TDK AID+440 4X Multiformat Internal DVD/RW Drive

by TDK

Product Details

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• Item Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007DT9I
• Item model number: AID+440
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 31, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Capture, Create, Premiere. Featuring DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW and CD-R/RW recording capability plus a full-featured Roxio software bundle, the 4x Multiformat Indi DVD burner delivers unprecedented flexibility and power. Create DVD videos and photo slideshows that play in your home DVD player, rip and burn music and back up your hard drive with total control. Kick back, pop in a DVD in and watch it on your PC. With Indi DVD, it's all simple and fun.

Product Description

Produce Hollywood-style videos. Put together creative slide shows. Play, rip, copy&burn your favorite music. This internal DVD 4X multi-format burner by TDK makes playing producer fun and easy. Comes with an amazing software bundle to support all of your creative tendencies. Compatible with all major formats and DVD players. Records DVD media at amazing 4X speed, CD-R media at 16x and CD-RW discs at 10X. Rip audio from CD to your hard drive at 32X. Imported. 1-3/5Hx5-7/10Wx7-1/2D."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

72 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good hardware, bad software, October 14, 2003

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C. Fernandes (Columbia, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TDK AID+440 4X Multiformat Internal DVD/RW Drive (Personal Computers)

It took me quite a lot of research to figure out what I should look for in a DVD burner. I'm still not an expert, but I learned a few things that could come in handy for someone like me who's not sure what to look for.
Basically, it boils down to this: you want a DVD burner that can Read and Write +R/RW and -R/RW discs. This burner does exactly that. The -R/RW is an older standard that is supported by almost all DVD players (old and new) while the +R/RW is a newer standard that is supported by newer DVD players. The +R/RW discs typically cost less than the -R/RW discs (for obvious reasons). And that really is all there is to it from a hardware compatibility issue: either your DVD player can read the discs that you intend to burn, or it can't (regardless of the software you use).
But software is a big issue. If you want to make copies of movies, you'll have to spend money on good software. What's included with this TDK burner (Roxio Easy CD/DVD Creator6) is basic software good for creating music CDs and data CDs. You will not be able to copy DVD movies. There is free software available for ripping (extracting) movies from the DVD. But the ripped files are only good on a computer. If you burn them on a DVD, the DVD player will not be able to play it like a movie. It will think it's just a data file.
Bottom line: This DVD burner is great (the hardware at least) - I was able to burn files (data files, jpegs, etc) on both +R/RW and -R/RW discs. I was also able to read them back from both my DVD drive and my CD drive. I was also able to play DVD movies using this DVD burner. But the software is too basic and you'll have to spend more if you want to backup DVD movies.
By the way, the box also includes one -R writeable disc and one +RW writeable disc. Both worked fine. I would recommend buying this burner if it's priced like it is now...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent burner, software is junk, December 19, 2003

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Joshua Brainerd (Anchorage, AK United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TDK AID+440 4X Multiformat Internal DVD/RW Drive (Personal Computers)

Ammendment:
I bought this dvd burner nearly 2 years ago now. It was a good buy then, and has done me very well. It is extremely slow by todays standards. You can buy something better for $60 now.


DVD burner worked pretty well. But if you have a lot of burning to do the software just won't do. Roxio software is just full of bugs. The Easy cd/dvd program works ok, but doesn't have near the options of something like nero. DVD builder sucks in various ways (extremely buggy and very little features), so don't plan on using it to make your own movies. Roxio also has only average customer support. The guys there basically have a list of things to tell you to try, and don't know much more than that. BTW my box only came with a +R and -R and no RW like someone elses came with.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WORKS LIKE A CHARM, December 10, 2003

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"rayray1284" (SAN CARLOS, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TDK AID+440 4X Multiformat Internal DVD/RW Drive (Personal Computers)

I picked this burner up after returning the poloroid and memorex dvd burner. Picked up dvd xcopy express and works great for backing up movies. I haven't had any problems. Also have the TDK external dvd burner for the laptop. Roxio is user friend but does not have a lot of features for me. This burner seems to be the best compatible for me. I picked up a 25 pack of FUJIFULM DVD+R and that seems to be the best media out there for this burner and my dvd player.