Lite-On 52X/32X/52X Review

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March 9th, 2004


Summary

The LTR-52327S provides 52X maximum CD-R recording speed (CAV); 32X maximum Ultra-Speed CD-RW rewriting speed (Partial CAV); and an industry-leading 52X CD-ROM reading speed. LTR-52327S incorporates Buffer Underrun protection utility that is must-have among Ultra-Speed CD-RW drives, and the drive is shipped with Buffer Underrun protection function always enabled that could provide automatic writing strategy and OPC. LTR-52327S also includes the "redefined" SMART-BURN (Smart Monitoring and Adapting Recording Technology for BURNing) feature with this fastest CD-RW drive. The new SMART-BURN would automatically check media quality and set limit to burning speed that is best suited for that media to ensure successful writing sessions. LTR-52327S continues to feature LITE-ON's SMART-X (Smart Monitoring and Adjusting Read-speed Technology for eXtraction) function that provides the fastest and smart DAE speed among current CD-RW drives during duplication or playback.

Specs

Features:

  • Half-Height Internal Design, Fastest CD-RW Drive in the world !
  • Innovated SMART-BURNŽ technology to automatically check media quality and set limit to burning speed to ensure successful writing sessions & data retainability (*1)
  • Buffer underrun error free & automatically adjust writing strategy plus running OPC to meet various burning condition
  • SMART-X supporting high-speed DAE & VCD extraction for copying and automatically decreasing speed to provide smooth & noise-free playback for CD Audio/VCD titles (*2)
  • VAS (Vibration Absorber System) to reduce vibration & noise during recording & reading
  • Support Fixed Packet, Variable Packet, TAO, SAO, DAO, Raw Mode Burning & Over-Burn
  • Support format of CD Family, CD-R & CD-RW media (up to 99min)
  • Conforms to Orange Book Part 2,3, Volume 3: Ultra Speed & MMC2 commands
  • Support Mt.Rainier
  • Plug & Play Device with Emergency Manual Eject function
  • E-IDE Interface, support up to Ultra-DMA mode 2
  • Use FlashROM supports internet firmware upgrade

    Technical Information:

  • Speed :
  • 52x Write CD-R
  • 32x Rewrite CD-RW
  • 52x Read CD-ROM Speed
  • Interface :
  • ATAPI / E-IDE, support up to Ultra-DMA Mode2 (33.3MB/sec)
  • Access Time :
  • 80ms (typical)
  • Buffer Size :
  • 2MB
  • Disc Format :
  • CD/CD-R/CD-RW formats both 8cm & 12cm discs (up to 99 mins)
  • MTBF (Life) :
  • 70,000 Hours
  • Dimension :
  • 190.0 (D) x 145.8 (W) x 41.3 (H) mm

    System Requirements:

    CPU Pentium 166MHz or faster, 128MB DRAM required HDD must have access time < 20ms, with a minimum of 100MB Free space


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