Sony DRU840A 20x Internal Dual-Layer DVD Burner
Sony's new DVD burner incorporates new 8.5GB DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD+R Double Layer burning and dual format 4.7GB DVD burning. It has a maximum speed of 20x for DVD burning. That translates up to 27MB per second for really fast DVD copying. Double/Dual Layer discs let you store up to 8.5GB on a single DVD+R Double Layer or DVD-R Dual Layer disc, giving you plenty of room for more video and audio entertainment, digital photo archives, and information storage and the DRU-840A provides a faster speed of up to 12x burning or 16.2MB per second. DVD+R burning speed is a blazing 20X maximum, burning a full DVD in approximately 5 minutes.
Sony DRU840A 20x Internal Dual-Layer DVD Burner Accessories
 Antec Sonata III 500 Quiet Super Mini Tower ATX Case (Black)
Memorex 8.5GB 8X Double Layer DVD+R (50pk Spindle)
Verbatim DVD+R DL 8.5GB 2.4X 20pk Spindle
EVGA e-GeForce 8800GTS 320 MB PCIe Video Card
Logitech Cordless Desktop LX 710 Laser
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Sound Card (70SB073A00000)
Western Digital WD5000KSRTL Caviar 500 GB SATA Hard Drive
Belkin Anti-Static Wrist Band with Adjustable Grounding
Western Digital 500GB 3.5", SATA, 16MB Cache Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD5000AAKS
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad-Core Processor, 2.40 GHz, 8M L2 Cache, LGA 775
Sony DRU840A 20x Internal Dual-Layer DVD Burner Reviews
the dvd burner works well. when i delete the included software my works works great. i have loaded and deleted the soft ware 3 times. each time i load the soft ware is freezes up my microsoft word program. The only problem i have with the burner is the software that comes with it.
I ordered this burner on a friend's recommendation. I am constantly making slideshows for our family and friends,and when my DVD burner died, I was at a loss as to what to do next. I would definitely recommend this burner to anyone who needs an affordable, dependable burner for their computer. But I followed the diagram, took my computer cover off, and within a few short minutes, I had replaced the burner and was up and running again. When it arrived, I was hesitant about installing it (I have ZERO skills in that area). In the past three weeks, I've made three slideshows and am working on a fourth one, and so far, it has been very dependable - no glitches, whatsoever.
Just a word of caution to buyers. If you already have a DVD writer installed on your PC and you are using XP Pro, after you install a second DVD writer for some reason the OS get confused and stops reading CD-Rs although writing is not a problem. The SONY DRU840A perfectly fit my requirements.
So I was looking for something faster. It is fast, no doubt about that, it is also very silent and at the price I paid ($42.00) it can't get any better than that. But the issue is not due to the DRU840A.
My old Pioneer DVD writer was too slow for my needs although for the last 3 years it had been a great workhorse. I am unable to get rid of this, so as a workaround I transfer data from my CD-R to a flash drive and use it on my PC. I believe the moment you install any 2 DVD burners on your XP Pro PC, you are most likely to notice this problem.
Performs very well. And looks good on top of my computer.
I would highly recommend these drives to a friend. This is my second Sony DVD-RW drive purchase. I purchased the second Sony drive because both are so quiet you have to see the indicator LED to sense that they are working. The DRU840A is slightly faster than the DRU830A so I will use it as my primary DVD/CD drive. The first was a DRU830A, the discontinued predecessor to the DRU840A. A previous Plextor drive could be heard in the next room. I have found the Sony drives not only super quiet, but very reliable and accurate recording critical data or video.
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