DVDR
Finishing things up, we'll take a look at the available DVDR offerings. These days we're showing many DVDRs in our RTPE and it's difficult to say which is better than another as there are many which perform very well.
We can see the BenQ 16X DW1655 [RTPE: DW1655] is going for $37 shipped, which features the newer LightScribe technology. You can see this drive is currently at its lowest price point to date.
The NEC 16X ND-3550A [RTPE: ND-3550A] is also a great drive, currently on sale for $37 shipped. Pioneer's new 16X DVR-111D [RTPE: DVR-111D] is another writer worth considering. You can currently find this drive on sale for $39 shipped, which is less than the DVR-110D it replaced. If you're looking for a slot loading drive, look no further than the Plextor 16X PX-716AL [RTPE: PX-716AL]. Generally retailing for about $160, this Plextor DVD writer is going for $135 shipped. That's unfortunate, as some people prefer slot loaders over the tray load models, but at 4X the price we'll take the cheaper drives.
This wraps up this weekend's storage price guide. Come back again next weekend when we take a look at the latest happenings within the motherboard marketplace.
Finishing things up, we'll take a look at the available DVDR offerings. These days we're showing many DVDRs in our RTPE and it's difficult to say which is better than another as there are many which perform very well.
The NEC 16X ND-3550A [RTPE: ND-3550A] is also a great drive, currently on sale for $37 shipped. Pioneer's new 16X DVR-111D [RTPE: DVR-111D] is another writer worth considering. You can currently find this drive on sale for $39 shipped, which is less than the DVR-110D it replaced. If you're looking for a slot loading drive, look no further than the Plextor 16X PX-716AL [RTPE: PX-716AL]. Generally retailing for about $160, this Plextor DVD writer is going for $135 shipped. That's unfortunate, as some people prefer slot loaders over the tray load models, but at 4X the price we'll take the cheaper drives.
This wraps up this weekend's storage price guide. Come back again next weekend when we take a look at the latest happenings within the motherboard marketplace.
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peternelson - Sunday, June 11, 2006 - link
Why not track the latest Pioneer 111 dvd writer rather than the 110 model?
rrcn - Sunday, June 11, 2006 - link
Thanks for the heads up. I have talked to our RTPE administrator and he has gone ahead and added it to the engine. :-)JarredWalton - Sunday, June 11, 2006 - link
I've sent an email to our RTPE guy to get it added - I'm not sure how long it's been available, but there's only so much information any one person can keep current on. :)Pollock - Sunday, June 11, 2006 - link
The $10 rebate for the WD2500KS expired yesterday, so it's only $90 shipped from Newegg now.JarredWalton - Sunday, June 11, 2006 - link
Unfortunately, that's the problem with pricing information. The day we post an article, prices already start to change. That's why we include the price tables, which update automatically, as well as links to product pages in the RTPE.JarredWalton - Sunday, June 11, 2006 - link
I've updated the text to include reference to the 111D in place of the 110D.CrystalBay - Sunday, June 11, 2006 - link
They differ in Price DUH..Offa dufaOlaf van der Spek - Sunday, June 11, 2006 - link
Why are 1.5 and 3 gbit/s drives listed separately when they don't differ performance wise?JarredWalton - Sunday, June 11, 2006 - link
Actually, I've debated combining them (and suggesting that to Haider), but the only way to make a sensible SATA page that way involves not listing all SATA hard drives - the bottom charts on pages 2 and 3 are already too long. As mentioned below, prices also differ (sometimes), and there may be a few SATA controllers out there that have issues with the backwards compatibility of 3.0Gbps models. (I've never encountered any, but there *might* be.)rrcn - Sunday, June 11, 2006 - link
Exactly. The pricing tables are already at great length and dividing them up by their specific SATA interface seems most logical. This just makes it easier to sift through them. As you can also see, Jarred has gone ahead and divided up the 3.0 and 1.5Gbps charts even further by hard drive sizes.--Haider