I have 2 internal drives for DVD +/-RW (+R DL), but my favorite is my external DVD RW drive, specs are :
Transfer rates :
DVD +/- R
Read 16x
write 16x
DVD +R DL
Read 8x
write 4x
DVD Rom
Read 16x
DVD Video
Read 5x
CD -R/RW
48x CD -R Recording
24x CD -RW Recording
48x CD-Rom Reading
32x CD-DA
Read Supported Formats :
DVD:
DVD +R DL, DVD +/-R, DVD +/-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video
CD:
CD-DA, CD-Text, CD-Rom, CD-Rom XA, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo CD, Video CD), Multi-session CD (Photo CD, CD-Extra, CD-RW, Portfolio), CD-RW
Write Supported Formats :
DVD:
DVD +R DL, DVD +/-R, DVD +/-RW, DVD-Rom, DVD-Video
CD:
CD-DA, CD-Text, CD-Rom, CD-Rom XA, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo CD, Video CD), Multi-session CD (Photo CD, CD-Extra, CD-RW, Portfolio), CD-RW
Drive disk sizes :
DVD:
120mm
CD:
80mm and 120mm
Access times
DVD:
140 ms
CD:
120 ms
Bus Interface:
USB 2.0 (backward compatible USB 1.1)
Buffer Memory:
2 MB
Buffer Under Run Technology:
Proprietary
Compatibility:
Win 98SE,ME,2K,XP
MTBF:
100,000 hours (POH)
Power Requirements :
5 VDC (+/-5%)
12VAC (+/-10%)
Weight :
2.2 lbs
Mounting Method:
Horizontal or Vertical
Bundeled Software :
Nero Ultimate Edition 6 OEM
Supported Software :
Roxio EasyCD Creator, PowerDVD, and WinDVD
System Requirements :
Pentium III 800 Mhz or Equivalent (minimum)
P IV 1.7 Ghz or Equivalent (recommended)
128 MB RAM (Minimum)
256 MB RAM (Recommended)
1-10 GB HDD Available Storage
One available USB port
Limited Warranty:
2Years
Expanded Warranty:
4 additional years
Name of this DVD RW drive is the
Mad Dog Multimedia Megastore 7-in-1
cost at Dec 14, 2004 was $276 (including extended warranty)
Let me just state that using this drive only, I can rip and burn a store bought DVD in about 25 min... Really nice drive.