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 | Title : Pacific Digital U-30110 24x10x40 External USB 2.0 CD-RW Drive
Author : Pacific Digital
Release Date : 20020218
Binding : Electronics
Regular Price : $199.99
Amazon.com Price : $118.83
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Editorial Reviews :
The Pacific Digital 241040USB CD-ReWriter is an external USB 2.0 24x10x40 CD-RW drive. The drive writes to CD-R and CD-RW media at 24x speeds and reads CD-ROMs at 40x speeds.
To improve reliability and performance, optimum write-speed control automatically selects the best recording speed for a disk's capability and recording conditions. This exclusive write strategy maximizes stability of the recording environment by combining a large buffer memory, CAV writing support for on-the-fly data backup, and specific fine-tunings to the recording software, resulting in elimination of buffer underruns and waste of media.
Buyer Reviews :
I would say that I am pleased with this burner. You should know that the label may say 'pacific digital' however it identifies itself to my machine as a 'Lite-On' which is another brand. This is not necessarily a bad thing, though since the Lite-On is decent brand, and lots of my friends use them. The price on this thing was prohibitive when I bought it, but it has since been reduced. Be sure you check for rebates!!! I found that rebates for this item were only available through Amazon.com when I made my purchase...NOWHERE ELSE (Good job, Amazon). If you find one, it may make this purchase a little more palatable. So how does it function? It performs great for me! We've burned many discs on it, and just this morning, I burned 73 minutes of audio material onto a disc in 4 minutes 20 seconds. This isn't exactly a blazing speed, but it is fast enough for my purposes. As a matter of fact, the only real problem I have with this product occurs when you open the burning software on your machine. If you put the blank disc in the drive BEFORE you start choosing the files you want to burn, it will lock up....every time, no exceptions. It took me a while to figure out what was causing the hang up, and at first I thought the burner was bad. However, if you pick out your songs and put the disc in only when you're ready to burn, you will be fine. Aesthetically, I like this burner. To me it looks cool, and I'm pleased that it's not made out of that cheap, flimsy plastic. It feels solid, and the loading mechanisms operate smoothly. Be forewarned that this thing is rather large. I would say it's at least twice the size of an internal CDRW. In the pictures it looks like the size of a portable CD player, but it is actually about the size of a 12 ounce box of cereal. I'm not kidding...it is big. Make sure you have the space for it before you buy. As far as connections, there are four: Power, USB, Left-Audio-Out, & Right-Audio-Out. The included Left and Right Audio out cables terminate into a single small stereo jack. Also included in the package are a USB 2.0 card which has two jacks (you only need one) and the software with all the drivers and stuff. I know there are faster drives out there, but I chose this one because of price and aesthetics. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because of that cheesy software that locks up if you have a blank disc in the drive. That however is a software issue. If you have access to better software, I would use it before I use the shoddy program that came with this one.
(by Stephen C Dominguez)
Features/Technical Specs :
* Fully compatible with USB 2.0
* USB 2.0 PCI card included
* 2 MB Buffer
* 120 ms average random access speed
* Compatible with Windows 98, ME, 2000
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