nu Tech DDW-081 8X DVD+RW Burner Review?
nu Tech DDW-081 8X DVD+RW Burner Review?
Has anyone else have one of these sweet burners, they have been owt for over a week and still no reviews????
Well I can say from first hand experience she cooks well @ 8 times on Verbatim media and does everything else she says she will do.
Since I added her to my household every meal she's serverd up has been great, she hasnt spilt a thing so no need for coasters so far
See the specs here:
http://www.nuniverse.com/1_english/3_pr ... .php?pID=3
If any one else has one or seen a review I would luv to know, thanx in advance.
Chillowt and stay cool.
Well I can say from first hand experience she cooks well @ 8 times on Verbatim media and does everything else she says she will do.
Since I added her to my household every meal she's serverd up has been great, she hasnt spilt a thing so no need for coasters so far
See the specs here:
http://www.nuniverse.com/1_english/3_pr ... .php?pID=3
If any one else has one or seen a review I would luv to know, thanx in advance.
Chillowt and stay cool.
nu Tech DDW-081 8X DVD+RW Burner Review + Verbatim 4X +R.
Ok nuthin so far, so hows about we do a quick review right now :0
Here are some results you tell me what you think
The Cooker: nu Tech DDW-081
The errors: =0
The medi info: Verbatim 4X +R coked @ 8X:
Nero Speed test: Preety Damm good
kProbe results: damm good
What more can I say ....WOOT!
A great burner and damm good media... a marriage made in DVD heaven.
Here are some results you tell me what you think
The Cooker: nu Tech DDW-081
The errors: =0
The medi info: Verbatim 4X +R coked @ 8X:
Nero Speed test: Preety Damm good
kProbe results: damm good
What more can I say ....WOOT!
A great burner and damm good media... a marriage made in DVD heaven.
They should be around the USD$150 as a guess...lol better than that check here.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.a ... 14&order=1
$159
In another forum dated last week, this link had the price @ 139.99 but its the same price now as newegg:( as above weird shite, what happened to competition)
The price has gone up $20 ????
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... ode=174502
Cheers
ps another price...
Try http://www.unitedmicro.com/ ... you must go thru http://www.pricewatch.com/ and the price is $139.00 including shipping;)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.a ... 14&order=1
$159
In another forum dated last week, this link had the price @ 139.99 but its the same price now as newegg:( as above weird shite, what happened to competition)
The price has gone up $20 ????
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... ode=174502
Cheers
ps another price...
Try http://www.unitedmicro.com/ ... you must go thru http://www.pricewatch.com/ and the price is $139.00 including shipping;)
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Anandtech's Review
Our main concerns stem from the lack of 8X DVD+R media. While our current champion, the Plextor 708A, had no problems burning several brands of 4X media at 8X, the DDW-081 will only burn 8X certified media at 8X. The lack of bitsetting capabilities for the drive seemed disappointing also. Granted, our Plextor 708A does not support bitsetting either, but it does support DVD-R burn capabilities.
However, considering the extremely low cost of the unit, around $140, we have to give Nu Tech a lot of credit. If burning DVD-R's is not a problem, you save $100 over the Plextor 708A. Let us not forget also that Sony recently announced that their newest drive will not be supporting 8X DVD-R writes, and will debut at $270 (although the Pioneer 107 should support Z-CLV 8X). Could it be that DVD+R is pulling ahead in the “format wars”? Although it lacks the performance of the Plextor 708A, Nu Tech clearly wins the price grab.
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You will be pleasently suprised for the price.....damm good burner, just need to find a stockist for some Verbatim DVD+R x4 media and start burning @ 8X...................or wait until some 8X media is available, hehehehe........Illuminati wrote:I bought my Dad one for the SFF system I'm building him. Couldn't pass up an 8x burner for the price of most 4x burners!
Give us a report Illuminati...
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I'll definately give a report when I get it all setup... the parts should all arrive at my house today, so tonight I will be busy putting it all together Fun,fun,fun!
Don't know if I will get to test it, mainly because I don't have any 8x media right now. I will definately let you know when I do though!
Don't know if I will get to test it, mainly because I don't have any 8x media right now. I will definately let you know when I do though!
New Firmware (Bx03) and Bitsetting utility
http://www.nuniverse.com/1_english/3_pr ... .php?pID=3
Cheers and good luck
http://www.nuniverse.com/1_english/3_pr ... .php?pID=3
Cheers and good luck
btw u should get a free piece of Verbatim 4X media which burns @ 8XIlluminati wrote:I'll definately give a report when I get it all setup... the parts should all arrive at my house today, so tonight I will be busy putting it all together Fun,fun,fun!
Don't know if I will get to test it, mainly because I don't have any 8x media right now. I will definately let you know when I do though!
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THG has a roundup of 11 DVD burners, one of them is the Nu Tech DDW-081. It's one of the best out there.
http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/200 ... er-18.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/200 ... er-18.html
Tom is not the best review source these days but there is some BS there for us to filter thru...
BTW this drive does Bitsetting with the util that can be downloaded from NUTech.......
I have done tried it and sure as hell worked
http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic. ... 0d1dce2bb1
BTW this drive does Bitsetting with the util that can be downloaded from NUTech.......
I have done tried it and sure as hell worked
http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic. ... 0d1dce2bb1
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Hey guys DVDInfo (aka Nic Wilson) is going to add Bitsetting for the Nutech Drives :0 This is what I found
The Netfarer Forums -> DVDRRW.ORG -> DVD Format Comparisons
DVDInfoPro and bitsetting minus format, Watch this space for DVD-R/RW bitsetting.
"Posted: Oct 30 2003, 02:43 AM
Netfarer
Folks,
There is not much I can say at this time except, this is being worked on at the moment and any news on this subject will be reported here. I am working very close with some engineers on this and exploring it.
cheers
NicW"
http://www.dvdrrw.org/
Sorry no direct linkage is possible.
What more could I want?????? hmmm
The Netfarer Forums -> DVDRRW.ORG -> DVD Format Comparisons
DVDInfoPro and bitsetting minus format, Watch this space for DVD-R/RW bitsetting.
"Posted: Oct 30 2003, 02:43 AM
Netfarer
Folks,
There is not much I can say at this time except, this is being worked on at the moment and any news on this subject will be reported here. I am working very close with some engineers on this and exploring it.
cheers
NicW"
http://www.dvdrrw.org/
Sorry no direct linkage is possible.
What more could I want?????? hmmm
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BX03 and bitsetting util is available from here:Illuminati wrote:kewl!... will everyone be able to get this by a firmware update? or will it be a whole new revision to the hardware so people like me who already have the drive are SOL?
http://www.nuniverse.com/1_english/3_pr ... .php?pID=3
or see here:
http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdo ... i=1909&p=7
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The new Bitsetting util by DVDInfo is now available...enjoy
http://www.dvdinfopro.com/download/qsiutil.zip
http://www.dvdrrw.org/ found it thru here:0
http://www.dvdinfopro.com/download/qsiutil.zip
http://www.dvdrrw.org/ found it thru here:0