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Creative DVD±RW DUAL 8X8
 
Introduction

The new Creative DVD±RW DUAL 8X8 brings the exciting potential of DVD creation and storage right to your PC. With easy-to-use video editing software, you will impress families and friends with professional-looking, high definition home-made movies that would be a worthy addition to any DVD-collection!

The Creative DVD±RW Dual 8X8 also features support for both DVD+ and DVD- re-writable formats*, as well as CD-R/RW, DVD-ROM and CD-ROM, offering you access to a wide range of media for different budgets and applications at stunning speed. Couple all that with Buffer Underrun Protection, you are always assured reliable yet ultra speedy digital music and data storage.

* Older or entry-level DVD systems may not read from DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs recorded on this drive.
Features

Incredible 8x Performance

Delivers blazing 8x recording speed for both DVD+R and DVD-R media, letting you write an entire 4.7GB DVD±R disc in 8 minutes.

Writes/Reads both DVDs and CDs

Creative DVD±RW Dual 8X8 offers perfect compatibility for reading and writing all major DVD±R/RW formats, as well as CD-R/RW media for any task.

Massive Storage Capacity

With high quality, recordable DVD media, you'll be able to save years of data on just one disc. A 4.7 GB DVD lets you store over 6 times as much as a CD-RW.

Reliable Back-ups

Perform routine back-ups to rewritable DVD±RW media or archive permanently to DVD±R or CD-R media.

Buffer Underrun Protection

Creative DVD±RW Dual 8X8 includes advanced Buffer Underrun Protection to free you to multi-task on your PC during recording without worrying about errors.
Specifications

  • ATAPI interface
  • Maximum Recording and Reading Speed


    •   Maximum Recording Speed/min* Maximum Reading Speed
    DVD+R 8X / 8 mins 8X
    DVD-R 8X / 8 mins 8X
    DVD+RW 4X / 15 mins 6X
    DVD-RW 4X / 15 mins 6X
    CD-R 40X / 3 mins 40X
    CD-RW 24X / 4 mins 32X
    DVD-ROM - 12X
    CD-ROM - 40X


  • *Typical recording time per disc
  • With Buffer Underrun Error Protection Feature
  • Supports Multi-disc format including: DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-Audio, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, Mixed Mode CD, Photo CD®, CD-R, High Speed CD-RW, Ultra Speed CD-RW, Video CD and CD Extra
  • Supports CD-R/RW : disk-at-once, track-at-once, multi-session, packet writing modes, session at once, variable packet writing and multi-track reservation
  • Busy indicator and close/eject button
  • Supports DMA (Direct Memory Access) mode for faster transfer rates and lower CPU utilization.


Transfer speeds shown are the maximum attainable in testing under specific configurations. Results may vary depending on media, processor speed, operating system used, as well as, other system related issues.
Software

Nero Express 6.0
Nero Express 6 combines the performance and efficiency of Nero Burning ROM 6 with a simplified interface. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, Nero Express will guide you through the necessary burning procedures more quickly and easily to burn your data and music files or videos onto CD or DVD.

NeroVision Express 2
Create your own DVDs with this complete video editing software that allows you to capture video to your hard drive, edit video clips, add transitions and special effects, and complete your own DVDs with professional looking animated menus.

Nero Recode
Now you can make backups of unprotected DVDs without any visible loss of quality. A whole film will fit on a normal blank 4.7GB DVD.

Nero ShowTime
A complete software with a stylish user interface that offers outstanding picture quality for DVD Titles (movies, TV shows and home videos), powerful cinema sound and the ability to playback any DVD video format from disc or from your Hard Drive.

Nero BackItUp
Easy, convenient and powerful software that not only supports complete backups but also incremental, differential and updating storage. The backup files can then be easily and directly burnt onto CDs or DVDs.

InCD 4
InCD 4 is an integrated packet writing solution that has the highest stability, ease of use, and compatability, across all Windows operating systems. Packet writing is the method of writing data in small increments (by packets) onto rewritable media.
Requirements

  • 800MHz Pentium® III processor
  • 256MB Memory
  • 150MB available hard drive space for software installation
  • 5GB or more available hard drive space is recommended for DVD recording
  • Available Enhanced IDE connector on motherboard supporting DMA transfers
  • Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows Me & Windows XP