Our friends from trustedreviews.com informed
us about their test of the MSI DR8-A DVD writer. The drive itself supports 8x/4x DVD+R(W),
4x/2x DVD-R(W) and 40/24 CD-R(W).
 It was with a definite
sense of déjé vu that I unboxed the DR8-A from MSI. It looks identical to
the DR4-A I tested a little while ago.
Not only does the drive look identical but the package is also the
same. Inside the bright green box you'll find the DR8-A drive, an audio
cable, four mounting screws and a single DVD+R blank disc. On the software
front you get Nero 5.5, PowerDVD for watching DVDs, ShowBiz for video
editing and Sonic MyDVD for creating your own DVD movies.
The other major improvement is the CD writing
speed. With 40-speed CD-R and 24-speed CD-RW performance, there's little
need to have a separate CD-RW drive in your PC, which will save you a bit
of cash and space. Again, only the Plextor PX-708A boasts similar
specifications, and in practice just manages to pip the DR8-A in the speed
race. Burning 600MB of MP3 files to CD-R proved to be 12 seconds faster on
the Plextor, while the same burn to CD-RW media was seven seconds quicker.
The Plextor managed to format a CD-RW disc one minute and 22 seconds
quicker than the MSI, so it looks like the Plextor still reigns in the CD
performance kingdom. |
Trusted Reviews gives this drive an overall 10 out of 10 Points and awards it
with the "TrustedReviews.com Editor's choice". You may watch the entire review
here.
Feel free to discuss the burner in our Recording Hardware Forum.
Source: trustedreviews.com
