STOP!! Don't Buy That DVD Burner Yet!

[Panopticon]

NEC has released a new model http://www.nec.co.uk/ND4570.aspx and it does 5X DVD-RAM.

The NEC ND-4570A features:
DVD-RAM read and write 5x
Supports DVD±R at 16x
Supports DVD±R DL writing at 8x/8x
Supports DVD+RW/DVD-RW writing at 8x/6x
Supports CD-R/RW writing at 48x/32x
Supports Bitsetting on DVD+R DL media (sets auto. BookType to DVD-ROM)
Reads DVD-Video SL/DL at 16x/12x
New 8x writing method on DVD±R speeds up the burning process.


Reviewed at http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/259

The bad news, can't find it offered, anywhere. But the older ND-3550A is being sold at 'fire sale' prices now ::o

[Harbourmaster]

Search the forum for my name, I posted a DEAL on this drive sometime in the last two weeks.

[Panopticon]

Harbourmaster Wrote:
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> Search the forum for my name, I posted a DEAL on
> this drive sometime in the last two weeks.
>

That's amazing, considering that NEC just introduced the drive.
Perhaps you have the link to the post?

btw-I did search the past 90 days for this burner, no posts! http://forums.macresource.com/search/1/s.../subject=1

[pRON aHOLIC]

I thought this was going to be about Blu-ray burners

[Jimmypoo]

What... no LightScribe??

[blusubaru]

Anywhere to buy that ND-3550A on an extreme "fire sale?" The best I found on froogle was $37 + ship.
http://www.xpcgear.com/nec3550blk.html

[Silencio]

5X DVD-RAM really isn't that special. The LG GSA-4167B I bought several months ago does that, as well. Now if only I could find some 5X-capable DVD-RAM media instead of the more common 3X...

[Zoidberg]

I just got the LaCie Lightscribe burner from OWC. Expect a review of it soon. Initial impressions: I'm impressed.

[Harbourmaster]

My bad, this isn't the model # that you posted about but it does have the DVD-RAM capability as well as LightScribe http://forums.macresource.com/read/1/537...#msg-53723

[OWC Jamie]

Never mind.