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• semo - Tuesday, March 8, 2005 - link

  #14
  "I used to make my own cdrw/dvdrw cases with custom inserts but after realizing how much time and ink I was waisting I finally went back to the sharpie route."
  that's why i want lightscribe, so i don't have to waste too much time. it can burn the label all day, i don't care, i'm away most of the time anyway and i almost never use the cd/dvd after i burn it.
  
  and "Take a art class or two and become more talented with a sharpie :)"
  would you say something similar to this to someone who wants a printer?

• PuravSanghani - Tuesday, March 8, 2005 - link

  #15: Our next roundup should include all of the highest speed media supported by the competing drives.
  
  #16: Sometimes. Although, there are brands of media out there that just do not work well with certain drives/firmwares.

• bjtag - Tuesday, March 8, 2005 - link

  If you write at slower speeds are the errors less?
  

• Hemispasm - Tuesday, March 8, 2005 - link

  Good review. Some more media scans would have been nice (and informative) though :)

• dgkulzer - Monday, March 7, 2005 - link

  #2 - I was under the impression that all Sony drives are now made by LiteOn. At first it was just the cdrw drives but now the dvdrw are also.
  
  #3 - Take a art class or two and become more talented with a sharpie :) I used to make my own cdrw/dvdrw cases with custom inserts but after realizing how much time and ink I was waisting I finally went back to the sharpie route.
  
  My first couple of dvdrw drives were Sony and I had great luck with them but when I got a new black case I decided to get a new drive and the dvr-108 was on sale so I got that. I don't care for DL much yet and will not be interested until the price of the media gets to about 1/10 its price now.

• WooDaddy - Monday, March 7, 2005 - link

  Is there a place that sells DL media for less than $7 yet? DL burner is a nice feature.. if you can use it and it's affordable. Personally, I still like my ND3500A with 2.18 modified FW. Burns TDK, Sony and Fuji DVD+/-R 8x media at 16x flawlessly. I'll need another burner soon so I'll be looking forward to Purav's next review.
  
  Keep up the good work guys!

• KristopherKubicki - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link

  bofkentucky: we have a second 16x roundup in the next few weeks.
  
  Kristopher

• bofkentucky - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link

  I would have liked to have seen the this up against the 8MB cache Plextor's. Are there plans for an optical shootout in the future.

• ND40oz - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link

  How about they test the 720 next to the old 710 with the latest firmware since it brings it up to the 720s specs.

• semo - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link

  meant to say media are lagging behind as usual
  [rant]why the hell isn't there any edit button in here[/rant]

• semo - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link

  in a sense yes, but ls drives are actually available right now... the meadia is lagging behind as usual

• stephenbrooks - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link

  You mean "paper launched"?

• semo - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link

  #4
  ati x800xt pe were barely available and it took them longer to arive at your doorstep than to play all the games it was intended for
  
  lightscribe is a new technology and as such suffers from the same problems any other "just launched" product suffers from

• MadAd - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link

  still 4x DL huh? For me theres not much point upgrading till the DL/R9 standard is x8 at least.

• V00D00 - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link

  Lightscribe is a joke. The disks are barely available, and it takes longer to make the label than it does to burn the disk.
  
  Anyway.. the real reason I'm commenting is because I think that little pin isn't to aid the switch of the front bezel, it's the emergency eject pin.

• semo - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link

  no lightscribe no sale!

• Mday - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link

  i wonder if liteon is still making the sony drives.

• falcc - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link

  I'll stick with my DVR-109.