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Imation IMW523252IA

Wednesday September 08, 2004

Imation

$98

Price at time of review.

Like the ASUS CRW5232AS, the Imation drive is slightly shorter than standard full length optical drives by approximately an inch, making it ideal for small form factor cases.

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Like the ASUS CRW5232AS, the Imation drive is slightly shorter than standard full length optical drives by approximately an inch, making it ideal for small form factor cases. A strong performer, it topped both the read and write speed results but was brought down slightly by its cost, the most expensive CD burner in our roundup at just shy of $100. A worthy contender for your dollars, its price may deter those looking at units half the cost given the similarities in write speeds.

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This article appeared in the October, 2004 issue of PC Authority.

Products also reviewed in the Group Test Labs roundup: Optical drives: Introduction:

Aopen CRW5232

Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Digital DVDXRW1248-069

Samsung Writemaster TS-H542

Samsung SW-252

Ricoh MP5316DA

Panasonic SW-9583-C

Optorite DD1203

Iomega Super DVD Writer 12x

LG GSA-4120B

Optorite CW5201

ASUS CRW5232AS

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