Built with Pioneer's industry leading drive technology
18x18 Maximum DVD writing Speed
Includes Nero 7.5 Essentials Software
Description
Upgrade your computer's DVD drive. Speeds are revving up for faster burning and reading. There are new Dual-Layer discs that hold almost twice the capacity. Connection to your desktop or notebook PC is scrumptiously simple through an available USB port. This Pioneer DVR-X122 Double Layer drive can burn a variety of DVD and CD media fast and easy! It can write to DVD+-R discs at 18x, DVD+R Double Layer discs at 10x. It rewrites to DVD+RW at 8x speeds, DVD-RW discs at 6x, and reads DVDs at 18x. It is capable of burning CD-R media at 40x, 32x CD-RW rewrite speeds, and 40x CD-ROM read speeds. This external drive features a blazing fast USB 2.0 connection, so you can instantly access DVDs and CDs. Its 2 MB buffer ensures fast, reliable writing every time. Pioneer performance means uncompromising quality.
Product Details
Product Length:
12.0 inches
Product Width:
6.0 inches
Product Height:
9.75 inches
Product Weight:
5.58 pounds
Package Length:
12.0 inches
Package Width:
9.75 inches
Package Height:
6.0 inches
Package Weight:
4.65 pounds
Average Customer Rating:
based on 17 reviews
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review: ( 17 customer reviews )
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24 of 25 found the following review helpful:
Works great with Macs! Jan 27, 2008
By G. Morin Just an FYI for Mac users, this unit works just fine with Macs even though it does not specifically list support. I got it for the DVD-RAM capability and Mac OS X (10.4.x) supports that feature natively, so no problems there. I also removed it from the case and installed it in my G5 Tower to replace the stock drive. To be clear, I did not need to remove it, it works as is off the USB 2.0 port, I just wanted less cable clutter. Anyway, works just fine as an internal drive, although I haven't checked booting yet. The stock drive was a Pioneer also, so that may be one reason for good native support.
From what I understand DVD-RAM is one of the few truly archival mediums and this is one of the few Mac compatible (although not officially) DVD drives with DVD-RAM read/write support built in.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
excellent addition Apr 09, 2008
By Erik
"erikcaden"
i have used this non-stop since its purchase and it is great - no bad dvd's or cd's - just to think i bought the refurb for $39 - great product and an even better deal
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Pioneer DVD/CD Writer Works! Aug 27, 2008
By Thomas A. Mercer
"tm"
Purchased this device to rip 800 cd's in my cd collection. My Laptop only has a 24x burner and it would take forever to burn this collection. The Pioneer more than adequately burned the entire collection in half the time it would take for my laptop to do the same job! There were several negative comments I saw that were relevant to the Nero Software. I loaded the Nero Essentials CD and the software worked fine. Bottom line, when you try to burn a CD on this Pioneer drive, it will need the Nero Software and the Nero software works fine if you install it correctly. The Nero Software has its own media player as well. However, the Media player is not the easiest to navigate. Still - it works!
Overall, I'm very pleased with the performance of this device for the price. It does exactly what I purchased it for - Rip & Burn CDs at a very fast rate 52x! If you have a Desktop PC, simply buy an IDE Drive that has the same specs. I unfortunately detest laptops and am stuck with a slow drive.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Tech Review Dec 28, 2008
By The Bone Lady I purchased this external optical drive to go with my new mini laptop. It works great, is silent, and fast. I love it. The only draw back for me, is that it is slightly heavier and larger than the laptop. This is not a big deal though, as it is quite sturdy and well made. I believe it will travel well and will be extremely useful for those times when I am provided CD/DVD materials as opposed to flash drives.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Solid Product Dec 05, 2008
By J. Bower This CD/DVD Writer works great. I use it to burn CDs from my old album collection. I've also burned backup DVDs of my hard drive.
The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is that the Nero software that comes with it is a little bit slow and clunky to use. Works fine, but not slick.
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based on 17 reviews
Works great with Macs! Jan 27, 2008
By G. Morin
Solid Product Dec 05, 2008
By J. Bower
