Positive (+)

Negative (-)

- The faster recorder for the both CD-R (40x) and CD-RW (16x) formats
- Supports ExacLink buffer underrun technology
- Mt. Rainier would be supported with a firmware upgrade
- Wide media support
- Very fast DAE speeds
- Supports DAO-RAW
- Supports reading/writing of SubChannel Data
- Can "handle" protected AudioCDs
- Supports CD-Text (reading/writing)
- Supports Overburning (up to 99mins)
- Supports Ultra-DMA 33 connection interface
- Retail package contains Nero/80min HS-RW media

- Writing quality needs improve, especially for the 40x recording speed
- Very low PSX reading speed
- 16x re-writing needs special media
- Supports only software EFM correction (SD2)
- Drive's DAE performance with CD-R media needs improvement
- Low CloneCD reading performance

Positive (+)

Negative (-)

- Uses P-CAV writing technology
- Writing quality is very good!
- Drive is quiter than Z-CLV recorders
- 8MB Buffer
- Supports "SuperLink" anti-buffer underrun technology
- Mt. Rainier would be supported with a firmware upgrade
- Supports HS-RW standard
- Supports DAO-RAW
- Supports reading/writing of SubChannel Data
- Supports hardware EFM correction (SD2 v2.51.x)
- Supports CD-Text (reading/writing)
- Supports Overburning (up to 99mins)
- Offers two years of warranty

- Drive's maximum reading speed is only 40X, making is slower than competition
- Retail package doesn't include CD-R/HS-RW media!
- Very LOW CloneCD reading performance
- Cannot "handle" protected AudioCDs
- Supports only PIO-Mode4 connection

Positive (+)

Negative (-)

- Uses P-CAV writing technology
- 8MB Buffer
- Supports "ExacLink" anti-buffer underrun technology
- Supports Mt. Rainier out of the box
- Supports DAO-RAW
- Good CloneCD reading performance
- Can "handle" protected Audiodiscs
- Supports reading/writing of SubChannel Data
- Supports CD-Text (reading/writing)
- Supports Overburning (up to 99mins)
- Supports UDMA33 connection interface
- Retail package comes with Nero and offers two years of warranty

- Drive is slower than competition in writing/re-writing/reading speeds
- With CD-R media, maximum reading speed is lowered at 40X
- 20x re-writing is allowed only with brand new HS-RW media
- Low PSX reading speed
- Supports only software EFM correction (SD2)

Positive (+)

Negative (-)

- 8MB Buffer
- Supports "JustLink" and "JustSpeed" technologies
- Supports DAO-RAW
- Very good CloneCD reading performance
- Can "handle" some protected Audiodiscs
- Supports reading/writing of SubChannel Data
- Supports CD-Text (reading/writing)
- Supports Overburning (up to 99mins)
- Supports UDMA33 connection interface

- Drive's maximum reading speed is only 40X, making is slower than competition
- Limited media support for the 40x writing speed
- Drive procuces coasters/low quality media when Justspeed de-activated
- Doesn't support Mt. Rainier format
- Supports only software EFM correction (SD2)

Positive (+)

Negative (-)

- "Smart-BURN" and "Smart-X" technologies
- Build-in media quality detection system can de-activated
- Supports Mt. Rainier out of the box!
- Very good reading performance with both CDR/pressed media
- Good DAE speeds
- Supports DAO-RAW
- Supports reading/writing of SubChannel Data
- Supports hardware EFM correction (up to v2.51.x)
- Supports CD-Text (reading/writing)
- Supports Overburning (up to 99mins)
- Supports Ultra-DMA 33 connection interface
- Complete retail package (includes Nero/80min HS-RW media) and 2 years of warranty

- Problems with Mitsumi 40x media
- Only 2Mb of buffer
- Low CloneCD reading performance
- Low PSX ripping speed
- Cannot "handle" protected AudioCDs

Positive (+)

Negative (-)

- 4MB Buffer
- Supports "SafeLink" anti-buffer underrun technology
- Mt. Rainier would be supported with future firmware upgrade
- Very good DAE speeds
- Supports DAO-RAW
- Good CloneCD reading performance
- Can "handle" some protected AudioCDs
- Supports reading/writing of SubChannel Data
- Supports CD-Text (reading/writing)
- Supports Overburning (up to 93mins)
- Supports UDMA33 connection interface
- Retail package comes with Nero and offers two years of warranty

- RAW writing is performed only at 16X
- Cannot recognize written 99min CDs
- Didn't recognized our BAD DAE disc test disc
- Supports only software EFM correction (SD2)