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  • SATA may replace ATAPI as mainstream for DVD burners in 2007
    Tuesday 3 October 2006 – 03:52
    Although advanced technology attachment packet interface (ATAPI) is the mainstream interface standard for optical disc drives (ODDs) currently, serial ATA (SATA) stands a chance of replacing the former in the second half of 2007, according to sources in Taiwan's ODD manufacturing industry.
  • 20x DVD burners to become common later this year
    Monday 19 March 2007 – 06:25
    We already have sub-$100 16X speed DVD burners, but 20X burners should be readily available later this year. Major PC makers like HP and Dell are looking into the speedier burners for upcoming models.
  • Lite-On IT said to ship 18x LightScribe DVD burners to HP in November
    Thursday 2 November 2006 – 01:22
    While Lite-On IT is expected to start shipping 18x DVD burners to Hewlett-Packard (HP) this month, the growing tension in competition between Lite-On IT, Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) and Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology (TSST) facilitated OEM prices to further drop, according to sources at Taiwan-based optical disk drive (ODD) makers.
  • 16x DVD burners fall below $30
    Monday 6 November 2006 – 04:21
    Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based maker of optical disc drives (ODDs), has lowered its OEM/ODM prices for half-height (H/H) 16x DVD burners to $27-28, but some expected orders were shifted to Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology (TSST), the company's main competitor, because TSST offered prices as low as below $25, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
  • DVD burners expected to remain dominant ODD tech until 2011
    Thursday 21 June 2007 – 11:47
    Analysts from IDC said that they expect DVD burners to remain the dominant volume product of the optical/removable storage market until 2011, mainly because of their low prices and “almost universal compatibility”

Articles & reviews

  • 10 DVD Burners: 16x and Dual-Layer - or Nothing!*
    Tuesday 2 November 2004 – 06:00
    10 DVD Burners: 16x and Dual-Layer - or Nothing! Nearly all manufacturers have come out this year with a DVD burner rated at 16x writing speed, and we tested 10 of them. We found that performance differs between devices, but only slightly; the exception is dual-layer writing, where speeds still vary a great deal. The real distinction is in how the burners recognize 16x media; the results here are rather astonishing!
  • Are Cheap DVD Burners Worth the Trouble?*
    Thursday 5 April 2007 – 05:32
    Are Cheap DVD Burners Worth the Trouble? There are noticeable differences in performance between various low-end DVD burners. Our tests of five devices from LG, Pioneer, Samsung and Sony show what you can expect.
  • Red-Hot Stuff: 11 DVD Burners Reviewed*
    Monday 27 October 2003 – 06:00
    What do you want to know about the performance of this holiday season's crop of DVD burners? What don't you want to know? We tested and compared eleven DVD burners based on 74 benchmarks. In case you are not going to memorize every score and test, some of the essentials were overall performance, DVD ripping, audio grabbing and stereo sound quality. So get ready to start burning DVDs.
  • The Taiwan Connection: 4 DVD Burners From Asus, Gigabyte and MSI*
    Monday 26 January 2004 – 06:00
    The Japanese aren't the only manufacturers of optical drives. Having cut their teeth on motherboards and graphics cards, the Taiwanese are now moving onto the market with a vengeance - making it possible is cheap Chinese production. So just how good are the latest models from Asus, MSI and Gigabyte?
  • Eleven 20x/24x CD Burners*
    Thursday 13 December 2001 – 06:00
    The consumer is the winner as manufacturers duke it out for the lead in this evolving market

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