ASUS DRW-1814BLT Super Multi DVD-Writer

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The main positive points: Following our tests we found that this drive is a good Multi DVD burner. The ASUS DRW-1814BLT is called “Multi DVD Burner” since it supports recording on all available media formats including CD-R/RW, DVD±R/±RW, DVD±R Double/Dual Layer, and DVD-RAM. It is packed with a comprehensive software suite from Nero Burning ROM 7 which is worth the extra retail price.

The 18x DVD+R writing on our media produced very good quality burns. DVD-RAM writing at 14X is a positive feature for those who use this format of media. The ability to read DVD-RAM at 12X must be recognized as a positive feature.

[..]The main negative points: There are a few issues that we would like to mention with hopes of them being improved. The Asus DRW-1814BLT drive tray feels flimsy. When inserting a disc and pressing the eject button the tray has a slight bounce and the disc moves around, this can cause the disc to move off the tray and get stuck; however, we must state that this only happened one time during our review of the drive and we simply opened the tray and re-set the disc in the slot.

The inability to over-speed 16X DVD-R media; as mentioned in the body of this review, we hope this will be corrected with future firmware updates.