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Write and minimum writespeed:
x CD-R
x CD-RW
x DVD-R
x DVD-RW
x DVD-R DL
x DVD+R
x DVD+RW
x DVD+R DL
x DVD-RAM
Write and minimum writespeed:
x BD-R (Blu-ray Disc)
x BD-RE (REwritable)
x BD-R DL (Dual Layer)
x BD-RE DL
x BD-XL (Triple & Quadruple layer)
x HDDVD-R
x HDDVD-RW
x HDDVD-R DL
x HDDVD-RW DL
x HDDVD-RAM
Features:
BookType/BitSetting
Slim size/Notebook
Standard / half height 5.25"
External(USB2, FireWire)
LightScribe,LabelFlash
Slot-In
Buffer Size:

Read Speeds
x CDROM
x DVDROM
x BDROM
x HDDVDROM
Internal connection:
EIDE/ATAPI
SATA
SCSI 
External connection:
USB 2.0
FireWire/i.Link/IEEE1394
PCMCIA
eSATA
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HP DVD Movie Writer DC3000


OEM:
Philips or NEC
Chipset:Philips? or NEC
16xCDR CLV
10xCDRW CLV
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD-RDL
4xDVD+R CLV
2.4xDVD+RW CLV
DVD+RDL
DVD-RAM
BD-R
BD-RE
BD-R DL
BD-RE DL
HDDVD-R
HDDVD-RW
HDDVD-RDL
HDDVD-RWDL
HDDVD-RAM
40xCD
12xDVD
BDROM
HDDVD
USB2, Integrated Video Capture, 2MB
BitSetting
More info
$400 9.0/10
3 votes
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HP DVD300e


OEM:
Philips or NEC
Chipset:Philips? or NEC
16xCDR CLV
10xCDRW CLV
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD-RDL
4xDVD+R CLV
2.4xDVD+RW CLV
DVD+RDL
DVD-RAM
BD-R
BD-RE
BD-R DL
BD-RE DL
HDDVD-R
HDDVD-RW
HDDVD-RDL
HDDVD-RWDL
HDDVD-RAM
40xCD
12xDVD
BDROM
HDDVD
USB2, Firewire, 2MB
BitSetting
More info
$300 6.3/10
9 votes
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HP DVD300i


OEM:
Philips or NEC
Chipset:Philips? or NEC
16xCDR CLV
10xCDRW CLV
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD-RDL
4xDVD+R CLV
2.4xDVD+RW CLV
DVD+RDL
DVD-RAM
BD-R
BD-RE
BD-R DL
BD-RE DL
HDDVD-R
HDDVD-RW
HDDVD-RDL
HDDVD-RWDL
HDDVD-RAM
40xCD
12xDVD
BDROM
HDDVD
EIDE, 2MB
BitSetting
More info
$250 8.2/10
32 votes
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Pacific Digital U-30264 16x DL Internal DVD±RW


OEM:
Lite-On, NEC, Philips-BenQ or Toshiba-Samsung
Chipset:Mediatek, NEC, Philips or Toshiba
40xCDR CAV
24xCDRW ZCLV
8xDVD-R ZCLV
4xDVD-RW CLV
DVD-RDL
16xDVD+R CAV
4xDVD+RW CLV
2.4xDVD+RDL CLV
DVD-RAM
BD-R
BD-RE
BD-R DL
BD-RE DL
HDDVD-R
HDDVD-RW
HDDVD-RDL
HDDVD-RWDL
HDDVD-RAM
40xCD
16xDVD
BDROM
HDDVD
EIDE, 2MB
More info
$100 0.0/10
0 votes
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Pacific Digital U-30274 16x DL External DVD±RW


OEM:
Lite-On, NEC, Philips-BenQ or Toshiba-Samsung
Chipset:Mediatek, NEC, Philips or Toshiba
40xCDR CAV
24xCDRW ZCLV
8xDVD-R ZCLV
4xDVD-RW CLV
DVD-RDL
16xDVD+R CAV
4xDVD+RW CLV
2.4xDVD+RDL CLV
DVD-RAM
BD-R
BD-RE
BD-R DL
BD-RE DL
HDDVD-R
HDDVD-RW
HDDVD-RDL
HDDVD-RWDL
HDDVD-RAM
40xCD
16xDVD
BDROM
HDDVD
USB2, 2MB
More info
$150 5.5/10
2 votes
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Philips DVDRW416


OEM:
Philips or NEC
Chipset:Philips? or NEC
16xCDR CLV
10xCDRW CLV
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD-RDL
4xDVD+R CLV
2.4xDVD+RW CLV
DVD+RDL
DVD-RAM
BD-R
BD-RE
BD-R DL
BD-RE DL
HDDVD-R
HDDVD-RW
HDDVD-RDL
HDDVD-RWDL
HDDVD-RAM
40xCD
12xDVD
BDROM
HDDVD
EIDE, 2MB
More info
$200 8.0/10
8 votes
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Column Explanation:

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OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer.


Chipset

The manufacturer of the main chipset the DVD writer/recorder is based on.


Write support / Read support
DVD-R
= Works
DVD-R = Is not supported
DVD-R? = Not tested


Single Layer(4.7GB) write speeds
1x (CLV) = about 58 minutes
2x (CLV) = about 29 minutes
2.4x (CLV) = about 24 minutes
4x (CLV) = about 14.5 minutes
6x (CLV/ZCLV) = about 10-12 minutes
8x (PCAV/ZCLV) = about 8-10 minutes
12x (PCAV/ZCLV) = about 6.5-7.5 minutes
16x (CAV/ZCLV) = about 6-7 minutes

Dual/Double Layer(8.5GB) write speeds
1x CLV = about 105 minutes
2.4x CLV = about 44 minutes
4x CLV = about 27 minutes

Single Layer (4.7GB) read speeds
1x read speed is 1.321MB/s = ~56 minutes
6x CAV (avg. ~4x) read speed is max 7.93MB/s = ~14 minutes
8x CAV (avg. ~6x) read speed is max 10.57MB/s = ~10 minutes
12x CAV (avg. ~8x) read speed is max 15.85MB/s = ~7 minutes
16x CAV (avg. ~12x) read speed is max 21.13MB/s = ~5 minutes


DVD Write types
CAV = Constant Angular Velocity, the DVD is written at a constantly increasing speed.
CLV = Constant Linear Velocity, the DVD is written at a constant speed.
ZCLV = Zone Constant Linear Velocity, the DVD is divided into zones. After each zone the write speed is increased.
PCAV = Partial Constant Angular Velocity, the DVD is being written at an increasing speed until a certain speed. After this speed it will not increase anymore.


Connection
Desktop = Standalone desktop DVD Recorder
EIDE = Computer DVD Writer with EIDE/IDE connection
SCSI = Computer DVD Writer with SCSI connection
USB = Computer desktop DVD Writer with USB 2.0 or/and 1.1 connection
FireWire = Computer desktop DVD Writer with IEEE 1394/FireWire/i.Link connection (some standalone desktop dvd recorder supports this also but then it is usually to connect your DV camera to the recorder)


Rating
The first rating is based on a weighted rank (the true Bayesian), it requires at least 5 votes to get a weighted rating.
The second rating between the ( ) is a normal average rating.


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