LaCie DVD +/- RW Internal Drive with LightScribe 300980

by LaCie

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000A6EXOI
• Item model number: 300980
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 3, 2005

Product Description

Box Contents: 1 piece 16x DVD+R media, Utilities DVD and User's Manual
With LaCie's DVD+/-RW Internal Drive with LightScribe, you'll be able to author professional, interactive video DVDs, store music files and archive digital photos -- more easily than ever! This impressive new drive supports the new single-sided, double layer DVD+R9 discs can hold nearly twice as much data as current DVD media - up to 8.5GB. It also features the innovative LightScribe labeling technology, which burns custom, silkscreen-quality, precise images directly onto a disc, using the same laser that burns the data. CD speeds - CD-R - 48xCD-RW - 32xCD-ROM - 40x Writing Methods - DVD-R - Disc-at-Once, Incremental recording, Multi-border recordingDVD-RW - Restricted OverwritingDVD+R - Incremental recordingDVD+RW - Random recordingCD-R/RW - Disc-at-Once, Track-at-Once, Session-at-Once, Packet Writing Software Bundled - Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.2, Easy Media Creator 7, DVD Max Player, Toast Lite 6.0** and 5.2.2, LaCie LightScribe Labeler PC Requirements - Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000,Windows Me, Windows XP Mac Requirements - Mac OS 9.1 and 10.1.2 or later, Power Mac G4 500 Mhz; 64MB RAM Dimensions(WxHxD) - 5.7 x 1.7 x 7.7 (14.8 x 4.2 x 19.7 cm)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Value, March 21, 2006

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Vincent J. DeVito (New Port Richey, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LaCie DVD +/- RW Internal Drive with LightScribe 300980 (Personal Computers)

I found this drive to be a good value considering that the lightscribe technology is included. I had a quick and trouble-free install and was burning dvds effortlessly and very quickly too, including dual layer discs. The burn speed is comparable to my external Toshiba 16X drive attached to my notebook.

The lightscribe burning is a little slow (about 27 minutes on my system) but you simply start it and can walk away without needing to monitor it. The images look great (monochromatic, but finely detailed) and are dependent on the quality of the source.

An overall good value, the drive simply does what it is designed to do.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great with Macs, January 31, 2006

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Jonathan M. Stroik (Milwaukee, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LaCie DVD +/- RW Internal Drive with LightScribe 300980 (Personal Computers)

I installed into an external firewire (IEE3994) housing. My IMAC SE G3 400mhz runs it perfectly despite the manufacture's G4 500mhz requirement.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works as advertized, August 13, 2006

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Ronald J. Nelson "Ron N" (Chester, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LaCie DVD +/- RW Internal Drive with LightScribe 300980 (Personal Computers)

Using this unit to replace an OEM DVD that went bad in my HP desktop. This installation went in flawlessly and worked first time out of the box. I would definitely purchase another LaCie product based upon this experience. Have another Lacie external drive that takes some abuse and never fails. So far, a good company.