Reviews

Lite-On IT was kind enough to send us their latest combo drive; the Lite-On LTC-48161H. We have pretty good knowledge with Lite-On drives, as we have reviewed several of their drives earlier. Lite-On IT is one of the main players in the optical market, Lite-On IT is actually just one part of the large Lite-On company. The Lite-On company produces a lot of different products: keyboards, power supplies and optical drives are just a few of them

Plextor has released their second DVD recorder and they have made sure that their drive would be something special. With their new PX-708A drive Plextor has released the world\'s first 8x DVD+R recorder which means that it\'s possible to record a complete DVD in less than 10 minutes!

In the 1970s, Memorex began producing audio and video tapes. The company now stands at the cutting edge of technology where digital worlds merge, and offers user-oriented, modular solution concepts for the changing needs of end users. Memorex focuses on digital media and the DVD-media growth market, which forms the interface between the PC/Office and consumer electronics sectors. The company\'s product range includes a comprehensive portfolio of digital media and peripherals, including various storage media such as CD-R/RWs, DVD media, diskettes, digital audio CD-R/RWs and CompactFlash / SmartMedia Cards. It also includes internal and external CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD+RW drives and a broad and innovative range of input devices such as mice, keyboards and wireless devices such as the optical RF mouse with Mouseport™ or the RF multimedia bundle. Accessories such as flash memory readers round off the product spectrum

During last March\'s CeBIT conference held in Germany, the Japanese Sanyo company revealed their very first DVD-recorder to the public. The specifications of this DVD-recorder, model CRD-BPDV2, were already released in September of 2002 but since then there have been some speculations of what kind of speeds the CRD-BPDV2 would support.

In this review we\'ll see if this new PlexWriter is indeed a \'premium\' drive and how it stands up to the competition. We\'ll of course also test the drive\'s unique techniques. Besides that we\'ll also take a look at the new PlexTools Professional software with which it\'s possible to perform advanced tests using the Premium drive.

Plextor is a well known brand in the optical storage industry. They have been producing CD-ROM and CD-RW drives for a very long time and it\'s no surprise that they have recently released their very first DVD-writer, the PX-504A. In this review we\'ll see if the drive can life up to the standards we\'ve come to expect from Plextor...

When we reviewed the TEAC CD-W540E drive, it was the fastest 40x recorder available at that time. In this review we will compare the TEAC CD-W552E drive to other 52x recorders and see if this drive is also a \'speed monster\'...

Plextor is currently the only company that still makes SCSI CD-RW drives. The company aims to have a complete line of high quality storage devices and we tested this drive to see how it performed. Our 14 page long review shows cleary what this drive is capable of and what not.

(P)review of the latest software package of VSO-Software: CopyToDVD. This easy to use DVD writing software is fully supported by example DVD2One and enables you to make a DVD compliation with only a few clicks.

  Review: Plextor PX-S2410TU Reviewer: G@M3FR3@K Provided by: Plextor Europe Firmware: version 1.00 Production date: November 2002 TLA#: 0000 A few weeks ago Plextor announced their latest external CD-recorder, the Plextor PX-S2410TU (in which the 'S' indicates that the drive is a slim line CD-recorder). The shiny...

Review - LiteOn LTR-52246S

  Review: Mitsumi CR485CTEReviewer: HemispasmFirmware: 1.0Provided by: MitsumiProduction Date: June 2002 Mitsumi nowadays is one of the worldwide leading manufacturers of electronic components and PC peripherals. Mitsumi produces a wide range of peripheral products (Floppy Disk...

  Review: Plextor PX-W4824TU Reviewer: G@M3FR3@K Provided by: Plextor Europe Firmware: version 1.02 Production date: September 2002 TLA#: 0001 A few weeks ago we presented you with our in depth review of Plextor's latest recorder the PX-W4824A drive. Today we have a new review for you of...

  Review: Plextor PX-W4824A Reviewer: G@M3FR3@K Provided by: Plextor Europe Firmware: version 1.00 Production date: August 2002 TLA#: 0000 A few weeks ago Plextor announced its latest recorder, the Plextor PX-W4824A. This drive is one of the fastest recorders available today and is the first Plextor...

Review of the Blindwrite Suite by Hemispasm

  Review: Yamaha CRW-F1E Reviewer: G@M3FR3@K Provided by: Yamaha Firmware: version 1.0b Production date: June 2002 If you've followed our website the last...