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Reviews of the NEC ND-3500A

  • 6.5

    CNET Review

    March 11, 2005

    The Good: Double-layer (DL), multiformat disc support; fast DL DVD and audio CD burning; S/PDIF port.

    The Bad: Slothlike DVD rip times; limited, toll-based phone support hours.

    The Bottom Line: The ND-3500A's fast burn times with certain media aren't enough to make this an indispensable drive.

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  • 8.3

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | October 27, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 83/100 and users 92/100. Comparing these reviews to 34404 other CD & DVD Drives reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 83/100 = Very Good.

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  • 10

    trustedreviews.com

    By Riyad Emeran | September 22, 2004

    Review Summary: I don't know how NEC does it, but once again it has produced a superb DVD writer at a truly stunning price. The ND-3500A is a real bargain, and the specification is ahead of the available media at present. If you're looking for a cutting edge DVD ...

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Manufacturer: NEC Corporation

Part number: ND3500A

General

  • Enclosure Type Internal
  • Interface IDE
  • Width 5.8 in
  • Depth 7.5 in
  • Height 1.7 in
  • Weight 2.2 lbs

Optical Storage

  • Type 5.25" x 1/2H
  • Supported Recording Modes Disk-at-once, Multisession, Track-at-once, Packet writing, Session-at-once
  • Supported CD Formats CD-I, CD-ROM, CD Text, CD Extra, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-ROM XA, CD-DA (audio)
  • Supported Media Types CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, CD-ROM, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R DL
  • Media Load Type Tray
  • Features Emergency disk eject hole, Horizontal/vertical mountable
  • Compliant Standards Video CD, CD-Bridge

Optical Storage (2nd)

  • Type None

Storage Removable

  • Type None

Storage Removable (2nd)

  • Storage Removable (2nd) None

Storage Controller

  • Type None

Video

  • Video Output None

Expansion / Connectivity

  • Expansion Slots Total (Free) None
  • Interfaces 1 x ATA-33 - 40 pin IDC, 1 x Audio out - 2 pin digital audio, 1 x Audio out - 4 pin MPC
  • Compatible Bays 1 x Front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H
  • Compatible Slots None

Storage CD / DVD

  • Type 5.25" x 1/2H
  • Read Speed 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
  • Buffer Size 2 MB
  • Storage CD / DVD:Form Factor 5.25" x 1/2H

Power

  • Type None

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