I/O Magic Internal DVD+/-RW Drive (IDVDRW8D) (IDVDRW8D)

by I/OMagic

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00016PUPI
• Item model number: IDVDRW8D
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 12, 2003

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD Drive, September 14, 2004

By 

Tim Mouradian (North Shore, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I/O Magic Internal DVD+/-RW Drive (IDVDRW8D) (IDVDRW8D) (Electronics)

The problems most people encountered with this drive are caused

by the fact that some people purchase a better quality drive than

others, even though they come from an identical retail box.

This is because I/O Magic repackages and resells Optorite DVD

Drives (DD0401, DD0405). Recently they started reselling BTC

drives. Optorite drives are higher quality than BTC, so check the

back of the box at what drive you are purchasing.

Another reason is a great variance in the quality of DVD media

available on the market.

These are the only certified high speed media for this drive as

of this writing (Fall 04):

YUDEN000T01

RICOHJPNR01

MCC 002

CMC MAG F01

The above media are sold under brand names:

Memorex 4x, TDK 4x, Maxell 4x, and Sony 4x, and Verbatim 4x.

There are no 8x speed DVD blanks available. However, Memorex

DVD+R 4x and SONY DVD+R 4x could be spinned faster than 4x,

close to 10Mb/s.

Even with a correct media you would still need to flash the drive

to enable higher speeds. After the flashing the drive works

great, flawless operation and not a single failure using any of

several types of media.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars STAY AWAY!!!!, February 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: I/O Magic Internal DVD+/-RW Drive (IDVDRW8D) (IDVDRW8D) (Electronics)

After 1 defective drive and 4 coasters, I would say this drive has by far been one of the biggest computer headaches I've ever dealt with. It doesn't burn at 8x even with the appropriate media. If you are planning on backing up home movies, I would strongly urge against this drive as the backups I have made freeze at the 12 minute mark. Back to the store!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, but having problems, February 14, 2004

By 

Stephan Henrichson (Central Islip, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I/O Magic Internal DVD+/-RW Drive (IDVDRW8D) (IDVDRW8D) (Electronics)

When I put a DVD+R in the drive it takes forever to load and it hangs up and i have to keep starting the computer again. Packet Writing works only on DVD+RW and DVD+R it can't read the last session that is read and it reads as a Blank Disc.