Liteon Dvd Burner

Lite-On eNAU608 DVD burner

In an age where optical drives are looking increasingly quaint, the external DVD writing, USB-bus-powered Lite-On eNAU608 needs something to differentiate it, other than its RRP of AU$75.

To that end, it comes with four double-sided cards, each with a reasonably abstract design on it, save the family holding hands in a flower field. This card can then be inserted in the top of your drive (or indeed, any appropriately sized print out), through a somewhat imprecise process that'll ensure you'll only want to do it once. While you'd think this extra bit of frivolity would impact on the height of the drive, the eNAU series isn't too bad, topping out at 18.6mm high.

It's otherwise a fairly ordinary 8x external burner that comes with a USB Y cable (of which the data carrying cable is far too short at around 16cm), Nero 9 Essentials and supports LiveScribe, the HP-derived technology that allows you to burn labels to the top of specially marked optical discs. It even supports label tag — that is, burning a label into the unused portion of the writeable side of a disc. If neither labelling tech matters to you, you can pick up Lite-On's eNAU508 for an entire AU$6 less.

The reason for the limited write speed? It has to do all its writing over USB 2.0, limiting it to a theoretical 480Mbps.

Running an ImgBurn Discovery on a 16x TDK single layer DVD-R (CMC MAG.AM3) took 10 minutes and 50 seconds to fill the disc. As is common for optical technologies, things got faster as the write head reached the edge of the disc, hitting the specified 8x writing speed 90 per cent of the way through. The average write rate was 5.7x.

The eNAU does the job, but then again, so do so many other external burners. If you can find one cheap, then great. Otherwise, we'd stick to the non-"personalised" models to save a few bucks.

Lite-On 12x Internal Optical Blu-Ray BD DVD CD-R Writer Burner ...

Product Features 5 ¼”, half height, SATA interface internal BD-WRITER drive with SMART-X Smart Monitoring & Adjusting Read-speed Technology for eXtraction ABS system reduce vibration and noise during recording and reading Support Over-Burn and Raw mode copy Retail Packing with BD Solution Software, SATA Cable, Mounting Screws, and Quick Start Guide Support LightScribe direct disk labeling to LightScribe media (for CD-R & DVD discs only) Product Description

Lite-On’s new 12X Blu-ray Disc (BD) writer, the iHBS212, offers the fastest write speed available in the market today. Not only it delivers blazing fast writing and reading speed and massive storage capacity of up to 50GB on a double layer BD-R disc, but the drive is designed with short-loader mechanism to provide better airflow and is well-suited for today’s mini desktop PCs. The iHBS212 is also feature-rich and equipped with Lite-On’s Smart-BurnTM and Smart-X technology for high quality writing and smooth playback. The iHBS212 also includes LightScribe direct labeling technology which allows users to silkscreen any type of artwork right on the LightScribe CD or DVD disc. Without printers, messy markers or adhesive labels, LightScribe provides a clean, professional look that adds the final touch of your perfect creation.But what makes the iHBS212 stand out in the crowd is the bundled Cyberlink software suite, which includes the PowerDVD utility allowing you to experience the spectacular visual effects in 3D. The software can convert 2D contents to simulate 3D, as well as up-scale standard definition to high definition viewing. Now, you can easily transform your favorite DVD movies into a 3D experience and enjoy 3D movies from your PC.

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