Optical Drive Products

*Drive speed is not listed for DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM drives because these drive types do not specify drive speed.

 Manufacturer

 Product Name

 Drive Type

 Drive Speed

 Transfer Rate

 Cost

Hewlett-Packard Co.
1-800-826-4111
1-415-857-1501
http://www.hp.com
CD-Writer Plus 7110i/7110e CD-RW 2x Write  
6x Read
300 KB/s  
900 KB/s
TBD
Hitachi Ltd.
1-800-448-2244
1-415-244-7610
http://www.hitachi.com
CDR-8330  
GD-2000
GF-1050/1055 
CD-ROM DVD-ROM
DVD-RAM
24x
N/A*
N/A*
3.6 MB/s
2.76 MB/s  
1.38 MB/s
U.S. $130
U.S. $275
U.S. $795
Philips Electronics N.V.
1-408-570-5900
http://www.philips.com
24x CD-ROM  
EasyWriter 2600
CD-ROM CD-R 24x  
2x Write 
6x Read
3.6 MB/s  
300 KB/s  
900 KB/s
U.S. $90
U.S. $349
Sony Electronics Inc.
1-800-352-7669
1-408-432-0190
http://www.sony.com
Spressa CSP-960S

Spressa CDU928E/C

DDU100E/C
CD-R

CD-R

DVD-ROM    
2x Write
6x Read 
2x Write
8x Read
N/A*
300 KB/s
900 KB/s
300 KB/s
1.2 MB/s
1.4 MB/s    
U.S. $499

U.S. $499 

U.S. $599
Toshiba Inc.
1-800-457-7777
1-714-583-3000  
http://www.toshiba.com
XM-5701
XM-3801
XM-6102B
XM-6102
SD-M1002
SD-M1102
CD-ROM
CD-ROM
CD-ROM
CD-ROM
DVD-ROM
DVD-ROM
12x
15x
12x to 24x
13.8x to 32x
N/A*
N/A*
1.8 MB/s
2.3 MB/s
3.6 MB/s
4.8 MB/s
1.3 KB/s
2.7 KB/s
U.S. $110
U.S. $142
U.S. $145
U.S. $185
U.S. $399
U.S. $499