Sony Optiarc Europe lets loose 24x AD-7240S DVD burner

by Darren Murph posted Mar 3rd 2009 at 4:31AM

While we're not totally in agreement with Sony Optiarc Europe's claim that its AD-7240S DVD burner (AD-7220 A/S pictured) is the first on the planet to achieve a 24x burn rate, we won't deny the awesomeness. Inappropriately hailed as a "speed miracle," the drive features the company's Auto Strategy Technology in order to ensure perfect burns every time. You should also know that it'll toast blank CDs at up to 48x and dual-layer DVD-Rs at 12x. Nah, it's no Blu-ray burner, but it's not like you can even afford that kind of optical media, anyway.

[Via TG Daily]

Filed under: Other formats, Other hardware, Players, Recorders, Sony

Tags: 24x, AD-7240S, dvd, dvd burner, dvd writer, DvdBurner, DvdWriter, europe, Optiarc, optical drive, OpticalDrive, sony, Sony Optiarc, SonyOptiarc

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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GhostDoggy @ Mar 3rd 2009 4:37AM

EngadgetHD is in desperate need of HD news. They are posting about an optical writer for DVDs. No, not a Blu-ray writer as you might expect, but a burner of the class we've all been using this past 15 years. Wow-wee, great news EngadgetDumb.

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Peter F @ Mar 3rd 2009 7:59AM

Cute, but no. Didn't your mother ever tell you to only open your mouth if you can say something nice?

Side note, if you're going to make up words like that, you may have more luck in your local middle school.

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Nig B @ Mar 3rd 2009 9:43PM

Question:

All of these burners offer high speed recording, but do people even utilize their higher speeds?

For example, I also set my CD recordings to 8x, DVD-R recordings to 6x, and DVD+R-DL recording to 2.4x. I just feel it is safer at a lower speed.

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