detail information

Positive:

• Supports DVD±R/CD-R/RW writing at 8x/24x/24x
• Supports Bitsetting on DVD+R/+RW/+R DL (BookType to DVD-ROM)
• Can read 100 min CD-Rs
• Error testing capabilities
• Community support and 3^rd party programs that works with the drive
• Very good retail package
• Very low power consumption
• Slot-In loading mechanism
• Nice design, compact and lightweight

Negative:

• Does not support Mt. Rainier
• Does not support DVD-R DL writing
• Competition offer faster writing speed on DVD±RW and DVD+R DL media
• No OFF button/switch to physical turn the drive off
• Amber LED for both reading and writing

Conclusion:

Let us summarize the most important positive and negative points below:

The main positive points: As the current maximum writing speed on DVD±R/CD-R/RW for slim-line drives are 8x/24x/24x, the Lite-On SLW-831SX are up-to-date on these specifications.

Bitsetting on DVD+R/+RW/+R DL media is also a welcome inclusion and ensures good playback compatibility with set top DVD players. Another welcome inclusion is the error testing capabilities, where the user can get an impression in what condition the burned media's are in.

As a last point we would like to mention, the nice and compact design that the drive carries, together with its lightweight specification - the drive can be easily moved around or carried around wherever it is needed.

The main negative points: There are few negative points about this drive, we would like to mention that the competition offer faster writing speed on DVD±RW and DVD+R DL media - together with writing support for the DVD-R DL format.

Even though this drive has a very low power consumption, we still miss a OFF button/switch to physical turn the drive off when it is not in use.

To sum it all up, this is what we would say: "The Lite-On SLW-831SX is overall an OK drive and very suitable for those who prefer a compact and lightweight external drive".

By using our price grabber feature cdfreaks.pricegrabber or getprice we did not find any offers. However we found the drive listed at a German online shop for 116 EUR (April 2006).

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