![]() ![]() Time, in minutes, to complete tasks (shorter bars indicate better performance)Īudio burn to CD-R from image on hard drive (from 43 min., 11 sec. However, CNET Labs' tests show that the drive's CD-R/RW functions are slower (8X/4X/32X) than those of current (and cheaper) CD-only burners. The drive can write to DVD-R media at 2.77MB per second and to DVD-RW media at 1.385MB per second. ![]() You can store up to 9.4GB of data on a single, double-sided disc, making 700MB CD media look puny by comparison. The DVD-R/RW functions are useful for more than just making movies. What's more, the claim on LaCie's Web site that the drive supports Macintosh is misleading: The DVD/CD Rewritable drive currently works with only Windows machines. It works as advertised, creating CDs and DVD movie discs, but unfortunately, the $989 price tag of the LaCie makes it one of the more expensive combo drives on the market-especially if you have to supply your own FireWire card. The LaCie DVD/CD Rewritable is an external FireWire (IEEE 1394) version of the SuperDrive that Apple's installing in its top two Power Mac G4 models. ![]()
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