Lite-On SOHD-16P9S 16x DVD-ROM Drive

Problem with this drive

Strengths: None so far

Weakness: Cannot install some copy protected games

I bought this drive because some games will not install or not play from a CD or DVD WRITER. Sims 2 would not play from this DVD-ROM drive!!! Look for a JLMS XJ-HD166S (166S Lite-On DVD-Rom Drive) OR the same drive rebadged as a Sony DDU1612. I have one of each of these on two other computers and they install and RUN all of our games with no problems. There is a new free firmware out for the...

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SOHD-16P9S DVD-ROM Drive

Strengths: Reads DVD and CD discs fine

Weakness: A bit on the loud side

The black color goes well with my case. Good DVD drive for the price. I read that there was a firmware that reduced the speed (thus sound) of the drive. Can always used CD Speed if loud is unberable.

Cheap DVD-ROM drive for those who don't need burners

Strengths: Cheap; fast

Weakness: A little noisy

It's a quality DVD-ROM drive and it's cheap, too. Just as people claimed, the drive is a little noisy. But you will have many things in computer that make more noise than this drive does, so it's really not a big problem. If you don't need a burner and you want to save some money I would recommend this drive.

SOHD-16p9s

Strengths: Does a great job ripping DVD and audio CDs. Looks good, operates smoothly. Good price.

Weakness: it is a little bit noisier then other drives, but what do you expect for the price.

This is a very nice drive, and it was also at an excellent price. I have been extremely pleased with this drive, and also had good experience with LITEON, as well. If you are looking for a DVD-ROM, do yourself a favor and buy this one. You can't go wrong

Great Lite-on DVD-rom Drive

Strengths: fast dvd-rom drive

Weakness: none

This dvd-rom drive is really nice. I use it to read or rip dvds so I dont have to wear out my dvd-r+/- drive. The drive isn't as noisy as other people claim but this is probably because I have hany fans that are much louder than the drive. Very fast drive with no problems at all.

Lite-On SOHD-16P9S 16x DVD-ROM Drive

Strengths: fast ripping

Weakness: noisy

this drive can rip dvds really fast but it is noisy. the good thing is that there is a bunch of firmware for this drive. you can flash it so that it rip faster or flash it so that it'll be less noisy.

Liteon SOHD-P9S DVD-ROM Drive

Strengths: fast ripping speeds for dvd and cd fast read speeds plays anything

Weakness: a little noisy

I am building an HTPC and needed a dvdrom drive to go with a dvd burner. The last dvd drive I bought was a toshiba, and it was great but lacked fast ripping speeds. The Liteon is great. I was able to backup 3 dvd's in one hour. It also was able to read even the worst scratched dvd I owned. Good job Liteon.

Very good DVD-ROM

Strengths: Fast, affordable

Weakness: Does not come with IDE cable

Installation was easy and smooth, performance and quality seems to be very good and I have not noticed an extraordinary noise that some others complain. Although this is a retail package, an IDE cable is not included. But comes with PowerDVD software.

Quality rom

Strengths: Fast, Dvd/cd-rom.

Weakness: noise, not a factor really. Its under 30 shessh!

This is great if you want to keep the number of roms to a minimum. It will play movies, music, pc games in cd format and great for the dvd format games for all in 1-CD packages. With this i can have all i need in 2 rom drives, dvd-rom cd-rom, and a dvd burner.

Great Budget Burner

Strengths: Fast, reliable DVD/CD burning

Weakness: Sub-par DVD reading

This is the second drive that I have purchased, and I have yet to be disappointed in a DVD burn. Using Nero 6.6.0.xx and haven't made a single coaster in over 500 burns using Ritek DVD-R media. Only complaint is that it seems to have trouble reading some original DVDs, but this may be due to scratches on reading surface. Would recommend a Lite-On DVD Rom for better reading.