Product Details
Description:
ND-3550A is a half height optical drive with 16x write speed that supports DVD plus, minus formats and +R/-R dual layer disc. It delivers high performance for writing and reading while being compatible with 10 optical disc varieties.
Quick Glance
Type of Drive: DVD-Writer
Internal/External: Internal
Interface: 1 x 40-pin IDC Ultra ATA/33 (ATA-4) - EIDE/ATAPI
Summary
Product Title: NEC ND-3550A DVD±RW Drive
Manufacturer: NEC
Power Score: 4.0 | 29 Reviews
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Product Reviews (10)
Great Drive
Strengths: Price, reliability, speed, quiet
Weakness: none so far
I have had this For 3 months now and it hasn't failed once. For the price you can't beat it. I wasn't sure about buying it, but after reading the reviews I gave it a shot.
By Kingkoopa1904 - Aug 29, 2006
Works Like A Miracle..
Strengths: Fast and quiet.
Weakness: none so far
I have been using this for awhile and have been burning movies like no tomorrow. Its very quiet and fast. I bought it for 39.99 and its for that price, its a really good deal. I have 2 NEC drives. The other is a ND-3520A and it works like a charm. I am planning on making this on an external drive for my laptop. I just started burning dual layer cds and the ND-3550A didn't have any problems.
By anonymous; - Nov 16, 2005
Dream Come True
Strengths: Burns everything from DVD±R to CD±R/RW fast! I have had this drive since November and have been burning like a maniac with NO errors. On top of that, it has dual layer capabilities!
Weakness: The Nero software that comes with it has a program called Nero ShowTime. It's a movie viewer that CAN'T play DVD's without downloading a plug-in YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR?!?! NEC should have gone elsewhere.
It burns music, data and dvd's nice and fast with no fuss. I have owned other burners, but this one takes the cake. It's cheap and it rocks! You owe it to yourself to buy this drive.
By V_Master - Jan 11, 2006
NEC Burner
Strengths: brand.price
Weakness: ???
This is an awesome drive. i bought a sony DVD burner along with this drive and this is my fav of the two. Just an awesome drive, super fast burns!
By Allison_1982 - Dec 19, 2005
NEC ND-3550A BK DVD+/-RW Dual Layer
Strengths: Quiet drive. Works flawlesly. No coasters. Nice design. Extremely nice for the money. You can't beat it. Performs better than more expensive models. 16X dvd+r burning, 8X DL burning. Great Drive.
Weakness: None whatsoever.
I used this drive for about a month and it works great. I have had no coasters so far. Just plug and play. Dual layer works great, even though it takes a little longer to burn, but that's because of the increased capacity. It is worth the money. A definite item on this years shopping list, and with dual layer and 16x burning who can complain. Excellent work from NEC.
By jmecherul - Dec 8, 2005