Dvd Drives Buyers Guide
Key Features
| Key Features | | | Read Speed | | | Write Speed | | | ReWrite Speed |
| | With over 500 dvd drives on the market, key features such as Read Speed, Write Speed & ReWrite Speed are important factors when buying. These features not only effect the performane and quality of the dvd drive you choose, but also the price. Shown below are price guides for a selection of dvd drives focusing on the key features: Read Speed, Write Speed & ReWrite Speed. |
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| Read Speed | | 16x (DVD) ? 50x (CD) | £24.00 | | 48x | £44.00 | | 16x (DVD) ? 52x (CD) | £76.00 | | 24x (CD) ? 8x (DVD) | £118.00 | | 32x (CD) ? 6x (DVD) | £563.00 | | * | 16x (DVD) ? 40x (CD) | £58.00 |
| | | Write Speed | | 52x (CD) | £24.00 | | 48x (CD), 6x (DVD-R DL) | £51.00 | | 40x (CD), 16x (DVD+R), 16x (DVD-R), 8x (DVD+R DL), 4x (DVD-R DL) | £66.00 | | 24x (CD) | £107.00 | | * | 24x (CD) | £107.00 |
| | | ReWrite Speed | | 32x (CD-RW), 8x (DVD+RW), 6x (DVD-RW) | £29.00 | | 32x (CD-RW), 8x (DVD+RW), 6x (DVD-RW), 5x (DVD-RAM) | £63.00 | | 24x (CD-RW) | £91.00 | | * | 24x (CD-RW) | £91.00 |
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* Taking into account all current dvd drives on the market the most desirable would be a dvd drive with 16x (DVD) ? 40x (CD) Read Speed, 24x (CD) Write Speed and 24x (CD-RW) ReWrite Speed.
Price Guide
| Min | £11.66 | | Avg | £88.05 | | Max | £1,436.62 |
| | Dvd Drives cost anywhere from £11.66 for a basic dvd drive with few features to around £1,436.62 for a fully featured dvd drive. |
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Brand Guide
| Popular Brands | | | Hewlett Packard | | | Samsung | | | Sony | | | Plextor | | | NEC | | | Freecom |
| | The most popular dvd drives brand is Hewlett Packard. The most expensive dvd drives brand is Fujitsu. If you're looking for a bargain then look out for Fuji branded dvd drives as generally they offer the cheapest dvd drives. |
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