AOpen DUW1608/ARR - DVDRW (+R double layer) drive - IDE ( 91.4ID37.204 )

by AOpen

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009PSF76
• Item model number: 91.4ID37.204
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 20, 2005

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars headache, November 28, 2005

By 

[e-mail] - See all my reviews

This review is from: AOpen DUW1608/ARR - DVDRW (+R double layer) drive - IDE ( 91.4ID37.204 ) (Personal Computers)

If you ever need customer service or support you should plan on a lot of hassles and a lot of wasted time. this company has very poor and very unorganized customer service.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AOPEN DUW 1608R Review, October 9, 2005

By 

Dirk Kotze "Dirk" (Somewhere in my own Utopia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AOpen DUW1608/ARR - DVDRW (+R double layer) drive - IDE ( 91.4ID37.204 ) (Personal Computers)

Well, to start off with, I bought this drive about 6 months ago, and at the time it was the drive with the fastest cd writing capability I could find. Now wait just a minute before crucifying me, I know this is a DVD writer. However, it seems as if companies cannot wrap their heads around the fact that I might want to replace my cd writer with a DVD writer... Anyway, that being said and done, on paper the drive was the best I've seen, even beating the LG drive at the time. I don't know how they compare currently.

The price was rather good too (R700.00 in our currency, which equals about $107.00). Despite many bad things I have heard and seen about Aopen (and didn't know at the time of buying - Drives refusing to open and close, DVD writers failing, etc.) I have had not a single problem with my drive... Oh, wait, there was one...

It refused to write on a Princo DVD, but a firmware upgrade fixed the problem. Besides that, I have much joy from it, and it is rather fast too (burns an 8x DVD in just under 15 mins on my pc). CDs are blisteringly fast too, it takes about 2.5 mins on a 700 Mb Disc.

So folks, there you have it: Great buy, great value for money, great product! Way to go AOPEN!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad for the price, October 7, 2005

By 

frederick "doc_47" (Barbados) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: AOpen DUW1608/ARR - DVDRW (+R double layer) drive - IDE ( 91.4ID37.204 ) (Personal Computers)

I've had very few problems with this DVDRW. The problem I've had could be blamed on software(Nero) or the operator. Overall, for the price it is a great piece of equipment.