16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM ATAPI Internal Drive

by Sony

Product Details

• ASIN: B00006HYG3
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 29, 2002

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another High-Quality Product from Sony, June 20, 2004

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citan-uzuki "citan-uzuki" (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM ATAPI Internal Drive (Electronics)

I am an A+ Certified computer technician, who is currently working towards an MCSE (microsoft certified systems engineer). I have a lot of computer equipment in my home, running a variety of operating systems from Windows XP Pro, 2000, and Advanced Server. I installed this Sony DVD-Rom on an old IBM desktop, running Windows 2000 Advanced Server. This system has a Pentium III processor, 128Mb of RAM, and an 8Mb business-class graphics card. Not exactly an entertainment PC, but I wanted to be able to watch DVDs from this system.

The Sony drive installed without any problems. Everything you need is included in the retail box. After installing the Power DVD software, I decided to insert Lord of the Rings: Return of the King DVD to test the system. The Sony's drive tray opened silently and smoothly. Certainly much smoother than the NEC that came with my Dell 8200! The Cyberlink Power DVD software played the movie without a hitch.

All in all, this is a very capable DVD drive. I bought the unit from Best Buy, for about $59.99. At the time, there was an available Sony combination CD-RW/DVD-Rom for $89.99 (which had a mail-in rebate that would eventually reduce the cost to $69.99). I decided to go with this unit simply because I do not need the ability to write to CDs on this system. However, if you do not have any kind of CD/DVD writer on your system, I would recommend the more expensive combination unit.

There are cheaper DVD-Roms out there. But, this is a Sony. And the build quality is what you would expect. Also, this drive is shorter in depth than your typical optical drive. The smaller physical size of the drive is definitely an advantage in a small desktop system.

I highly recommend this unit to anyone looking for a simple DVD-Rom. The quality is traditional Sony, the included Power DVD player is more than capable, and the smaller physical size of the drive can make installation in a smaller desktop unit easier.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly poor drive!, December 31, 2003

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The_Digital_Dude (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM ATAPI Internal Drive (Electronics)

I tried two Sony DDU-1621 DVD-ROM drives, and both of them constantly disappear from Windows Explorer and Device Manager on a brand-new install of WindowsXPSP1 on an Intel D875PBZ mobo. Reboot, reboot, reboot... Then I read the reviews elsewhere, and you would nearly think that this was the worst drive ever made. The Sony storage support website has NO official firmware updates, either. I tried a new IDE ribbon cable, but that wasn't the answer. Yes, the drive is properly configured per the instructions on the Sony drive support website. I've read that Sony doesn't even make this drive; well, they shouldn't put their name on it, either, since it drags down their namebrand quality. Best thing about it? It's even quieter when it's dead!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy if you want to watch dvd movies on win xp, June 22, 2003

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Tony (Denmark) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM ATAPI Internal Drive (Electronics)

This DVD player works fine with windows 98, but if you're ever thinking about using windows XP, don't buy this one, unless you feel that it's okay never to be able to watch dvd movies on it.

So basicly any other dvd player works better than this one.