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DVD Burner Roundup Review
Author: Alan Wong
Date Posted: November 9th, 2003
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Bottom Line: Prices of DVD Burners are now dropping dramatically making them more affordable than ever before. We reviewed Dual Format DVD Burners from TDK, Memorex and LG. Although the prices for these burners are similar performance varied significantly. Read on to find out which one out performed the others in our official review.......
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TDK IndiDVD 440N
Manufacturer: TDK
Provided by: FM Group
Price: ~$160
As most people know, TDK is one of the popular and famous manufacturers for optical drives and rewritable media. Most people have probably seen their Blue translucent VeloCD CD Burners and/or used the CD-R TDK has a history of mixing good looks with astounding performance, but at a somewhat high price, I may add.
The TDK IndiDVD 440N Burner is the most expensive of the drives, about $160. The drive is black and has a shiny black tray (so shiny that you can see your reflection if you tried hard enough). It has the capability of writing at 4x (DVD+/-R), 2.4x DVD+RW, 2x DVD-RW, and DVD Read speed of 12x. The drive, of course, writes CD Media: 16x CD-R, 10x CD-RW, 40x CD-ROM, but can only rip audio at 32x. Pretty standard stuff for a 4x Dual Format DVD Burner.
 
 
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Minimum Requirements |
Pentium III 1.0 GHz or higher
Windows XP (Service Pack 1), 2000 (Service Pack 2), ME and 98SE
256MB of RAM
Graphics cards and soundcards with Direct X 8 support
700MB of available hard drive space for software installation
20GB free on hard drive for DVD disc creation
7200 RPM hard drive
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Recommended System Requirements for Optimal Performance |
Pentium III 1.0 GHz or higher
Windows XP (Service Pack 1), 2000 (Service Pack 2), ME and 98SE
256MB of RAM
Graphics cards and soundcards with Direct X 8 support
700MB of available hard drive space for software installation
20GB free on hard drive for DVD disc creation
7200 RPM hard drive |
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DVD±RWrite Speed |
4x (Both DVD+R and DVD-R) |
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DVD±RW Speeds |
2.4x (DVD+RW), 2x (DVD-RW) |
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DVD Read Speeds |
12x |
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CD Write Speed |
16x |
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CD Rewrite Speed |
10x |
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CD Read Speed |
40x |
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Data Buffer |
2 MB |
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Buffer Underrun Protection |
Yes |
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Readable Formats |
DVD-ROM, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD-R, CD-DA, CD TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM+CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, Photo CD, CD EXTRA, CD+G |
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Writable Formats |
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW |
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Writable Modes |
Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 96 |
Package:
1 4x DVD±RW Drive
1 Bag of 4 screws and 1 pin
1 IDE Cable
1 TDK 4x DVD+R
1 TDK 4x DVD-R
2 Software Discs
1 Quick Installation Guide (for Hardware Installation)
1 Software Guide
 
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