Lenovo ThinkCentre 16x Internal IDE DVD-ROM Drive (Black)

by IBM

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006B8RX
• Item model number: 22P6950
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 21, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Overview
The new IBM 16X Max RAM-Read DVD-ROM drives deliver the latest DVD media compatibility. These new drives read:

• All currently available DVD-RAM media that is shipped in Type II cartridges
• DVD-R media
• Single- and dual-layer DVDs with up to 17 GB capacity per disc
• All popular CD media

Maximum DVD-read speed is 16X CAV and maximum CD-read speed is 40X CAV. Decoding software for DVD-video playback is also included.

These drives are well-suited for customers distributing education and database applications and for those handling large capacity data requirements such as graphics, imaging, and multiple-CD consolidation.

Warranty

1 year limited - customer carry-in exchange

Packaging
You will receive one box containing the following items:

• 16X Max RAM-Read DVD-ROM drive (1)
• IDE cable (1)
• Internal "Y" Audio cable (1)
• Mounting Screws (4)
• 16X Max RAM-Read DVD-ROM User's Guide (1)
• Laser Safety Guide (1)
• MPEG-2 software decoding CD (1)

Product Description

This 16X MAX DVD-ROM drive is the industrys latest high-performance DVD drive. The 16X MAX DVD-ROM reads DVD media with capacities up to 17GB, at a maximum 16X CAV read speed. This provides fast data loading and video playback, making this drive ideal for education and database applications and well suited for the large data requirements of graphics, imaging, and multiple CD consolidation. The drive also reads all popular CD media formats at speeds up to 40X CAV.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Hidden Option, July 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Lenovo ThinkCentre 16x Internal IDE DVD-ROM Drive (Black) (Personal Computers)

Like most normal DVD-ROM's this drive does a nice job of playing DVDs at 16x, nothing special there, good seek times, and IBM's high standard for quality projects. However, one other thing this drive does well is read DVD-RAMs at 3x, an uncommon characteristic for many drives. I searched high and low for a DVD-RAM drive with a high read rate, and in some cases any drive that would read DVD-RAM. This was one of the few that I found that was above 1x, most are 1x or 2x and cost an arm and a leg, mainly due to the fact that they are recorders as well.
Now, most people don't care about reading DVD-RAM, but I found that it was extremely important if I wanted to transfer information off my Panasonic DVR-HS2, then transfer it to my computer for futher editing and burning to my multiplatform 4X drive.
The problem is the Panasonic DVR-HS2 will only record DVDs onto -R at 1x, and RAM at 3x. This means that if you have 20 hours of VHS to back up onto your DVR-HS2 harddrive, it will take you another 20 hours to burn it and a ton of DVD-R. But if you use the DVD-RAM option you can burn all of the info off in a third of the time, and you only need to use 1, that you can write over 1,000 of times. Once you get the info on the DVD-RAM then you can let the IBM drive read it into your computer, super fast, and transfer the information about anyway you would like.
The DVD-RAM option is probably not big to a lot of people, but for those who do possess a Panasonic DVR, or any other stand-alone DVR,it is a very wise option to have for your PC.