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Asus DRW-24B1ST
8.3 out of 10

Asus DRW-24B1ST

The ASUS DRW-24B1LT / 24B1ST is capable of reading and writing d Read more

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Reviews and Problems with Asus DRW-24B1ST

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Overall 4
4.0

User Review

keltorak, NCIX.com
2 weeks ago
  • Summary: I bought the drive in late October 2011, it has worked like a champ when I needed to use it once or twice a month. This morning, it wouldn't open on its own.
  • Pros: Worked great while it lasted, Not too noisy
  • Cons: Died prematurely with no reason
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Overall 4
4.0

Stops functioning

Newegg
30 March 2013
  • Pros: Worked good for 2 months
  • Cons: Stopped opening the tray after 2 months. It can close it just fine but seems to get stuck trying to open. Opens manually with a paper clip just fine. I used a disk in ...
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Overall 4
4.0

Windows 7

Haim, Newegg
28 March 2013
Overall 4
4.0

Couldn't Even Reach 8x Write Speed

Core, Newegg
25 March 2013
  • Pros: It successfully reads a DVD movie and a DVD-R data disc. It also successfully reads its own DVD-R discs that it wrote.
  • Cons: The spec says the write speed is 24x. I was testing a 16x DVD-R disc and put about 4.16 GB of data into it. It took 13 minutes to burn. It’s supposed to take around 3 ...
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Overall 4
4.0

It does its job.

Newegg
17 March 2013
  • Pros: Its Cheap, does its job.
  • Cons: When running a disk, it sometimes makes scratching sounds. It doesn't actually scratch disk, but the sound is alarming.
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Overall 4
4.0

Gets Confused

Timelord, Newegg
11 March 2013
  • Pros: Reads great.
  • Cons: Sometimes loses its mind when writing and fills a disc with unusable data. Suspect internal hardware fault. Very odd, inconsistent behavior with writing.
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Overall 4
4.0

DOA

Cnguyen, Newegg
15 February 2013
  • Pros: Cheap
  • Cons: The first one DOA, the power light on, but the tray not eject when press button. Contact Newegg for RMA. Newegg sent me a second one. I works but the sound like the je...
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Overall 4
4.0

No Audio C/D's

Ken, Newegg
14 February 2013
  • Summary: Makes no difference which software is used.
  • Pros: Writes MP3's well.
  • Cons: Will not write Audio C/D's which I need for the car and truck.
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Overall 4
4.0

Cheap for Cheap

Shameful Wretch, Newegg
5 February 2013
  • Summary: kind of loud when its running a disk
  • Pros: It was $20
  • Cons: Feels cheap
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Overall 3
3.0
Value for money 2
2.0
Features 6
6.0
Performance 2
2.0
Overall quality 2
2.0

DOA

ScruffDogg,, TigerDirect.com
25 January 2013
  • Summary: This item arrived DOA but returning it would have been as expensive as buying a new one so I just purchased a different drive from a different supplier
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