AnandTech has reviewed the NuTech's new low-cost 8x DVD+R recordable drive, the DDW-081. Here's just a bit of what they had to say:
This week, we were fortunate enough to take a look at Nu Tech's DDW-081, a DVD+R/W only drive with CDRW capabilities based on the Philips Nexperia chipset. Even though this is one of the first drives to debut with 8X DVD+R, is it enough to dethrone our current champion, the Plextor 708A? Remember, our 708A is a dual format, but limited in CDR capabilities and bundled features.
Our biggest disappointment was attempting to burn 4X media to 8X, which our Plextor 708A drive was capable of doing. Particularly, we saw disappointing 4X results with the Yuden and Ricoh media that the Plextor rips through at 8X. Compatibility on the drive was a little sporadic. Some of our Ricoh based FujiFilm, which is rated for 4X, only trickled out of the burner at 2.4X. Fortunately, this was the only media that wouldn't burn as advertised. We are not 100% sure why this happened.
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