ASUS DRW-24B1ST DVD-RW Optical Drive

Introduction

Rewritable DVD drives are a basic necessity in almost every modern day computer. Either it be a typical laptop or desktop machine, its bound to have a DVD-RW drive. Picking an optical drive when building the next computer may be as simple as sorting by price and clicking "Add to Cart". The fact is, there is plenty to reconsider when buying an optical drive other than cost. Quality should be the main priority, no one wants to replace a DVD drive within a couple months due to failure. Features & software is another thing to consider and with most companies focusing on going "green", you should consider that as well.

ASUS's DRW-24B1ST DVD-RW SATA drive focuses on all of those aspects and goes the extra mile by adding security. When buying an ASUS product, either it be a graphics card, sound card, monitor, or even an optical drive, you can be rest assured that you are getting a high quality product. Along with quality, ASUS provides plenty of features and software with the DRW-24B1ST to make it stand out. ASUS's E-Green software reduces O2 emissions by managing software activity, closing anything left open that isn't needed when using the optical drive. ASUS's E-Hammer software allows a DVD-R/W or a CD-R/W disc to be rendered completely useless by destroying any of the data on the disc. To complete the software bundle, ASUS also throws in Nero 8 Essentials.