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Lite-On 16X External DVD Dual RW Double Layer SuperAllwrite/ Black

84

Very Good
  • Pros
  • Supports DVD-RAM.
  • Cons
  • No FireWire support
  • No LightScribe labeling.
  • Performance: Very Good: 84
  • Features: Superior: 92
  • Design: Good: 74
Find out how these scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.
Performance
CD-R Mastering Write Average, for 694MB (seconds)185.14
Dual-Sided Write-Once DVD Performance, for 7.9GB (seconds)1061.2
Format Rewritable DVD (seconds)39.42
Rewritable DVD Format Tested+RW
Rewritable DVD Performance, for 3.4GB (seconds)447.29
Single-Layer Write-Once DVD Format Tested+R
Single-Layer Write-Once DVD Performance, for 4.35GB (seconds)382.36
Two-Layer Write-Once DVD Format TestedDL +R
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User Reviews for Lite-On 16X External DVD Dual RW Double Layer SuperAllwrite/ Black

  • Reviewed by: yyang8

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Easy installation, Small size, good burning speed, DVD-RAM

    Weaknesses: Plastic external case, sometime noisy

    Overall Evaluation: I bought it from local Officedepot three months ago. Overall it is a good external burner. It is quite to setup. You can place it horizontally or vertically with the attached holder. It support DVD-RAM disc with was easy for daily backup for small file. You can just drag and drop on the DVD-RAM and it will be function as hard drive.

  • Reviewed by: chandras

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: It does a great job in burning the DVDs/ Nero software

    Weaknesses: None encountered so far.

    Overall Evaluation: It does a great job in burning movies to the DVD, it burnt the 4.3b DVD disc in around 6 mins. and the dual layer (7.9gb) in 11mins. it does not have the lightscribe feature(of course i do not care about this), it's well worth the money. paid around $40 after rebate.

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