Liteon SOHW-832S 8x8 Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive Review
Author: Dean Nottis
Date: September 1, 2004
Supplied By: ComputerGate
Price: $78.95 USD
Introduction
Today 3DXtreme has the pleasure of presenting our latest review, the Liteon SOHW-832S 8x Dual Layer DVD+/- Drive thanks to our friends over at ComputerGate. The Liteon 832S is an 8x DVD burner with 2.4x Dual Layer Burning capabilities. We at 3DXtreme have always been big fans of the products released by Liteon, let’s see if the 832S maintains the Liteon tradition and delivers another respectable product.
Here is a quick rundown of the burn speeds supported by the Liteon 832s DVD Drive.
- 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW
- 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW
- 2.4X DVD+R9 Dual Layer
- 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
…and the read speeds
- 40X CD-ROM, 12X DVD-ROM
Let’s take a look at the official Specifications that can be found on the Liteon homepage.
Specifications & Features
Specifications:
Speed DVD Family:
Write: DVD+R 8x maximum by Z-CLV DVD-R 8x maximum by Z-CLV DVD+R9 2.4x maximum by CLV
ReWrite DVD+RW 4x by CLV DVD-RW 4x by CLV Read 12x maximum by CAV
CD Family: Write CD-R 40x max by P-CAV ReWrite CD-RW 24x max by Z-CLV in UltraSpeed disc Read 40x max by CAV
Buffer Size 2 MB
Access Time DVD Family : 160 ms
CD Family : 160 ms
MTBF (Life) 70,000 Hours
Support OS Windows 98 / NT 4.0 / ME / 2000 / XP
Dimension 145 (W) x 41.3 (H) x 170.0 (D) mm
Features and Benefits:
ATAPI / E-IDE Half-Height internal DVD+R / DVD+RW / DVD+R9 / DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD-ROM / CD-R / CD-RW / CD-ROM combination drive
Supported Double Layer DVD+R9 Recording Function
SMART-BURN avoiding Buffer UnderRun Error, Automatically adjusting writing strategy & running OPC to provide the best burning quality
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