Dual/Double Layer recording provides nearly twice the capacity of a single layer recordable DVD-R (8.5 Gbytes vs. 4.7 Gbytes)
Features LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling - create custom labels for DVDs and CDs and burn them directly to LightScribe enabled media
Industry-Leading Drive Technology, provider of DVD-writable drives to computer manufacturers worldwide
Includes Nero Software
Description
External USB 2.0 DVD/CD Writer Black WITH LIGHTSCRIBE. Writes up to 20x on DVD-R (single layer) up to 19.6x on DVD+R (single layer) up to 8x on DVD-R/+R (DL) up to 6x on DVD-RW up to 8x on DVD+RW media and up to 12x on DVD-RAM. Writes up to 40x on CD-R media and up to 32x on CD-RW media. Reads DVD-ROM DVD-VIDEO (single & dual layer) DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R (single & double layer) DVD+RW & DVD-RAM. Reads CD-ROM (Mode1 & 2) CD-ROM XA CD-DA (CD Audio) Video CD PhotoCD (single/multi-session) CD EXTRA CD-Text CD-R CD-RW. Interfaces as USB 2.0. 2MB Buffer memory.
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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Device works well; Nero software had installation issues... Jan 16, 2009
By Victor H. Agresti
"remodeling-guy"
Pioneer DVR-X152
This device reads or writes virtually any DVD or CD format; see Customer Images for the variations and speeds.
Pros:
- It comes with everything needed to install and use; i.e., all necessary cables and a Nero 8 software CD. The latter provides options for copying discs, audio "ripping", audio burning, data burning (e.g., from your hard drive), and disc labeling with LightScribe laser etching technology.
- To "install" this device on my Windows XP PC, it was connected via the included USB cable, plugged into the wall receptacle with the included transformer and cables, and powered up. XP recognized it, and it worked immediately. The Nero software wasn't required to write or read CDs or DVDs, since my PC had Sonic Digital Media software for those functions.
I've only created a dozen or so of CDs and DVDs and those worked fine, so I can't comment on high volume use.
-The LightScribe feature on the Pioneer DVR-X152 will laser etch a label of your design on a CD or DVD. You'll need LightScribe enabled CD or DVD media for this to work, which is much more expensive than regular discs.
Cons:
- The Nero 8 software wouldn't fully install on my Dell XPS Windows XP system. The "custom" install option, for example, terminates with an error message that says the installation was interrupted and is shutting down, even though nothing interrupted it. I tried it several times and it always failed, which was very frustrating. However, it seems that the only thing that didn't finish was the creation of desktop and start menu shortcuts, which I did manually. The only unique function Nero offers, in my case, was creating and burning LightScribe labels. You'd think that such installation problems would have been fixed in Nero version 2, much less Nero 8.
- Clicking the "?" from Nero 8's window sends you to their web site, where they try to convince you to upgrade to Nero 9, the latest [extra cost] version. In fact, the bottom 10% of Nero 8's display is an ad for Nero 9. I'd expect such an annoyance from freeware, not from something you bought.
Other:
- The LightScribe labeling function has two settings; default and dark. On default, it takes 17 minutes to etch a label onto a disc. On the dark setting, it takes 32 minutes per disc, but the result is a much better label; see Customer Images.
- I did a timed test, backing up data via the Pioneer drive and an internal NEC DVD drive (16x, model ND-3530A). The data consisted of 2,800 digital images consuming over 4 GB, nearly filling a DVD. Software used was Nero 8 or Sonic Digital Media LE, a competitor. Here's how long it took to write (burn) that data:
... Nero took 9 minutes 19 seconds on the NEC ND-3530A internal drive
... Nero took 7 minutes 29 seconds on the Pioneer drive
... Sonic took 6 minutes 9 seconds on the Pioneer drive
This (non-scientific) test shows that Sonic software writes faster than Nero, and that the Pioneer drive using a USB 2 interface writes faster than an internal 16x DVD drive (in a Dell XPS PC).
Summary:
The Nero 8 software deserves maybe two stars, but the device itself does everything I wanted it to, which averages out to a 4 star rating.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Pioneer DVD/CD Writer Mar 12, 2009
By James F. Racle
"Jim Racle"
This is a great unit. It is very easy to install as you just plug it in to a USB slot. All you have to do is install the software and you can burn CDs and DVDs with no problem at. It is a great addition to my computer hardware.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Good Reader, But useless for recording DVDs Dec 24, 2008
By John Clogger The drive is good at reading discs and CD ripping.
However, every DVD this unit records skips/glitches in the same spot on multiple players that I know are compatible with recordable DVDs. Changing record speeds doesn't help.
CDs recorded with this drive do basically the same thing, unless you drop the burn speed way down to 8x. Then it works OK for CDs.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Good for short term but... Jun 02, 2009
By Jay Ether I bought this drive about 4 months ago and I was very happy with it at first, but now it fails to write or even read cds. It still plays and writes dvds for some reason though. I would say if you are looking for a reliable external cd/dvd look elsewhere.
0 of 4 found the following review helpful:
never even got the product Feb 24, 2009
By Josh Baker not the retailer's fault, fedex lost it. i hated fedex already, but this is just it. i'm never using them again. retailer was great about refund and everything. i still needed one of these however, that is, until i saw ide-to-usb cables for about $10. i just picked up one of those and now can use my internal cd-drives as externals without a sweat
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based on 5 reviews
Device works well; Nero software had installation issues... Jan 16, 2009
By Victor H. Agresti
"remodeling-guy"
Pioneer DVD/CD Writer Mar 12, 2009
By James F. Racle
"Jim Racle"
Good for short term but... Jun 02, 2009
By Jay Ether
