Internal optical drives may be on the way out, but they're also more affordable than ever. Take the iHAS124-04 ($17.99 list) from Lite-On, an affordable, 24x disc drive that accepts all DVD and CD formats. In fact, this drive can write on all those formats backed by a list of performance features.
Design and Features
There's nothing fancy or out of the ordinary about this model's design—just a black disc bay with all the logos we've come to know and the one eject button. In the back, you'll find the expected SATA connection. Though, this optical drive does support double layer DVDs and DVD+/-R9 formats. Not to mention that its bay can fit either 8 or 12-centimeter CDs and DVDs. The iHAS124-04 writes at 24x maximum on DVD+/-R and rewrites at 8x top speed on DVD+RW.
This drive's Smart Burn feature is meant to avoid the Buffer Under Run errors by automatically switching writing strategies and walking OPC quality control. The Smart-X function in this disc drive adjusts disc data extraction to the fastest possible speed according to data request rate from the PC and hard disk quality. It also house an ABS system to reduce vibration and noise when reading and writing. The iHAS124-04 is compatible with Windows 2000 or later.
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