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Drive |
Type |
DVDRead/Write |
CD |
Software |
Media |
Price |
Vendor |
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DVD |
DVD |
DVD |
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 |
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. |