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LiteOn 1673S Review


LiteOn drives are popular as they can often be flashed into better drives with firmware upgrades. Their DVD RW drives have been less than spectacular, but the solid fan base still holds strong. Read about the latest effort over at CDR Labs. And stay tuned, I've got a 1693S in my own lab currently.
Over the years, we've had a number of Lite-On's DVD writers in the 'Labs. While all have offered a good mix of value, performance and features, some of their more recent drives have had their share of issues. The SOHW-1673S is in many ways an improvement over Lite-On's previous 16x DVD writers. However, even with its faster DVD writing speeds, it's hard to ignore the fact that there are still a few rough spots that need to be worked out.

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