De mannen van LittleWhiteDog hebben een korte review geschreven van de Sony Spressa 12/8/32 CD-RW. Zoals bekend beschikt deze brander niet over burnproof of JustLink. De brander heeft alleen een buffer van 4MB, maar als je op 12x brandt zul je daar niet zo veel aan hebben. In de review wordt de Spressa vergeleken met de HP 9500i, die dezelfde specs heeft. De drives boksen aardig tegen elkaar op, maar voor tweakers raadt de reviewer toch de Spressa (168 dollar, 400 gulden) aan:
The technical specifications, features, and benchmarking results are so close, determining which drive is right for you, should be based on how you plan to use your drive. If you're new to the world of burning CD's, or you're buying a burner for your grandmother - go with the HP. The software is so plain and simple you can burn a disc in about 2 mouse clicks, but copying games and overburning discs will be limited by the included software.
If you're a hardcore computer user who wants to copy game CD's (legally of course), rip audio CD's, or create / burn from ISO images - snag yourself the Sony drive. The software package should be able to do everything you need, albeit a bit on the clunky side. Then again, if you're truly a hardcore computer user, the CD that comes with the drive will probably never even be removed from it's shrink wrap in lieu of an alternate burning application such as Nero or CDR-Win.
So there you have it - the Sony drive and the HP drive. From a purely technical view, both drives are drives a good choice. You now know the specs, software, features, and have seen the benchmarks for both drives. Simply factor in your specific needs and you will know which drive is right for you.
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