Iomega Dual DVD±RW DVD Writer
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Iomega Dual DVD±RW OEM:NEC Chipset:NEC |
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$300 | 7.2/10 32 votes Read 42 comments (42889 views) Post comment |
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read the comments): 1 BeAll 1xDVD-R (BeAll G00001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Bluechip 4xDVD+R (MEDIA ID001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Laser 4xDVD-R (AML.........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Laser 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Laser 4xDVD-R (VANGUARD....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Maxell 2.4xDVD+RW (MCC.....A01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Mitsumi 2.4xDVD+RW (INFODISCA01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Omni 4xDVD-R (VDSPMSAB 01.) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Packard Bell 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 PrimeDisc 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 PrimeDisc 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 PrimeDisc 2xDVD-RW (RITEKW01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Princo 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Ritek 2xDVD-RW (RITEKW01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Sentinel 4xDVD-R (OPTODISCK001) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Sky 2xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Sony 1xDVD-R (SONY........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Sony 8xDVD-R (SONY08D1....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 TDK 4xDVD+R (MCC.....002) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 2.4xDVD+RW (MCC.....A01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Woxter 1xDVD-R (TDKG02000000) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. Post your DVD Media comments here |
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| I've bought a Iomega Dual DVD +-RW and i've gotta say that it's very good. The first thing i did after i installed it on my computer was flash it with the new firmare, no problems so far. Someone said that there was problems with it burning DVD-r's 1x, but i didn't have that problem at all (maybe cause of the new firmware). I'm very happy with it thus far :) Greets from Portugal: - Pedro Comments posted by Pedro from Other, September 25, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| I have since got the firmware update and it now records on to Princo. This is my second comment and i now rate it better than before. I got the firmware by clicking through Mr Baptistas' help. I have only done one but i am happier. Comments posted by Sid from Other, September 24, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| I just want to thanks to you all. I had bought a IOMEGA DUAL DVD Writer and it wasn't working fine with DVD-R. I had found in here somo useful stuff to repair it, as the update for the firmware. One more time, thanks for you all. Best regards from Portugal, Miguel Semedo Comments posted by Miguel Semedo from Other, September 23, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| Hi. New official firmware avaiable. http://www.iomega.com/software/updates/index_updates.html Seems to be working better and faster. I'll run tests with diferent media. Tis is my second comment, and i set a new rating. Bye. Comments posted by Rui Baptista from Other, September 19, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| Hi . I bought this recorder here in Portugal and had many problems with lots of media. Seems like the recorder does not record at 1x. Presently I am using Verbatim DVD-R 2x with no problems. Initially Windows XP said it was a CD-Rom Drive (but it was recognized by the PC BIOS as IOMEGA DVDRW4216IND-A), so I installed the Iomega authoring software, and voilá: DVD-R Drive. Can we wonder if all of us have the same firmware version?? Mine is 1.20, can you see what is yours (per example, with DVD Info Pro)???? It went along ok with Verbatim DVD-R 2x / 4x, and DVD-RW; Moore DVD-RW; and I had problems with Sony, Prime Disc, SKY, Sentinel, because they were 1x media, or because, the software I used was not the best choice (Nero 6 didn’t work very well). I think it’s what Irulat said: it doesn’t record at 1x. At last I was successful with Clone DVD and with CopyToDVD. However I contacted Iomega to find out if there were any firmware updates, and they told me that no update is available. So I ask Con Bourlioufas: how did you have that firmware update??? Can you send me the file??? I’m still in the warranty, so no Herrie firmware for me… Thanks!!! Best Regards. Comments posted by Rui Baptista from Other, September 15, 2003. Rated this writer 7 of 10. |
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| No problem or bug's...best quality with a low cost...i try it with Sony, TDK, Philips media... Comments posted by Angelo from Other, September 15, 2003. Rated this writer 8 of 10. |
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| This is a great drive for DVDs and CDs but a disaster when it comes to CD-RWs. Top speed recording (4x) is obtained by enabling DMA in Windows. DVD recognition is improved when using Herrie's NEC1300a firmware revision 105v11 available from his website. http://herrie.rpc1.org It seems 100% compatible but your Iomega will be displayed as an NEC model. One frustrating feature of this drive is it's absolute inability to record DVD-R at 1x despite the claims to the contrary in the enclosed literature. It will burn them at 2x and wreck them... Comments posted by irulat from Other, August 30, 2003. Rated this writer 7 of 10. |
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| this dvd buener has got some problem with frontech dvd's rest i tried worked fine for me. hey Linuxx can u pls provide the another link for the hacked firmware, bcoz the link posted is already dead. hey can anyone tell me where can i get the firmware updtates. thanks in advance kuljeet Comments posted by kuljeet from Other, August 23, 2003. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| Hi Guys All media seems to be wroking now - I think the problem may actually be with software The Princo DVD-R x1 burn at x2 in the Iomega drive, and Iomega sent me a firmware update (from 1.20 to 1.21) i stand corrected - the problem may have been the software third party NOT the DVD burner Anyway Happy Burning!!! Comments posted by Con Bourlioufas from Other, August 21, 2003. Rated this writer 8 of 10. |
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| I've used Shintaro (Princo) DVD-R's here in Australia, according to the box the blanks come in they're 1x, my Iomega Dual DVD writes at 2.1x, with no probems either. BTW the firmware upgrade link above doesn't work, got any more leads as I want region free ;) Comments posted by Alan William Henery from Other, August 19, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| I bought this because the price was right.I tried Princo.No good.I have used and am still using Verbatim +and- rw and have tried -r all work great.Hope to keep on using them.Try to find CloneDVd and run it in conjunction with AnyDvd works good especially with AnyDvd. Comments posted by Sid from Other, August 18, 2003. Rated this writer 7 of 10. |
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| Well Princo 4x dont work 9sold as Shintaro in Australia) and neither do RitekG04 (sold as datasrtream 4x)!!! Comments posted by Con from Other, August 17, 2003. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| CD/DVD reading seems little slow, but with cheap price can't get the best. I tried record to PRINCO 1-4X DVD-R, but Iomega DVD-drive jammed (Had to restart windows to drive work again). MAXELL and SONY dvd-r discs have recorded well. Could somebody else also try PRINCO dvd-r too to find out compatibility with the drive better? Comments posted by Leino from Other, August 17, 2003. Rated this writer 7 of 10. |
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| This burner does not burn at 4 SPEED - All software including Windows XP say the maximum burning speed is x2 for DVD-R and DVD+R!! DONT BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Iomega wont even give you and SUPPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Comments posted by Con from Other, August 15, 2003. Rated this writer 2 of 10. |
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| This is a NEC 1300A clone. Use this link to download a hacked firmware to make the drive take cheap dvdmedia like Bulkdvd 4x and Fortis. The hack also makes the drive regionfree http://212.203.28.251/105xpfree.rar Comments posted by Linuxx from Other, July 18, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| Very very good quality/price. I just have troubles using a Verbatim DVD+RW certified 2.4x ... It worked once, then I wasn't able to record/erase or format it anymore. I tried 3 different Verbatim DVD+RW discs with no success. Maybe a future firmware update will fix this problem (I hope). Other formats (DVD-RW -R +R) and other marks works correctly. I'd like to test a DVD+R 4x but there aren't at the moment. Comments posted by Crystal Symo from Other, July 16, 2003. Rated this writer 8 of 10. |
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| I got this drive for 289Eur here in Portugal, after getting undecided between this and TDK 440N and Sony 510A. The price is what gave it away. The TDK was up for 400eur, and the Sony for 439eur. This drive was 110eur cheaper and it is the same drive as TDK. It's based on NEC 1300A. I really like it, I even placed some Media reviews on this site as well. Just to end this, here is the review on which I decided to go for this drive: http://www.hardwarezoom.com/viewcontent.jsp?ReviewID=153&PageNo=1 Comments posted by Miguel Marques from Other, July 08, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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more technical information.New comments= New comments since your last visit. New Writer = New DVD Writer since your last vist. 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? = 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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