detail information

• Supports DVD±R/±R DL writing at 16x/8x
• Supports DVD+RW/DVD-RW writing at 8x/6x *
• Supports CD-RW writing at 32x
• Supports bitsetting on DVD+R DL media (sets auto. booktype to DVD-ROM)
• Reads DVD-Video SL/DL at 16x/12x
• Can read DVD-RAM discs

* DVD+RW at 8x was not accomplished

Negative:

• Does not support Mt. Rainier
• Reads CD-DA/CD-R/RW only at 40x/40x/32x
• Reads DVD±R/±RW/±R DL only at 12x/8x/8x
• Green LED for both reading and writing
• No support for DVD+RW 8x media with RiTEK/MKM MID (with the current firmware)

Conclusion:

To sum it all up, this is what we would say: 'Even though the reading and CD-R writing specifications is not 'up to date" - the drive is still interesting. We would like the firmware to mature and wait for a possible future full review of this DVD-Writer, before we draw any hasty conclusion".

By using our price grabber feature cdfreaks.pricegrabber we found the drive listed at $ 54.16 and at getprice the drive is listed at 56.13 €. (11. August 2005).

You may discuss/comment this review below or in this forum thread.

Thanks to: 

Conrexx Technology B.V./RITEK Europe - The Netherlands for providing the media used in this article.

Verbatim (Germany & UK) - for providing the media used in this article.