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DVD Writers Specifications

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Drive

Name and Model Number

Type

DVDRead/Write

Speeds

CD

Speeds

Software

bundle

Media

Included

Price

(Rs)

Vendor

DVD



+R

DVD



-R

DVD



+RW

DVD



-RW
Read Write ReWrite Read
Aopen

DRW4410
Internal 4x - 4x - 8x 24x 10x 40x Nero

Burning Rom 5.5, Power DVD XP 4.0, Ulead Video Studio 7 SE DVD, Neo DVD,

Acrobat Reader 5.1
DVD+RW

2.4X, CD-RW 12X, CD-R 52X
14,990 Xserve

India,



Tel: 91-80-5572601



E-mail - info@xserves.com
Asus

DRW-0402P
Internal - 4x - 2x 12x 16x 8x 32x Nero

Burning Rom 5.5, Power DVD XP, Power Director Pro DE, Media Show SE
DVD-R

4X, CD-R 52X,
14,000 AsusTek

Computer Inc,



Tel: 91-22-56926013


Email: info_india@asus.com.tw
Liteon

LDW-401S
Internal 4x - 4x - 12x 40x 24x 40x Sonic MyDVD,

Cyberlink Power DVD XP, Acrobat Reader
DVD+R 4X,

DVD+RW 4X
11,975 Mediatech

India,



Tel: 91-22-56396696/


22014083


Email: inquiry@mediatechindia.com



Iomega

Dual DVD
Internal 4x 4x 2.4x 2x 12x 16x 10x 40x Iomega Hot

Burn Pro, Cine Player 1.5, Music Match Juke Box, Adobe ActiveShare, Iomega

Automatic Backup, My DVD 4
DVD+RW 2.4X 16,500 Neoteric

Infomatique,



Tel: 91-22-24172600


E-mail - manish@neoteric-info.com*
Sony

DRU-510A
Internal 4x 4x 4x 2x 12x 24x 16x 32x RecordNow

DX, DLA, Simple Backup, Music Match Jukebox, My DVD, Power DVD
NIL 19,000 Rashi

Peripherals



Tel: 91-22-28221013/1024 E-mail - sony@rptechindia.com

Liteon

External SDW-200DX
External 2x 1x 2x 1x 5x 16x 8x 24x Sonic MyDVD,

CyberlinkPower DVD XP, Acrobat Reader, USB 2.0 Driver
DVD+R 4X,

DVD+RW 2.4X
29,975 Mediatech

(India)



Tel: 91-22-56396696 / 22014083 



E-mail - inquiry@mediatechindia.com

Sony

External DRX-510UL
External 4x 4x 4x 2x 12x 24x 16x 40x RecordNow

DX, DLA, Simple Backup, Music Match Jukebox, My DVD, Power DVD
NIL 30,000 Rashi

Peripherals,



Tel: 91-22-28221013/1024 E-mail - sony@rptechindia.com

HP

External DVD300E
External 4x - 2.4x - 8x 16x 10x 40x Arcsoft

Showbiz, Cyberlink PowerDVD, copy Disk, HP Memories Disk Creator, Arcsoft

Multimedia Email,  Adobe

Acrobat Reader 5.0
DVD+R 4X,

DVD+RW 2.4X
14,250 Hewlett-Packard

India,



Tel: 91-11-26826000


Email- seema.dawar@hp.com
Drive Format

Aopen

DRW4410

Asus

DRW



-0402P
Liteon

LDW



-401S
Iomega

Dual



 DVD
Sony 



DRU


-510A
Liteon



External
Sony



External
HP



External
DVD+RW HDD- DVD

(Data)
15.51 - 14.33 14.25 15.31 28.58 15.21 14.27
DVD RW

Format
15.5 - 14.47 24.28 15.41 30.12 24.14 25.25
DVD RW

Burst Copy
31.32 - 23.38 39.15 29.37 43.06 35.38 39
DVD-RW HDD- DVD

(Data)
- 14.56 - 14.39 16.25 59.53 16.37 -
DVD RW

Format
- 29.59 - 30.02 31.45 62.07 31.34 -
DVD RW

Burst Copy
- 43.15 - 41.58 50.54 88.42 47.04 -
CD-writing CD CD Copy

(Data)
4.22 5.25 3.37 5.18 4.46 7.12 4.36 5.22
CD to CD

Copy (Audio)
4.25 5.23 3.34 5.23 4.44 7.1 5.06 5.28
HDD to CD

(Data)
4.07 5.06 3.02 5.09 4.31 7.02 4.28 5.09
HDD to CD

(Audio)
4.09 5.1 3.04 5.11 4.33 7.05 4.27 5.11
CDRW format 8.57 11.3 8.4 8.3 9.17 10.57 9.16 8.29
CD RW Burst

copy
13.24 48.57 13.12 14.33 11.12 12.4 11.25 11.45
    Aopen DRW4410 This one supports only the

+R/RW format, and does a good job of writing on it. Plus, its CD-writing and DVD read performance are among the best. It loses out because of slower CD writing speeds and a higher price.
Asus DRW-0402P The only writer to support

DVD-R/RW format in the shootout. This great performer is competitively priced. It needs improvement in CD-writing capabilities, such as faster CDRW throughputs and formatting. 
Liteon LDW-401S The winner of our shootout, it comes out trumps in more ways than one. It has the fastest

DVD+R/RW as well as CD writing speeds. 
Iomega Dual DVD This drive supports both DVD writing formats. Though its price is about 15% higher than single format writers, it is still attractive. The drive was the best performer in the DVD-RW tests and average in the others.  Sony DRU-510A The best performer in the shootout, this drive comes at a price premium. Liteon External SDW-200DX 



This writer was the slimmest both in size and, sadly, in performance too. Though the size part may appeal to laptop users, the performance, though supporting both formats, may drive them away. 
Sony External DRX-510UL 



This is also the performance leader, just like its internal counterpart. It loses only because of its high pricing. Its reading/writing speeds are the maximum amongst all external writers.
HP External DVD300E 



Though it may not be as fast as the Sony writer, nor as slim and beautiful as the Liteon writer, it wins over others in the price. A well priced external option.
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