Anyone tried this one out? I have a giftcard for wal-mart and saw this one. For $50 i think it's a steal! What do you all think? Thanx
Main link for information on this drive. http://www.liteonit.com/ODD/English/e_product/e_sohw1673su.asp These are the negative conclusions from the internal version of the same drive. CD-R media compatibility could be further improved. Awful DVD+/-RW writing quality. Only 24x CD-RW writing speed, and writing quality needs to be improved too. Only 32x CD-RW reading speed. Very low DVD+/-RW reading speed of only 6x. Only 8x reading of all double layer media types. DVD-writing quality with certain 16x media could be improved. Doesn’t support 6x/8x DVD-R DL. Doesn’t support any current DVD+R DL discs at 8x speed. Doesn’t set DVD+R/RW/R DL media to DVD-ROM booktype as default. Doesn’t support “overspeeding” media (Writing media at higher speeds than what it is certified for). Here are the positives: Overall good specifications. Very good DVD-media support as almost every disc is supported at certified speed. Very good CD-Writing quality. Very good DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL writing quality. Very good retail package that includes extra black front bezel. Excellent audio extraction capabilities. Fast CD-Reader. Reads DVD+/-R at 16x. No riplock for reading DVD-Video discs. Supports bitsetting for DVD+R/RW/R DL, but needs to be enabled. Good error testing capabilities. Good community support and many 3rd party programs that works with the drive. Supports reading/writing 99 minute CD-R media. Good drive for backing up protected PC games.
