Product Reviews:
Removable Media Drives
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Price:
$154.51
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$189.99
Specs:
None
The Bottom Line
Iomega's newest 750MB Zip drive is a good fit for students, families, and stationary SOHO users. But if you need greater portability and cutting-edge performance, check out the latest hard drives and recordable CD and DVD drives.
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Price:
$113.99
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$144.99
Specs:
None
The Bottom Line
It's portable and affordable, but this drive's coolest feature is the one it doesn't have: a power cable.
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Price:
$67.82
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$89.99
Specs:
DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM, 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD), 40x (CD) / 18x (DVD±R) / 10x (DVD±R DL), 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM)
The Bottom Line
The Plextor PX-810SA internal CD/DVD burner is quick for both ripping and burning. We like it.
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Price:
$147.99
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$189.00
Specs:
DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM, 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
The Bottom Line
The Plextor PX-608CU portable DVD burner is a great match for users who have a laptop without a built-in DVD burner; we just don't know who that might be.
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Price:
$568.64
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$729.99
Specs:
BD-RE, 32x (CD) / 8x (DVD) / 2x (BD), 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD±R DL) / 2x (BD-R) / 2x (BD-R DL), 16x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 2x (BD-RE) / 2x (BD-RE DL)
The Bottom Line
The LaCie d2 Blu-ray burner offers good performance speeds, but it's still prohibitively expensive. Home users should wait for Blu-ray burners to drop in price and improve in performance.
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Price:
$63.52
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$90.00
Specs:
DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM, 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD), 48x (CD) / 18x (DVD±R) / 8x (DVD±R DL), 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM)
The Bottom Line
The Sony DRU-830A is a fast drive, but it's on the expensive side.
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Price:
$171.14
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$171.14
The Bottom Line
Western Digital's Passport Portable External Hard Drive lets you take a lot of data on the road for a low price.
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Price:
$156.24
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$156.24
The Bottom Line
Western Digital's Passport Portable External Hard Drive lets you take a lot of data on the road for a low price.
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Price:
$71.22
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$202.91
The Bottom Line
Western Digital's Passport Portable External Hard Drive lets you take a lot of data on the road for a low price.
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Price:
$151.51
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$298.00
Specs:
DVD±RW (±R DL), 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD), 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 8x (DVD±R DL), 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW)
The Bottom Line
Although it's pricey, the Sony DVDirect VRD-MC3 is a boon for anyone who has lots of old videotapes but less time or tech skills to digitize them using a computer. Even better, it doubles as an external DVD burner, so you can use it with your PC long after you've transferred all those old tapes.
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Price:
$299.99
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$299.99
Specs:
BD-RE, 32x (CD) / 8x (DVD) / 2x (BD), 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD±R DL) / 2x (BD-R), 16x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM) / 2x (BD-RE)
The Bottom Line
The Sony BWU-100A Blu-ray burner is still priced out of range for most users, but if you have $700 to spare, it's a good choice for its range of media support and acceptable task speeds.
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Price:
$41.67
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$41.67
Specs:
DVD±RW (±R DL), 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD), 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD±R DL), 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW)
The Bottom Line
The Sony DRU-800A is an overall decent performer in a small package.
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Price:
$299.28
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$379.99
Specs:
None
The Bottom Line
Although the Iomega Rev is a capable drive, it's overwhelmed by less expensive, nonproprietary storage solutions.
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Price:
$364.34
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$364.34
Specs:
None
The Bottom Line
Although the Iomega Rev is a capable drive, it's overwhelmed by less expensive, nonproprietary storage solutions.
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Price:
$115.70
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$115.70
Specs:
48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
The Bottom Line
The ND-3500A's fast burn times with certain media aren't enough to make this an indispensable drive.
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Price:
$323.86
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$399.99
Specs:
None
The Bottom Line
Although the Iomega Rev is a capable drive, it's overwhelmed by less expensive, nonproprietary storage solutions.
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Price:
$297.69
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$379.99
Specs:
None
The Bottom Line
Although the Iomega Rev is a capable drive, it's overwhelmed by less expensive, nonproprietary storage solutions.
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Price:
$310.70
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$480.57
Specs:
None
The Bottom Line
Though it's very expensive per megabyte, Iomega's Rev drive offers speedy, portable storage that's more scalable than that of a hard drive.
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Price:
$19.99
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$19.99
Specs:
CD-RW, 52x, 52x, 32x
The Bottom Line
If you're not in the market for a DVD burner, the Lite-On LTR-52327S's performance, documentation, tech support, and modest price make this CD-RW drive a must-have.
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