Bij Inside Hardware is een review verschenen van de Pioneer 105S DVD-ROM speler (IDE). Deze slot-in drive leest DVD's op een snelheid van 16X en CD-ROM's op 40X. Pioneer maakt momenteel de snelste DVD drives op de markt; de 16X drive van AOpen komt namelijk ook van Pioneer. De 105S is dan ook bij identiek aan de 16X DVD-ROM van AOpen. Een leuke feature van de 105S is de S/PDIF uitgang direct achter op de speler. De 105S is niet alleen snel, maar ook erg luidruchtig. Gelukkig zijn Tweakers dat wel gewend.
Rated at a 16x DVD-ROM read speed the Pioneer 105S is undoubtedly the fastest available. The cool looking Slot format also a real eye catcher. CD-ROM data transfer speeds were excellent and In the CD Speed 99 benchmark I was actually able to get above the rated 40x read speed. Not only does this drive read media incredibly fast, it's also quick to respond (low access times).
Priced at $109, can you go wrong by buying this drive? No! That of course is if you don't mind the noise that it produces. If you don't like the slot loading feature and want to save a few bucks, you can always get the Tray version for $93. Pioneer definitely has a outstanding product here. In two words, I can pretty much sum up what I think of this 16X DVD-ROM. "DAMN FAST!"
Pros:
16X DVD Read Speeds. As well as incredibly fast CD-ROM speeds.
UDMA-33 support.
Very eye appealing. Has the ability to mount vertically or horizontally.
Cons:
Loud!! It sort of sounds like a muffled jet engine.