MSI DR12-A 12X DVDR

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MSI DR12-A Preview: Still pushing for 12X DVDR

Final Thoughts
At first glace, the MSI DR12-A does not particularly impress us. Poor burn speeds, media recognition and burn quality all really need to be worked on before the final release of this burner.

Without a doubt, we will see better performance with firmware upgrades, but in the meantime, we have to wait for better samples to hit the market. Part of the poor read and write issues with the drive may stem from MSI's option to go with a 2MB buffer instead of the suggested 8MB buffer (which is found on the Plextor PX-712A). Other components, such as pickup, might be inferior to Plextor's as well - but keep in mind that the underlying LSI and controller are identical.

When we take a second look at our MSI DR12-A for our 12X roundup, hopefully the issues that we experienced will be fixed; do keep in mind that this is just a preview of the upcoming retail unit, and fortunately, not the final unit itself. The drive does have excellent CD burning and reading capabilities, but the more important DVD functionality of the drive still needs work.

It would appear they didn't like it....

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Is this an Optorite drive (accesstek)?