Well here we go with another review! This time the hardware comes from Lite-On and we have a lot of members out there that really like this company. Lately, there has been a lot of competition out there from some heavy hitters like BenQ and Lite-On can surely feel the pressure from NEC as well. How will this dual layer, half-height combo drive stack up? We are about to find out, as the 1653S was tested by drive reviewer Tor Magne, also known as OC-Freak.
|  SOHW-1653S 16x 4x / 12x 4x / 16x / 4x + 48x 24x 48x Half-Height DVD-Dual
- ATAPI / E-IDE Half-Height internal DVD+R / DVD+RW / DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD-ROM / CD-R / CD-RW / CD-ROM combination drive
- Support Double Layer DVD+R9 Recording Function
- SMART-BURN avoiding Buffer UnderRun Error, Automatically adjusting writing strategy & running OPC to provide the best burning quality
- SMART-X function adjusts CD-DA / VCD / DVD data extraction to a fastest allowable speed according to both data request rate from host and disk quality
- VAS® system reduce vibration and noise during recording and reading
- Support Fixed Packet, Variable Packet, TAO, SAO, DAO, Raw Mode Burning & Over-Burn
- DVD read compliant : DVD single / dual layer ( PTP / OTP ), DVD-R ( 3.9 GB / 4.7 GB ), DVD-R multi-borders, DVD+R, DVD+R multi-sessions, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW
- CD read compliant : CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM / XA, Photo-CD, Multi-session, Karaoke-CD, Video-CD, CD-I FMV, CD Extra, CD Plus, CD-R, and CD-RW
- Support both 8 cm and 12 cm disc of CD and DVD family
- Conform to Orange Book : Part 2 CD-R Volume 1, Part 2 CD-R Volume 2 Multi Speed, Part 3 CD-RW Volume 1 ( 1x, 2x, and 4x ), Part 3 CD-RW Volume 2 : High Speed, Part 3 CD-RW Volume 3 : Ultra Speed
- Supported transfer mode : PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 and Ultra DMA mode 2
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For those of you that would like to learn what this drive is capable of, please head on over to the review page. Once you have finished reading, if you have any thoughts, questions or comments, we would sure like to hear them. A link to the forum discussion thread can be found on the last page, this feedback is greatly appreciated!
Source: CD Freaks
