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Kevin S.

Kevin S.

Joined on 03/28/08

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Most Favorable Review

Great buy

HP 24X Multiformat DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model 1270i LightScribe Support
HP 24X Multiformat DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model 1270i LightScribe Support

Pros: -lightscribe support -dvd+-DL -PRICE -Quiet (This is the 2nd diskdrive in my tower and it is much quieter that my first drive, but my first drive sounds like a lawnmower so my impression may just be due to relative noise level. Quiet nazis may not agree with me.

Cons: Had one lightscribe image get misaligned on it's second pass and the result was a slightly fuzzy image. I'm not sure what caused the issue, but it hasn't repeated itself in the 15+ double printed labels since. ("double printing" & "second burn" are referring to the lightscribe label, not to a DL burn)

Overall Review: Labeled a full 25 pack of memorex lightscribe dvd's in just over a week or so. Zero coasters out of the whole thing. Found that the lightscribe print shows up better if you use a grayscale image and adjust it so there is more contrast than you would typcially be comfortable with. Best prints were ones that I did a double pass. Just print the same image on the same disk a second time. Results are dark darks and great contrast. Roxio has worked just fine for me despite many negative reviews of the program I've seen. I have not used the drive for a DL burn yet. As of this review I have only used the lightscribe label capability and burned several single layer dvd's. Installation was painless and quick. Overall this was a great buy and I would highly recommend it.