5 Best Optical Disc Drives in the US - January 2020
Which Are the Best Optical Disc Drives?
Don't have time to read our analysis of the best optical disc drives? No problem, let's cut to the chase, the best optical disc drives are:
- 1) DELL DW316 - $42.06 Overstock
- 2) Asus BW16D1HT - $79.98 copystars-dvd-copier
- 3) Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB - $45.98 eBay
- 4) LG GH24NSC0 - $21.94 outletpc
- 5) Apple SuperDrive - $29.99 eBay
What Optical Disc Drive to Buy in January 2020?
Let's take a look at the top 5 optical disc drives currently for sale in the US, compared side by side:
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| The best rated dvd rewriter under $50, with a very good spec. Purchasers report that supported DVDs, it's really easy to use and good for CDs. | The highest rated dvd burner under $100, with a very good spec. | A good value for money and fully featured tray loading external cd writer. | Multiple reviews mentioned that this cd rewriter supportsDVDs but it's noisy and not {more} quiet. It's a classic and cheap slot loading internal cd rewriter, with a very good spec. | A classic and fully featured slot loading external cd rewriter, with a fair price. Our review analysis indicates that this cd rewriter supportsDVDs, it's very easy to use and good for CDs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8x Faster CD Rewrite Speed Better Kagoo Score Has a Better Price Better in Terms of Size Has a Better Acceptable Noise Level |
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Faster CD-R Write Speed 20% Faster DVD-RW Write Speed Faster DVD-R Double Layer Write Speed 25% Faster CD Rewrite Speed A Lot Faster CD Write Speed 8x Faster DVD-R Read Speed Faster DVD-ROM Read Speed Faster DVD+R Read Speed Faster DVD-R Double Layer Read Speed A Lot Faster Read Speed (CD) Track-At-Once (TAO) Disc-At-Once (DAO) Session-At-Once (SAO) More Shops Are Selling it 8 More Items
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24x Faster CD-R Write Speed Faster DVD-R Write Speed A Lot Faster Write Speed (DVD+R) Faster DVD-R Double Layer Write Speed 25% Faster CD Rewrite Speed Faster CD Write Speed 34% Faster DVD-R Read Speed 8x Faster DVD-ROM Read Speed 8x Faster DVD+R Read Speed 6x Faster DVD-R Double Layer Read Speed $8 Cheaper Better Brand Has a Faster Read/write Speeds 7 More Items
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16x Faster Write Speed (DVD+R) Overall Reviews Are a Bit Better More Robust Has a Better Design Easier to Use Better for a Wide Variety of Optical Media |
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16x Slower Write Speed (DVD+R) 50% Slower CD Write Speed 50% Slower Read Speed (CD) $20 More Expensive Not As Many Stockists Lower User Review Score Marginally Lower Overall Review Score Less Customers Recommend it Worse Brand Less Reliable Has a Worse Design Harder to Use Has a Slower Read/write Speeds Worse for a Wide Variety of Optical Media 8 More Items
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A Lot Slower DVD-R Write Speed 34% Slower Write Speed (DVD+R) Worse Kagoo Score More Expensive by $58 Older by Over One Year Worse Brand |
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Slower CD-R Write Speed Significantly Slower DVD-R Write Speed 67% Slower Write Speed (DVD+R) 25% Slower DVD-RW Write Speed Slower DVD-R Double Layer Write Speed 8x Slower CD Rewrite Speed A Lot Slower CD Write Speed 8x Slower DVD-R Read Speed Slower DVD-ROM Read Speed Slower DVD+R Read Speed Slower DVD-R Double Layer Read Speed Vastly Slower Read Speed (CD) Worse Kagoo Score More Expensive by $24 Fewer Sellers Older by Over One Year Worse Brand 11 More Items
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25% Slower DVD-RW Write Speed Worse Kagoo Score Fewer Sellers Over Two Years Older A Lot Lower User Review Score Lower Overall Review Score Has a Worse Price Less Reliable Less Carefully Designed Less OK When it Came to Noise Level Worse for a Wide Variety of Optical Media 5 More Items
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50% Slower Read Speed (CD) Worse Kagoo Score $8 More Expensive Not As Many Stockists Over One Year Older Lower User Review Score Less Customers Recommend it Worse Brand Has a Worse Price A Worse Size Has a Slower Read/write Speeds 5 More Items
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The DELL DW316 has a Kagoo Score of 90. With a price tag of $42.06 this optical disc drive is fair value for money. For further details check out our full review of the DELL DW316.
The best rated dvd rewriter under $50, with a very good spec. Purchasers report that supported DVDs, it's really easy to use and good for CDs.
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Our review analysis indicates that DELL DW316 has marvellous user reviews with 97% of buyers recommending this dvd writer to others.
5 Reasons For for Choosing the DELL DW316
The DELL DW316 is a 24 CD rewrite speed optical disc drive, and so do the Asus BW16D1HT and the LG GH24NSC0. That's 8x faster than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB (16x). More ...
How fast the optical drive can re-write data to CDs that already contain information.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The DELL DW316 has received a Kagoo Score of 90, but the Apple SuperDrive scored 83, the Asus BW16D1HT scored 89, the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB scored 86 and the LG GH24NSC0 scored 86.
On average reviewers thought the DELL DW316 has a better price. Five people thought that it really wasn't expensive.
Our analysis of the DELL DW316 reviews indicates that more reviewers thought the DELL DW316 was better in terms of size. Over 30 people thought that it was compact and over 10 people thought that it was also lightweight, was easy to carry around and was thin. Looking through the reviews we also noticed that several people thought that it was an excellent size and really wasn't heavy and bulky.
Comparing the product reviews on average people thought the DELL DW316 has a better acceptable noise level. Several people thought that it was very quiet and was noisy.
14 Reasons Against for Choosing the DELL DW316
The DELL DW316 has a Write speed (DVD+R) of 8 (as does the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB), however the Apple SuperDrive and the LG GH24NSC0 are both 24x DVD+R write speed optical disc drives (16x faster) and the Asus BW16D1HT is a 16x DVD+R write speed optical disc drive (8x faster). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to DVD+R discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The DELL DW316 is a 24 CD write speed optical disc drive, and so does the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB. That's 24x slower than the Asus BW16D1HT and the LG GH24NSC0 (48x). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to CD discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The DELL DW316 is a 24 CD read speed optical disc drive, and so does the Apple SuperDrive. That's 24x slower than the Asus BW16D1HT (48x) and 14x faster than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB (10x). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a CD.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
The DELL DW316 is more expensive than the Apple SuperDrive by $12 and more expensive than the LG GH24NSC0 by $20.
Only 3 sellers sells the DELL DW316, however 8 shops sell the Asus BW16D1HT and 6 retailers sell the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB. More ...
The DELL DW316 has an average user rating of 93%, but the Apple SuperDrive has an average user rating of 94% (based on 583 reviews) and the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB has an average user rating of 100% (based on 1 review).
The DELL DW316 has an average overall rating of 92%, but the Apple SuperDrive has an average overall rating of 93% (based on 584 reviews).
Only 94.2% of 997 customers recommend the DELL DW316, however 100% of 1 customers recommend the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB.
DELL optical disc drives have an average rating of only 82%, however Asus has an average rating of 92.4% and LG has an average rating of 95%.
Our analysis of the DELL DW316 reviews indicates that more reviewers thought the DELL DW316 was less reliable.
The DELL DW316 reviewers thought the DELL DW316 has a worse design.
The DELL DW316 reviewers thought the DELL DW316 was harder to use.
The DELL DW316 reviewers thought the DELL DW316 has a slower read/write speeds.
On average reviewers thought the DELL DW316 was worse for a wide variety of optical media.
The cheapest price that we could find for the DW316 in the US is $42.06 and in total we found 3 prices for it.
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The Asus BW16D1HT has a Kagoo Score of 89. However with a price tag of $79.98 this optical disc drive is a bit expensive. For further details check out our full review of the Asus BW16D1HT.
The highest rated dvd burner under $100, with a very good spec.
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Customers report that Asus BW16D1HT has great expert reviews with an average expert rating of 90%.
14 Reasons For for Choosing the Asus BW16D1HT
The Asus BW16D1HT is a 48 CD-R write speed optical disc drive, and so does the LG GH24NSC0. That's 24x faster than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB (24x). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to CD-R discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The Asus BW16D1HT has a DVD-RW write speed of 8, however the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB and the LG GH24NSC0 are both only 6x DVD-RW write speed optical disc drives (2x slower). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to DVD-RW discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
Asus BW16D1HT is 8 DVD-R Double Layer write speed, and so does the LG GH24NSC0. That's 2x faster than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB (6x). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to DVD-R Double Layer discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The Asus BW16D1HT has a CD rewrite speed of 24 (as do the DELL DW316 and the LG GH24NSC0), however the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is only a 16x CD rewrite speed optical disc drive (8x slower). More ...
How fast the optical drive can re-write data to CDs that already contain information.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The Asus BW16D1HT has a CD write speed of 48 (as does the LG GH24NSC0), whereas the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB and the DELL DW316 are both only 24x CD write speed optical disc drives (24x slower). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to CD discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The Asus BW16D1HT has a DVD-R read speed of 16 (as does the LG GH24NSC0), whereas the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is only an 8x DVD-R read speed optical disc drive (8x slower). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a DVD-R.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
The Asus BW16D1HT is a 16 DVD-ROM read speed optical disc drive, and so does the LG GH24NSC0. That's 8x faster than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB (8x). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a DVD-ROM.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
The Asus BW16D1HT is a 16 DVD+R read speed optical disc drive, and so does the LG GH24NSC0. That's 8x faster than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB (8x). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a DVD+R.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
Asus BW16D1HT is 12 DVD-R Double Layer read speed, and so does the LG GH24NSC0. That's 6x faster than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB (6x). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a DVD-R Double Layer disc.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
The Asus BW16D1HT has a read speed (CD) of 48, however the Apple SuperDrive and the DELL DW316 are both only 24x CD read speed optical disc drives (24x slower) and the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is only a 10x CD read speed optical disc drive (38x slower). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a CD.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
The Asus BW16D1HT has a track-at-once (TAO), but the Apple SuperDrive, the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB, the DELL DW316 and the LG GH24NSC0 do not. More ...
Track-at-once (TAO) is a recording mode that records single tracks one after another. It's the most standard recording mode, that supports both audio and data on the same disc.
The Asus BW16D1HT has a disc-at-once (DAO), however the Apple SuperDrive, the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB, the DELL DW316 and the LG GH24NSC0 do not have this feature. More ...
Disc-at-once (DAO) is a recording mode that records an entire CD or DVD in a single uninterrupted session. It is faster than Track-at-once, and allows extra information to be inserted between that standard tracks.
The Asus BW16D1HT has a session-at-once (SAO), whereas the Apple SuperDrive, the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB, the DELL DW316 and the LG GH24NSC0 do not. More ...
Session-at-once (SAO) is a recording mode that can record a large amount of single 'sessions' onto a single disc. This allows you to effectively condense multiple discs onto a single disc as several different sessions. The downside is that these cannot be played in standard audio CD players.
A greater number of sellers increases the chances of the product remaining in stock and also increases the price competition amongst retailers for this optical disc drive.
6 Reasons Against for Choosing the Asus BW16D1HT
The Asus BW16D1HT has a DVD-R write speed of 16, whereas the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is an 8x DVD-R write speed optical disc drive (8x slower) and the LG GH24NSC0 is a 24x DVD-R write speed optical disc drive (8x faster). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to DVD-R discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
Asus BW16D1HT is only 16 DVD+R write speed. That's 8x slower than the Apple SuperDrive and the LG GH24NSC0 (24x) and 8x faster than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB and the DELL DW316 (8x). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to DVD+R discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The Asus BW16D1HT has received a Kagoo Score of 89, whereas the DELL DW316 scored 90.
The Asus BW16D1HT is $50 more expensive than the Apple SuperDrive, $34 more expensive than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB, $38 more expensive than the DELL DW316 and $58 more expensive than the LG GH24NSC0.
The Asus BW16D1HT is three months older than the Apple SuperDrive and 16 months older than the DELL DW316.
Asus optical disc drives have an average rating of only 92.4%, but LG has an average rating of 95%.
The cheapest price that we could find for the BW16D1HT in the US is $79.98 and in total we found 8 prices for it.
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The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB has a Kagoo Score of 86. With a price tag of $45.98 this optical disc drive is fair value for money. For further details check out our full review of the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB.
A good value for money and fully featured tray loading external cd writer.
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Owners report that Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB has excellent user reviews with 100% of buyers recommending this dvd rewriter to others.
1 Reason For for Choosing the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB
Based on 1 user review, the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB has an average review score of 100%, whereas the Apple SuperDrive has an average rating of 94% (based on 583 reviews), the DELL DW316 has an average rating of 93% (based on 997 reviews) and the LG GH24NSC0 has an average rating of 86% (based on 142 reviews).
17 Reasons Against for Choosing the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB
The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is a 24 CD-R write speed optical disc drive. That's 24x slower than the Asus BW16D1HT and the LG GH24NSC0 (48x). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to CD-R discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB has a DVD-R write speed of 8, whereas the Asus BW16D1HT is a 16x DVD-R write speed optical disc drive (8x faster) and the LG GH24NSC0 is a 24x DVD-R write speed optical disc drive (16x faster). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to DVD-R discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is only 8 DVD+R write speed, and so does the DELL DW316. That's 16x slower than the Apple SuperDrive and the LG GH24NSC0 (24x) and 8x slower than the Asus BW16D1HT (16x). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to DVD+R discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB has a DVD-RW write speed of 6 (as does the LG GH24NSC0), however the Asus BW16D1HT is an 8x DVD-RW write speed optical disc drive (2x faster). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to DVD-RW discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is only 6 DVD-R Double Layer write speed. That's 2x slower than the Asus BW16D1HT and the LG GH24NSC0 (8x). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to DVD-R Double Layer discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB has a CD rewrite speed of 16, however the Asus BW16D1HT, the DELL DW316 and the LG GH24NSC0 are all 24x CD rewrite speed optical disc drives (8x faster). More ...
How fast the optical drive can re-write data to CDs that already contain information.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB has a CD write speed of 24 (as does the DELL DW316), whereas the Asus BW16D1HT and the LG GH24NSC0 are both 48x CD write speed optical disc drives (24x faster). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to CD discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB has a DVD-R read speed of 8, whereas the Asus BW16D1HT and the LG GH24NSC0 are both 16x DVD-R read speed optical disc drives (8x faster). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a DVD-R.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is an 8 DVD-ROM read speed optical disc drive. That's 8x slower than the Asus BW16D1HT and the LG GH24NSC0 (16x). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a DVD-ROM.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is an 8 DVD+R read speed optical disc drive. That's 8x slower than the Asus BW16D1HT and the LG GH24NSC0 (16x). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a DVD+R.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is only 6 DVD-R Double Layer read speed. That's 6x slower than the Asus BW16D1HT and the LG GH24NSC0 (12x). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a DVD-R Double Layer disc.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB has a read speed (CD) of 10, however the Apple SuperDrive and the DELL DW316 are both 24x CD read speed optical disc drives (14x faster) and the Asus BW16D1HT is a 48x CD read speed optical disc drive (38x faster). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a CD.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB has received a Kagoo Score of 86, whereas the Asus BW16D1HT scored 89 and the DELL DW316 scored 90.
The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is $16 more expensive than the Apple SuperDrive, $4 more expensive than the DELL DW316 and $24 more expensive than the LG GH24NSC0.
The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is only stocked by 6 retailers, but the Asus BW16D1HT is stocked by 8 stores. More ...
The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is seven months older than the Apple SuperDrive, four months older than the Asus BW16D1HT and 20 months older than the DELL DW316.
Buffalo optical disc drives have an average rating of only 77.5%, but Asus has an average rating of 92.4%, DELL has an average rating of 82% and LG has an average rating of 95%.
The cheapest price that we could find for the DVSMPT58U2VB in the US is $45.98 and in total we found 6 prices for it.
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The LG GH24NSC0 has a Kagoo Score of 86. With a price tag of $21.94 this optical disc drive is good value for money. For further details check out our full review of the LG GH24NSC0 or read our article on whether you should buy a LG optical disc drive.
Multiple reviews mentioned that this cd rewriter supportsDVDs but it's noisy and not {more} quiet. It's a classic and cheap slot loading internal cd rewriter, with a very good spec.
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Our review analysis indicates that LG GH24NSC0 has very good user reviews with an average user rating of 86%, based on 142 reviews.
13 Reasons For for Choosing the LG GH24NSC0
The LG GH24NSC0 has a CD-R write speed of 48 (as does the Asus BW16D1HT), whereas the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is only a 24x CD-R write speed optical disc drive (24x slower). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to CD-R discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The LG GH24NSC0 is a 24 DVD-R write speed optical disc drive. That's 8x faster than the Asus BW16D1HT (16x) and 16x faster than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB (8x). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to DVD-R discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
LG GH24NSC0 is 24 DVD+R write speed (as does the Apple SuperDrive), but the Asus BW16D1HT is only a 16x DVD+R write speed optical disc drive (8x slower) and the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB and the DELL DW316 are both only 8x DVD+R write speed optical disc drives (16x slower). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to DVD+R discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
LG GH24NSC0 is 8 DVD-R Double Layer write speed (as does the Asus BW16D1HT), but the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is only a 6x DVD-R Double Layer write speed optical disc drive (2x slower). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to DVD-R Double Layer discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The LG GH24NSC0 is a 24 CD rewrite speed optical disc drive, and so do the Asus BW16D1HT and the DELL DW316. That's 8x faster than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB (16x). More ...
How fast the optical drive can re-write data to CDs that already contain information.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The LG GH24NSC0 is a 48 CD write speed optical disc drive, and so does the Asus BW16D1HT. That's 24x faster than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB and the DELL DW316 (24x). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to CD discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The LG GH24NSC0 is a 16 DVD-R read speed optical disc drive, and so does the Asus BW16D1HT. That's 8x faster than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB (8x). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a DVD-R.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
The LG GH24NSC0 has a DVD-ROM read speed of 16 (as does the Asus BW16D1HT), whereas the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is only an 8x DVD-ROM read speed optical disc drive (8x slower). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a DVD-ROM.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
The LG GH24NSC0 has a DVD+R read speed of 16 (as does the Asus BW16D1HT), whereas the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is only an 8x DVD+R read speed optical disc drive (8x slower). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a DVD+R.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
LG GH24NSC0 is 12 DVD-R Double Layer read speed (as does the Asus BW16D1HT), but the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is only a 6x DVD-R Double Layer read speed optical disc drive (6x slower). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a DVD-R Double Layer disc.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
The LG GH24NSC0 is $8.05 cheaper than the Apple SuperDrive, $58.04 cheaper than the Asus BW16D1HT, $24.04 cheaper than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB and $20.12 cheaper than the DELL DW316.
LG optical disc drives have an average rating of 95%, but Apple only has an average rating of 77.3%, Asus only has an average rating of 92.4%, Buffalo only has an average rating of 77.5% and DELL only has an average rating of 82%.
On average reviewers thought the LG GH24NSC0 has a faster read/write speeds. Several people thought that it had really fast read/write speeds and write speeds.
11 Reasons Against for Choosing the LG GH24NSC0
The LG GH24NSC0 is a 6 DVD-RW write speed optical disc drive, and so does the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB. That's 2x slower than the Asus BW16D1HT (8x). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to DVD-RW discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The LG GH24NSC0 has received a Kagoo Score of 86, whereas the Asus BW16D1HT scored 89 and the DELL DW316 scored 90.
Only 3 sellers sells the LG GH24NSC0, but 8 retailers sell the Asus BW16D1HT and 6 shops sell the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB. More ...
The LG GH24NSC0 is older than the Apple SuperDrive by 13 months, older than the Asus BW16D1HT by 10 months, older than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB by six months and older than the DELL DW316 by two years.
The average user rating of the LG GH24NSC0 is 86%, whereas the average user rating of the Apple SuperDrive is 94% (based on 583 reviews), the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB is 100% (based on 1 review) and the DELL DW316 is 93% (based on 997 reviews).
The average overall rating of the LG GH24NSC0 is 86%, whereas the average overall rating of the Apple SuperDrive is 93% (based on 584 reviews) and the DELL DW316 is 92% (based on 997 reviews).
On average reviewers thought the LG GH24NSC0 has a worse price.
The LG GH24NSC0 reviewers thought the LG GH24NSC0 was less reliable.
On average reviewers thought the LG GH24NSC0 was less carefully designed.
Our analysis of the LG GH24NSC0 reviews indicates that more reviewers thought the LG GH24NSC0 was less OK when it came to noise level.
The LG GH24NSC0 reviewers thought the LG GH24NSC0 was worse for a wide variety of optical media.
The cheapest price that we could find for the GH24NSC0 in the US is $21.94 and in total we found 3 prices for it.
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The Apple SuperDrive has a Kagoo Score of 83. With a price tag of $29.99 this optical disc drive is good value for money. For further details check out our full review of the Apple SuperDrive.
A classic and fully featured slot loading external cd rewriter, with a fair price. Our review analysis indicates that this cd rewriter supportsDVDs, it's very easy to use and good for CDs.
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Multiple reviews mentioned that Apple SuperDrive has excellent user reviews with 97% of buyers recommending this cd (re)writer to others.
6 Reasons For for Choosing the Apple SuperDrive
The Apple SuperDrive has a Write speed (DVD+R) of 24 (as does the LG GH24NSC0), however the Asus BW16D1HT is only a 16x DVD+R write speed optical disc drive (8x slower) and the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB and the DELL DW316 are both only 8x DVD+R write speed optical disc drives (16x slower). More ...
How fast the optical drive can write to DVD+R discs.
Higher write speeds mean the disc will be completed and ready to use far quicker.
The average overall review score of the Apple SuperDrive is 93% based on 584 reviews, but the average rating of the Asus BW16D1HT is 72% (based on 1 review), the average rating of the DELL DW316 is 92% (based on 997 reviews) and the average rating of the LG GH24NSC0 is 86% (based on 144 reviews).
The Apple SuperDrive reviewers thought the Apple SuperDrive was more robust. Over 10 people thought that it was well made and several people thought that it was also really well-built and reliable.
The Apple SuperDrive reviewers thought the Apple SuperDrive has a better design. Several people thought that it was very well designed and was good-looking.
On average reviewers thought the Apple SuperDrive was easier to use. More than 60 people thought that it was really easy to use and several people thought that it was also very easy to setup and had good controls.
Our analysis of the Apple SuperDrive reviews indicates that more reviewers thought the Apple SuperDrive was better for a wide variety of optical media. More than 10 people thought that it supported DVDs and was good for CDs.
11 Reasons Against for Choosing the Apple SuperDrive
The Apple SuperDrive is a 24 CD read speed optical disc drive, and so does the DELL DW316. That's 24x slower than the Asus BW16D1HT (48x) and 14x faster than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB (10x). More ...
How quickly the optical drive can read information from a CD.
Faster read speeds mean that the data on the disc can be accessed quicker, making every operation faster and meaning less time is wasted waiting for the disc to load.
The Apple SuperDrive has received a Kagoo Score of 83, but the Asus BW16D1HT scored 89, the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB scored 86, the DELL DW316 scored 90 and the LG GH24NSC0 scored 86.
The Apple SuperDrive is more expensive than the LG GH24NSC0 by $8.
Only 1 seller sell the Apple SuperDrive, however 8 sellers sell the Asus BW16D1HT, 6 shops sell the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB, 3 retailers sell the DELL DW316 and 3 shops sell the LG GH24NSC0. More ...
The Apple SuperDrive is older than the DELL DW316 by 13 months.
The Apple SuperDrive has an average user rating of 94%, but the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB has an average user rating of 100% (based on 1 review).
Only 93.4% of 590 customers recommend the Apple SuperDrive, however 100% of 1 customers recommend the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VB and 94.2% of 997 customers recommend the DELL DW316.
Apple optical disc drives have an average rating of only 77.3%, however Asus has an average rating of 92.4%, Buffalo has an average rating of 77.5%, DELL has an average rating of 82% and LG has an average rating of 95%.
On average reviewers thought the Apple SuperDrive has a worse price.
On average reviewers thought the Apple SuperDrive was a worse size.
On average reviewers thought the Apple SuperDrive has a slower read/write speeds.
The cheapest price that we could find for the SuperDrive in the US is $29.99 but in total we found only 1 price for it.
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