Red-Hot Stuff: 11 DVD Burners Reviewed

Benchmark Results

We've divided our test scores this time into two main sections. First, you have the obligatory benchmark section that provides the results of our performance tests. Second, we conducted a large number of hands-on tests to examine the functionality, compatibility and handling of the test devices. We'll start out with the benchmark scores.

Data Transfer Diagrams: DVD Performance

Gigabyte GO-W0404A

HP DVD300e

HP DVD300i

LG GSA-4040B

Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.

  • Very informative review. Tedious reading and loading it though...It would have been nice to see a chart or graph at the end of the article with all the drives together. This loading page after page after page sucks big time. too much other crap. Otherwise, I did find what I was looking for. Thanks Tom's Hardware!
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