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UltraBURN DVD-R: new dvd authoring drive

updated 02:55 pm EST, Wed March 13, 2002


FirewireDirect.com is shipping its new UltraBURN DVD-R, a DVD authoring mechanism that burns DVD-R and DVD-RW, as well as CD-R and CD-RW media. It uses the newest generation Pioneer DVR-104 drive which reads DVD titles at 6x, writes DVD-R discs at 2x as well as reads CDs at 24x, writes CD-R at 8x, and writes to CD-RW at 4x. An external FireWire version is $550, while an internal drive is $400. It ships with DVD/CD authoring software (Discribe) as well as a DVD-R disc. The company is also selling Jewel-cases DVD media for $4/disc and in bulk for $2.60/disc (spindle pack of 50).


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  1. tr

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    03/13, 03:34pm | report spam | Reply |

    specs

    if they are using the DVR-104, doesn't that have a CD-RW write speed of 8X?

  1. ::snowman::

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    03/13, 05:06pm | report spam | Reply |

    amazing thing is

    regular CDR burners used to cost this much only 3 or so years ago. And a burner like this (basically) used to cost twice this only one year ago.

    anyone remember when Jaz disks were cool to use?

    or MO was 120 MB?

  1. MacNN.com Reader

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    03/13, 05:15pm | report spam | Reply |

    Down, down down

    I remember when you had to pay a buck or two for a CD-R disk... just wait, they will get down to around $1 by this time next year (if not lower)

  1. MacNN.com Reader

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    03/13, 05:15pm | report spam | Reply |

    Back to the future...

    Hi
    I've just dropped in from the future. Wow! You guys can only store 5 GB on a disc that size??? Boy, do you have a lot to learn about pan-dimensional, multi-rhomboid lattice storage systems. And only 8 bits per byte? Man, ours go all the way to eleven!

    See you in 10 years!

  1. macaddictg4

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    03/13, 07:05pm | report spam | Reply |

    Software

    Anyone know if this is compatable with iDVD, or is only the Apple Superdrive?

  1. mmihalik

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    03/13, 07:24pm | report spam | Reply |

    LaCie - $499

    All vendors will be shifting from the DVR-A03/103 to the DVR-A04/104 sometime in March, as the 104/A04 reaches the integrators.

    Two main improvements: drive now standard depth, like other CD-R/RW drives (important for internals, and certain cases).

    CD-RW write speed improved.

    ATA-33 interface for improved throughput.

    Lower cost.

    By the by, LaCie has had the SuperDrive External; has PC software bundle, Toast Lite, and certified for use with DVD Studio Pro.

    DVD SP is compatible with A03/103/A04/104, as the 104 is in the new G4 Macs and iMacs.

    Last, no you cannot use iDVD2 with an external drive.

  1. Dan Harkless

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    03/13, 08:48pm | report spam | Reply |

    Re: LaCie - $499

    ATA-33 interface for improved throughput.

    Say what? ATA-33 is the baseline ATA speed, and the A03 already supported ATAPI-5, which can use up to ATA66 speed.

    Did you perhaps mean ATA133? If so, I'm a bit surprised, as I hadn't seen any vendors other than Maxtor supporting that new standard in their drives yet.

  1. MacNN.com Reader

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    RE: ATA33

    Yep, that's all! Supports DMA now.

    Mike

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