Positive:

• Supports DVD±R/±R DL/RAM writing at 18x/8x/12x
• Supports DVD+RW/-RW writing at 8x/6x
• Supports CD/RW writing at 48x/32x
• Can write DVD±R certified media at higher speed
• Supports Bitsetting for DVD+R/RW/DL media
• Supports disc quality scanning
• Can read 100 minutes CD-Rs
• Reads DVD±R/±RW/±R DL at 16x/12x/12x
• Reads DVD-Video SL/DL at 16x/12x
• Good community support and 3rd party programs that work with the drive
• Good retail and software package

Negative:

• Does not support Mt. Rainer
• Reads CD-RW only at 32x

Conclusion:

To sum it all up, this is what we would say: "The Lite-On LH-18A1P is overall a very good burner and respectable reader. Further it has very good set of features and supports many media formats. Lite-On drives also enjoy good community support and 3rd party programs here at CD Freaks." 

By using our price grabber feature cdfreaks.pricegrabber we found the drive listed at 29,99 USD and at geizhals the drive is listed at 26,50 EUR (November 2006).

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