I/O Magic 16x: Any Good?

22 Feb 2005 1:53 AM

sdlomi2

Staples has an 'Easy Rebate' deal on this 1DVD16DD burner--2-layer &
16x+/- performance. All for $40 US. I need one primarily for MP3's and
computer backup--no movies. Can I expect it to give satisfactory
performance, or should I expect it to burn, like, 1-out-of-5 successfully?
Thx for the advice. s

22 Feb 2005 5:34 PM

Ferentz4Pres

sdlomi2 wrote:

> Staples has an 'Easy Rebate' deal on this 1DVD16DD burner--2-layer &
> 16x+/- performance. All for $40 US. I need one primarily for MP3's
and
> computer backup--no movies. Can I expect it to give satisfactory
> performance, or should I expect it to burn, like, 1-out-of-5
successfully?
> Thx for the advice. s

I bought this burner last week from Target (for $99). I've burned 10
DVD's (Imation) and I've made 2 coasters. I'm thinking it was a
problem with the media, because the burn hadn't started yet before it
failed.

So far I'm pleased enough with the performance. I can burn a full DVD
in 9 minutes on 8x speed with an Athlon XP 1700+ CPU.