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Lite-On SHM-165H6S, SHM-165P6S02C, SHW-160P6S02C

Wednesday April 12, 2006
AUD
$76
Price at time of review.

Always the enthusiasts favourite optical drive, Lite-On delivers as expected with its new range.

Each drive adds features as you move up in price but the SHM-165H6S offers so much for so little extra and wins our recommendation.

Lite-On SHM-165H6S, SHM-165P6S02C, SHW-160P6S02C
Dual-layer DVD writers, 16x DVD+R; 8x DVD+RW; 8x DVD+R9; 16x DVD-R; 6x DVD-RW; 4x DVD-R9; 16x DVD-ROM; 48x CD-R; 24x CD-RW; 48x CD-ROM. 5x DVD-RAM (except SHW-160P6S02C). LightScribe, Nero, CyberLink PowerDVD 5 (SHM-165H6S only).

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