Lite-On SATA 20x Super All Write LightScribe Internal DVD/Dual Layer RW Drive (LH20A1L06)
20X Internal SATA DVD Dual RW Super All-Write+Lightscribe Retail,
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Lite-On SATA 20x Super All Write LightScribe Internal DVD/Dual Layer RW Drive (LH20A1L06) Reviews
also a very reliable reader - managed to copy some of the old CDs that my previous drives (including one in a brand new lenovo laptop) could not read. but - it gets the job done fast. this thing just zoomed for a few more minutes than usual and managed to get the data granted - this thing is noisy.
This item was DOA, but I had not had the opportunity to test it for six months and now I was stuck with it. Amazon delivered this item to me and it looked great. This is the first time that I have received a DOA DVD/CDrom. BACKGROUND:. I surmised that the drive would be used perhaps four times a year. The end result was that I purchased the drive in April 2008 and it set in its retail box until the middle of October 2008. EXPECTATION:.
I was not concerned about SATA I or II speeds. The system would not boot although it had previously run the past 24 hours. REALIZATION:. I was assigned to another "hot" project and then another department. I thought that I would take the next step and avoid a PATA DVDrom drive.
It does have a 12 month warranty so all is not lost. I was building a server that exclusively featured 15K rpm SAS and SCSI-320 drives.
No way. I thought that my case were an anomoly, but a quick google search revealed that this drive has very poor reliablity.
I desired a SATA DVDrom drive so that I would not have any jumpers to set or PATA cables to clutter my computer chassis. I was building another workstation and I needed to install the OS.
I attached a new SATA cable and one of the SATA power leads from the new PSU. I recommend that you avoid it.
CONCLUSION:. I disconnected the power cable from the drive and the computer powered on.
I cannot match the lovely one that has already been done by Wayne Beckham (who is wrong about having to use Nero to use the lightscribe feature). I have had this drive for about 6 months now and I use it entirely too much. I am the family dork, so I get to help people transfer their weddings, birthdays (no births, because, uh, NO) and almost everything else. The images are not a professional label quality, this is not a professional labeling device. It is, however, a very nice looking monochrome and PERMANENT label. I am not going to put a technical review of death up here. You might end up burning a lot of stuff for family members because of the ability to make a non-peelable label that looks pretty nifty.
I will give the rest of us "Geek of the Family" out there a word of warning. I have burned through about 4 50 disk spindles so far. I would agree with many that even on Best it is not dark enough. If the disk is for me, I run it through a second burn on draft to darken it up. I do not use the included software for the lightscribe labeling (I use SureThing, if you are interested). Each disk has been a lightscribe disk.
So, I had to wait another week while I ordered the power cable connector from Amazon (after wasting a day driving to a bunch of retail stores). It had the SATA data cable, but did not come with the power cable adapter. Still, come on, supply the required hardware with the product Lite-On. First of all, I am surprised that it did not come with all the hardware necessary to hook it up. Next, I am a bit surprised at how flimsy the door is. Guess what, it isn't really a stock item at most of the retail stores. It works.
As for the over all performance of the drive and writer, I give it an "as expected" score. I added this unit to a PC in my house that my children (4-7 years) use often for their games. Frankly, I am worried about it. Very big pain in the B-hind.
Check your PC before you order. Or at least let me know that it is not included. We'll see how it lasts. No thrills, it works.
Very stable and usable drive. extremely fast and great output with CD's, DVD and DL Discs. very easy creation of lightscribe lables that show off quite well
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