NUtech Black 8X DVD+RW/-RW Drive, Model DDW-082 BLK

[ICR5]

With the great review from out AT site and $68.00 delivered for a Dual DVD-R/DVD+R 8x burner with a black face, you just can't go wrong. 🙂

Link was fixed, thanks to CMV

 

[cmv]

fixed link



edit: wrong drive (see below)AT review

Thanks. I've got to catchup on DVD drives now that they are getting so cheap.

 

[ICR5]

Originally posted by: cmv
Dual layer?

fixed link

AT review

actually that review you posted CMV is for the DDW-081 (older model)

Here is the Linky for the DDW-082

Burn test linky

 

[Childs]

Make sure you update to the latest firmware. When I burned at 8x I would get playback errors until I updated the firmware.

 

[ICR5]

Which FW worked the best for ya?

 

[Frozen7]

yah, which one is the latest?

 

[c627627]

They say DVD burners are not going to go above 16x burning speed.

The King is already here for $20 more +/- compatible, 16x speed, it also has dual layer:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-152-031&depa=0

 

[INXSible]

Originally posted by: c627627
They say DVD burners are not going to go above 16x burning speed.

The King is already here for $20 more +/- compatible, 16x speed, it also has dual layer:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-152-031&depa=0

NEC Rulez ...

 

[happyhelper]

Originally posted by: c627627
They say DVD burners are not going to go above 16x burning speed.

You believe that? They said CD-ROM drives wouldn't go above 32x, too. But eventually they did. But still, DVD max read speed has remained at 16x for a long time. How long til better (bigger capacity) than DVD type drives come out?

 

[sellmen]

Originally posted by: happyhelper

Originally posted by: c627627
They say DVD burners are not going to go above 16x burning speed.

You believe that? They said CD-ROM drives wouldn't go above 32x, too. But eventually they did. But still, DVD max read speed has remained at 16x for a long time. How long til better (bigger capacity) than DVD type drives come out?

I never heard 32X as the limit, I heard 48X/52X, which indeed appears to be the limit. You can only spin a disc so fast - there have been stories of CD's literally exploding in 52X drives.

Blue Ray DVD technology is out now I believe, although it won't be affordable for awhile.

 

[Childs]

Originally posted by: ICR5
Which FW worked the best for ya?

B375 is the latest, it works pretty good. Aside from poor GQ media write speed everything works great.

That being said, I have switched to the Toshiba SD-R5272, as it does proper EFM encoding and can copy SD 3.1 discs.

 

[ICR5]

Originally posted by: Childs

Originally posted by: ICR5<BR>Which FW worked the best for ya?

<BR><BR><BR>B375 is the latest, it works pretty good. Aside from poor GQ media write speed everything works great.<BR><BR>That being said, I have switched to the Toshiba SD-R5272, as it does proper EFM encoding and can copy SD 3.1 discs.

Well i have also switch burners since i wasn't very happy with the DDW-082 even though AT rave about it.. i found no raving whatsoever.

Sold it locally for pretty much what i paid for, and got myself a Pioneer DVR-108 black faced 16x DL from
Newegg

and been happy happy with it since i got it. What a diffrence a good reliable name brand burner can do ha? 🙂