Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive IHAS424-98 - Retail (Black)
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Special Feature | Portable |
Hardware Interface | CD-R |
Brand | BestDuplicator |
Optical Storage Read Speed | 24x |
Hardware Platform | PC |
About this item
- Lite-On IHAS424-98 LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive (Black), Retail.
- SATA Half-Height internal DVD+R / DVD+RW / DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD+R9/ DVD-R9/ DVD-RAM/DVD-ROM /
- CD-R/ CD-RW / CD-ROM combination drive.Support Double Layer DVD+/- R9 Recording Function.
- SMART-BURN(1) avoiding Buffer Under Run error, Automatically adjusting writing strategy &
- SMART-X(2) function adjusts CD-DA / VCD / DVD data extraction to a fastest allowable speed
- according to both data request rate from host and disk quality.Walking OPC to provide the best burning quality.
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Easy to install | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 4.6 | — |
Noise level | — | 4.6 | 5.0 | — | 4.5 | — |
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hardware interface | cd-r | sata 1 5 gb | dvd r, cd-r, ata, cd rw | dvd rw | cd-r | cd-r |
read speed | 24x | 16x | 8x | — | 16x | 8x |
write speed | — | 24x | 24x, 8x | — | 24x (DVD), 48x (CD) | 24 X |
hardware platform | PC | PC | PC | PC | — | PC |
cache memory size | 2 MB | — | — | 2 MB | — | 2 MB |
Product Description
Lite-On IHAS424-98 LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive (Black), Retail
Product information
Product Dimensions | 8.1 x 5.72 x 1.6 inches |
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Item Weight | 1.5 pounds |
ASIN | B002SIMPXM |
Item model number | IHAS424-98 BLACK/RBOX |
Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #226 in Internal CD & DVD Drives |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | October 12, 2009 |
Manufacturer | LITE-ON IT CORPORATION |
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Customers like the performance, quality and value of the optical disc drive. For example, they mention it functions well, provides excellent quality and is great value for money. Customers are also impressed with the ease of installation and speed, saying it's very fast and has good access times.
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Customers are satisfied with the performance of the optical disc drive. They mention that it functions well, is quiet, and does a nice job for a good price. Some say that it works well as a boot drive and has had no performance problems at all. Some customers also mention that the laser mechanism is excellent and the firmware is decent.
"...I use that, but this one on the other hand is very quiet and does the job equally well, so this is my first main observation and one that I was very..." Read more
"...This DVD is quiet and does a nice job for a good price. The instruction manual is, well, brief, hence this long-winded review." Read more
"...finally went to lightscribe.com and downloaded their software and it works great...." Read more
"...This drive works well in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) with K3b, and the only odd thing is it seems to take a bit to actually start the burn, maybe 30..." Read more
Customers like the quality of the optical disc drive. They say it has good working quality, and is an excellent product. Some say the burn quality is paramount, and the drive has not failed once.
"...Quality: All the media burnt using this disc has so far provided excellent quality and works exactly as it should!..." Read more
"...Playing, recording, and burning Lightscribe were all great. Installation was a breeze...." Read more
"...It burns at the fastest Lightscribe available and takes approx twenty minutes per disc..." Read more
"...Great deal, went in fine, and burns the big DVD's no problem...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the optical disc drive. They say it's great for the price, money well spent, and affordable. Some say it performs well for an extremely low price.
"...on Newegg and Amazon, and this one had good reviews and a great price!..." Read more
"...This DVD is quiet and does a nice job for a good price. The instruction manual is, well, brief, hence this long-winded review." Read more
"...It was just a cheap nice good quality product to get me Dual layer support. The nero essentials it comes with are garbage ( for my purpose at least)...." Read more
"...saw this particular drive mentioned those disks specifically, the price was right and I have had good experiences with Lite-on products in the past,..." Read more
Customers find the installation of the optical disc drive to be very easy. They mention that the SATA connections and Lite-On Writer installed easily. They also appreciate the good instructions and the fact that the internal mounting is pretty simple. Customers also mention that there is no need to add drivers.
"...The toolbox will "find" the DVD and you're good to go. There is no need to add drivers. I'm using Windows 7...." Read more
"...The included NERO software installed easily but it was no where to be seen once installed...." Read more
"...They were easy to install and all that was needed to install the products (hardware) was included in the shipment...." Read more
"...Everything plugged in just right. Came with everything I needed to install...." Read more
Customers like the speed of the optical disc drive. They say it has fast read and write speeds, good access times, and spins up fast. Some say it does what it's supposed to do efficiently and quietly. They also say it reads media well and writes really well.
"...worth mentioning, it does what it is supposed to do and it does it pretty efficiently and quietly! So there it is - 5 stars Lite On!" Read more
"...It seems to read media well and I was amazed at the speed as I had been using a 5 year old DVD burner which was IDE...." Read more
"...It burns every DVD and CD under the sun, reads cleanly, and Lightscribe hasn't failed on me yet...." Read more
"...Very fast. But the negatives mentioned above ultimately caused me to return the product to Amazon...." Read more
Customers like the software that comes with the optical disc drive. They say it's basic and works well. Some customers also mention that the software is a nice bonus.
"...Bundled Software: It came with a NERO 9 Essentials disc, which I use now!..." Read more
"...The drive comes with a CD with Nero software. You can use it if you like, but I prefer LightScribe Toolbox, available online rather inexpensively...." Read more
"...The nero essentials it comes with are garbage ( for my purpose at least)...." Read more
"...the drive on my computer, and has been working great since, comes with nero 9 essentials, some mounting screws, and a sata cable, which is a..." Read more
Customers like the lightscribe feature of the optical disc drive. They say it's nice to have on hand, and easy to use. Some mention that it has lightscribe support, and that it easily handles the lightscript duties.
"...Light-Scribe: The drive has lightscribe support, although I haven't used it yet. So no comments on that, will edit once I have used that feature...." Read more
"...Not a single burn error yet (knock on wood). The Lightscribe feature is pretty cool too...." Read more
"...Having LightScribe is another plus!" Read more
"...Fast> Cheap> Lightscribe CapableCons> Sometimes noisy when reading disks...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the noise produced by the optical disc drive. Some mention that it's extremely quiet, while others say that it gets a little loud and makes a humming noise.
"...about to take off when I use that, but this one on the other hand is very quiet and does the job equally well, so this is my first main observation..." Read more
"...This DVD is quiet and does a nice job for a good price. The instruction manual is, well, brief, hence this long-winded review." Read more
"...whatever they do.... you'll always hear them make noise and it sounds like a beep... the sound of the thing inside moving one way and then back again..." Read more
"...It is not noisy, but then again you can't hear anything over the roar of 5 Scythe slipstream high speed fans, plus a GTX 470 on full fan speed......" Read more
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I have used it considerably well for the past 2 weeks, so I can't comment on reliability yet, will update this review if something goes wrong. That said, so far this has proved to be a great buy, my Blu-ray drive is awfully noisy, it seems like the system is about to take off when I use that, but this one on the other hand is very quiet and does the job equally well, so this is my first main observation and one that I was very pleased with!
So here is the detailed review:
1) Installation: Installing the drive was a breeze, if you are familiar with computer hardware and knows what goes where and where the SATA connectors are on your motherboard, you would probably have it installed in under 5 min, especially if you have a tool-less 5.25 drive bay! It comes with one SATA cable for getting it hooked up, if you have a older PATA/IDE only motherboard, you might have to buy additional adapters!
2) Asthetics: Nothing fancy here, just like any other internal 5.25" optical drives you have seen! Got a non-glossy black bezel in front and it looks neat and clean, and fits in flush with my case, no rough edges, if you have a black case you probably won't be able to see the edges unless you look closer!
3) Noise Level: As mentioned earlier this is quiet and you won't hear the disc spinning, it won't scare you or your babies or pets (some of them do)! Both while reading and writing it is pretty quiet!
4) Light-Scribe: The drive has lightscribe support, although I haven't used it yet. So no comments on that, will edit once I have used that feature. Lightscribe lets you print disc labels on the other side of the DVD, if you have a lightscribe disc (you need to buy special media for this to work, won't work on all DVD's)!
5) Speed: This majorly depends on what kind of media/discs you are using, the drive can write at 24x speeds (the max at this time), if that kind of discs were even available, but unfortunately the max media speed caps at 16X, so for a 16X single layer disc (which is what I use mostly) this will complete the writing in 5 min, which is fast enough for me, but again this will depend on the media you are using, dual layer DVD's will take much much longer!
6) Quality: All the media burnt using this disc has so far provided excellent quality and works exactly as it should! The build quality of the drive itself is very good, no complaints there!
7) Bundled Software: It came with a NERO 9 Essentials disc, which I use now! It is not the latest form Nero out there but hey you can't argue with free, so that's worth around $10 (for OEM) - Nero 9 Essentials CD/DVD Burning Software (OEM Version) !
8) Registration: Registration was not as easy as it should have been, I register all my new purchases, just helps me keep an electronic record of all items, drivers, activation's etc, and it would come in handy if something goes wrong later! The documents along with the writer did not provide a site for registration, or I missed it, if it was there, so I had to search a little bit, but once I got on liteonit.com it was pretty straight forward! All the info you need to register is on the packaging itself!
So overall, so far for me, I haven't yet found any cons or negatives worth mentioning, it does what it is supposed to do and it does it pretty efficiently and quietly! So there it is - 5 stars Lite On!
Remember, this is a SATA drive, so your computer needs to be a SATA-equipped computer. How do you know? Look at the manual, the sales literature, look online, check the front or rear of the computer to see if there is a rectangular female jack that says "eSata." This is for an external (or "e") SATA drive and assures you that you have a SATA drive.
SATA drives are several multiples faster than other connections, such as USB and are "hot-swappable," in the eSATA configuration.
If you're replacing an old SATA DVD drive, then you know you have the right replacement and you won't have any problems with connections. Simply remove the old one and replace it with the new one, noting where the connections go. Remember that the connections only go ONE WAY and are "keyed."
If you're adding a DVD, you need to open the case to see if you have an extra data port. Chances are, you don't, because manufacturers are not prone to build things with unused ports, but you can get around it--maybe.
Unplug the computer and the various connections and tape them together so you don't lose any.
Most cases have a sliding side on one side and a "sealed" side.
The sliding side usually has a hand-hold to tip you off that this is the one. Even if it doesn't, it is the side with the screws--two, three or four hex-screws. Remove them and keep them aside.
Pull on the hand hold and slide the side in the direction of the hand-hold. Voila!
Sudden Light: Donegal's Novel
Use this opportunity to vacuum out the computer, but don't touch any of the electronic parts as you don't want to dislodge them.
You'll see the power supply--a square or rectangular box--the power cord plugs into the outside of it. There will be many wires coming from it. Some end with a white, 4-prong connector and some with a few black edge connectors. The black edge connector is for the SATA power. Look where these go--likely your hard drive, CD and DVD. Is there an unused connection? Good. You'll use that to power the new DVD. No spare one? Are there spare, white 4-prong power connections coming form the power supply? Radio Shack sells a connection that leads from the white connection (a "Molex" connection) to a a SATA power connector. It is part # 278-030 and around $3. Once you get one, you have power to the new drive.
Is there a spare SATA data port? This is more of a problem. Each data port can only manage one device, so there isn't a splitter. You would have to add SATA ports, which is the subject of another story.
If you don't have a spare, you may, after all. Look to see if you have an eSATA port, usually on the front of the computer. The SATA data cables are usually red, and look like a thick telephone cord and are flat, with black rectangular connections.
This DVD drive comes with a spare data cable, so you can see what one looks like.
Unplug the cable leading from the eSATA jack to the port, at the port. Most connectors have a little metal lock on them. Press that as you are wiggling it out.
Plug in the new data cable into the port and insert the other end into the DVD by feeding the data cable through the square hole where the DVD will be put. Connect the power cord (which is next to the data connection, but bigger), again, while the DVD drive is outside the computer, feeding the power cord through the square hole.
Side in the new DVD, align the screw holes on the side. The DVD comes with 4 screws, but you only need 2 or 3 to have a good installation.
Button the case back up, replug your connections and power plug and turn it on.
The DVD will light up with a green light from time to time as the computer is powering up.
The drive comes with a CD with Nero software. You can use it if you like, but I prefer LightScribe Toolbox, available online rather inexpensively. The toolbox will "find" the DVD and you're good to go. There is no need to add drivers. I'm using Windows 7.
Like ALL LightScribe, this one is painfully slow burning the design--at least, in the "best" mode. Faster, you have a light image.
Just plan on it and do something else while it is "cooking."
This DVD is quiet and does a nice job for a good price. The instruction manual is, well, brief, hence this long-winded review.