Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Sony's new DVD burner incorporates new 8.5GB DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD+R Double Layer burning and dual format 4.7GB DVD burning. It has a maximum speed of 20x for DVD burning. That translates up to 27MB per second for really fast DVD copying. Double/Dual Layer discs let you store up to 8.5GB on a single DVD+R Double Layer or DVD-R Dual Layer disc, giving you plenty of room for more video and audio entertainment, digital photo archives, and information storage and the DRU-840A provides a faster speed of up to 12x burning or 16.2MB per second. DVD+R burning speed is a blazing 20X maximum, burning a full DVD in approximately 5 minutes.
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Customer Reviews Read 23 more reviews...
burner works November 12, 2008
Joe
the dvd burner works well. The only problem i have with the burner is the software that comes with it. i have loaded and deleted the soft ware 3 times. each time i load the soft ware is freezes up my microsoft word program. when i delete the included software my works works great.
Simple and Dependable November 3, 2008
Movie Making Maniac (Alabama)
I am constantly making slideshows for our family and friends,and when my DVD burner died, I was at a loss as to what to do next. I ordered this burner on a friend's recommendation. When it arrived, I was hesitant about installing it (I have ZERO skills in that area!) But I followed the diagram, took my computer cover off, and within a few short minutes, I had replaced the burner and was up and running again. In the past three weeks, I've made three slideshows and am working on a fourth one, and so far, it has been very dependable --- no glitches, whatsoever. I would definitely recommend this burner to anyone who needs an affordable, dependable burner for their computer.
Nice DVD writer at a bargain price November 2, 2008
S Sudarshan (Minnesota, USA)
My old Pioneer DVD writer was too slow for my needs although for the last 3 years it had been a great workhorse. So I was looking for something faster. The SONY DRU840A perfectly fit my requirements. It is fast, no doubt about that, it is also very silent and at the price I paid ($42.00) it can't get any better than that.
Just a word of caution to buyers. If you already have a DVD writer installed on your PC and you are using XP Pro, after you install a second DVD writer for some reason the OS get confused and stops reading CD-Rs although writing is not a problem. But the issue is not due to the DRU840A. I believe the moment you install any 2 DVD burners on your XP Pro PC, you are most likely to notice this problem. I am unable to get rid of this, so as a workaround I transfer data from my CD-R to a flash drive and use it on my PC.
Nice Item October 10, 2008
Nicholas Hinkel (New York City)
Performs very well. And looks good on top of my computer.
Another High Quality Product From Sony October 3, 2008
Chuck Friel (Longwood, Florida USA)
This is my second Sony DVD-RW drive purchase. The first was a DRU830A, the discontinued predecessor to the DRU840A. The DRU840A is slightly faster than the DRU830A so I will use it as my primary DVD/CD drive. I purchased the second Sony drive because both are so quiet you have to see the indicator LED to sense that they are working. A previous Plextor drive could be heard in the next room. I have found the Sony drives not only super quiet, but very reliable and accurate recording critical data or video. I would highly recommend these drives to a friend.
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