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW write speeds, 24X/10X CD-R/RW write speeds , 8MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, ArcSoft ShowBiz 2 and Sonic RecordNow 5.1, Sonic Simple Backup, Muvee AutoProducer , Bottom Line: Single-format drive is a fast DVD performer but is slower than most on CD-R. Packet-writing software is a separate download. Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated:	9. Alera DVD Cruiser 8 Plus 4X DVD-R, 2X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW write speeds, 40X/24X CD-R/RW write speeds , 2MB buffer, External USB 2.0 drive, ArcSoft ShowBiz 1.3, Sonic MyDVD 4.5, Sonic RecordNow 4.6, Bottom Line: External USB 2.0 model provides great write performance for both DVD and CD burning, but like the Lit-On and the Pacific Digital, it carries older software. 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/24X CD-R/RW write speeds , 2MB buffer, Internal IDE drive, Ulead MovieFactory 3SE, Ulead Burn.Now, Ulead VideoSuite 7SE, NovaStor Backup 7.0, Bottom Line: We tested both formats on this dual-format drive and found that 8X DVD-R burning performed comparably with 8X +R. CD-R performance was sluggish. Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices

We test rewritable DVD drives under Windows XP Home on PCs with 1.67-GHz Athlon XP 2000+ processors and 512MB of DDR SDRAM. To test each drive, we use the DVD video authoring, mastering, and packet-writing software supplied by the vendor. We use media supplied by the vendor or media supplied by Verbatim.