- Brand Name: Sony
- Model: AD-7241S-0B
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Sony Optiarc AD-7241S-0B 24X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW SATA Drive (Black) w/ LightScribe, Bulk
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
If you read independent benchmarks, you will find that it's one of the best out there. In my own tests, I found that it does what it should, and does it well. I haven't tested the lightscribe, but I have tested reading DVDs and CDs, and this drive is fast. I've also had no problems burning DVDs and CDs at high speeds. It does not have problems due to riplock even with the included firmware. In other words, you don't need to do anything special to get high performance.
Unless you need Blu-ray and HD DVD (which is often included with Blu-ray drives as a throw in and seems useless, but lets you buy HD DVD closeouts for $3) then this drive should have everything you need.
Unless you need Blu-ray and HD DVD (which is often included with Blu-ray drives as a throw in and seems useless, but lets you buy HD DVD closeouts for $3) then this drive should have everything you need.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By David
Amazon Verified Purchase
This thing is FAST!! You may be able to find something even faster, but not for under $50. I've been burning CD's in under 60 seconds with this drive. That's probably the norm now, but before this I was stuck with a CD burner from the stone age. Setup was a snap, I didn't even need to install a driver. You will have to go to the lightscribe website ([...]) to get some (free) software, but it's not a driver, it's just for creating LightScribe labels. I haven't burned any DVDs yet, but I have done CDs and I've used LightScribe and they both work fantastically. The quality of burn for both is flawless.
P.S. Be aware that this is a SATA drive, not an IDE!
It doesn't come with any cables, but that was expected because it's a bulk product.
P.S. Be aware that this is a SATA drive, not an IDE!
It doesn't come with any cables, but that was expected because it's a bulk product.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Tokyo Joe
If you don't need Blue Ray this is a great drive. I tried the cheaper LG which burns well, but it constantly accessed the system not allowing sleep.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Still required from time to time
Optical drives are still required from time to time, this unit is cheap, fast, and no problems at all in many years.
Published 22 days ago by Rodolfo Q. Z
1.0 out of 5 stars
Cheap
Label making is very slow. Audio discs burned have noise unless burned down at lowest speed. I'm removing it from my PC and giving to my kids.
Published 14 months ago by Robert Russin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Saved My HP Pavilion
I purchased this second hand product but actually gave a service like a first hand item. It worked perfectly with the HP Pavilion Desktop Computer I have for years. Read more
Published 15 months ago by rod
5.0 out of 5 stars
Burn to your hearts content
works great right out of the box. Good speed and the availability to make faster by software, at the expence of some noise.
Works with all media I have thrown at it. Read more
Works with all media I have thrown at it. Read more
Published 17 months ago by S. Cohen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quiet and Fast
There isn't too much to say about DVD RW drives anymore, as they are cheap and plentiful. This one is very quiet in operation, and burns quickly. Read more
Published on October 13, 2010 by J. Tsai
4.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to install
I've only used it to play DVD's/CD's so far but it works great and was easy to install - even without directions! Can't give it a 5 star only because I haven't burned anything yet.
Published on July 31, 2010 by jeffdeeps
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great value
The drive is excellent. I'm very happy with it. Easy to install and it works like a charm. Great value for the price.
Published on July 4, 2010 by Robert J. Medinger
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works Fine
nice looking solid construction, easy to install on windows 7 machine did not require extra software for install. Read more
Published on July 3, 2010 by D. CROYLE
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good drive, worth the price
bought this drive to replace the one that came with the computer. It took me less than 15 minutes to install and started working right away. Works faster than my old drive.
Published on June 28, 2010 by JEMMY
1.0 out of 5 stars
Worthless Support
I would advise not buying any product from this manufacturer. I bought a DVD Multi Recorder (AD-7170A) sometime ago and within a month it quit working. Read more
Published on May 26, 2010 by Radical Ron
