Lite-On SOHW-1213S.(the driving range)(Product/Service Evaluation)

With 16X DVD recorders now hitting store shelves, there isn't much time for newly minted 12X units to make an impression on savvy consumers. Still, a handful of vendors including Plextor, Sony, Artec, TDK, and even Lite-On have taken the 12X plunge, presumably, to gain some short-term speed advantage over the aging 8x competition.

Like most of its contemporaries, Lite-On's new SOHW-1213S Is a dual-family device writing and reading most common formats. In terms of its raw specifications, the 1213S records DVD+R discs at 12X (ZCLV), DVD-R at 8X (ZCLV), DVD [+ or -] RW at