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Positive:

• DVD+R 8x and DVD-R 4x blank media included

   

• Good software package

   

• Excellent install/user documentation

   

• DVD writing quality seams to be good

   

Negative:

• Uses a green LED light writing to DVD's

   

• No IDE cable included

   

• No DVD-R 8x or DVD+R 16x blank media included

   

• No DVD+R9 DL blank media included

   

• Didn't burn any DVD+R 4x/8x media at 12x/16x

   

• Changing the booktype to DVD-ROM on DVD+R media not possible with the current firmware

   

Conclusion:

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

The main positive points: The write quality made on the DVD media in this preview is good. (At the moment we can not state this as a 100% overall, while not enough media was tested out in this preview, to draw such a conclusion). The software include with the drive is good both for beginners and advanced users. And as last point - the very good install and user documentation.

The main negative points: The retail box does not include any IDE cable. And the included blank media is not certified to the burner's specifications. (A DVD+R 16x media and a DVD-R 8x media would have been the right thing). Another negative point is the lack of ability to burn DVD+R 4x/8x at 12x/16x. But we guess - quality before speed. And as last point, the drive could not burn a Philips DVD+R 16x certified media at 16x.

The official list price from Speer Computer products online-shop (September 2004):

• 99 EUR

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Thanks to:

 EMTEC (MPOTEC GmbH) -

MMORE International B.V - The for providing the DVD+R 8x and the DVD-R 8x media used in this preview.

Verbatim GmbH - for providing the DVD+R 8x and the DVD-R 8x media used in this preview.

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