CD-Writer Technology

 
 
 
 
Index
 
  • Introduction
  • CD-Writer Drive List
  • Remarks
  • Related Links
  •  
    Introduction
     
    There is an incredible amount of different CD-R / CD-RW drives out there. However, there are only a few companies that deliver the technology that powers these drives. This article lists all available CD-Writers on the market today and shows which drive is actually been used!

    Here is a list of all CD-Writers manufacturers:

    Acer
    Actima
    A-Open
    Artec
    Artmedia
    BTC
    CAL
    Caravelle
    Centry
    ComPro
    Creative Labs
    Delta
    DVS
    Dysan
    Dynatek
    FreeCom
    GoldStar
    Grundig
    Hewlett Packerd
    Hi-Val
    Imation
    JCCOM
    JCI
    JVC
    Kodak
    LG Electronics Licus
    Lite-On
    Matsushita
    MediaForm
    Memorex
    Microboards
    Micronet
    Mitsubishi
    Mitsumi
    MMagic
    Nichimen
    Nomai
    Octek
    Olympus
    Optima
    OTI Socrates
    Panasonic
    Philips
    Pinnacle
    Pioneer
    Plasmon
    Plextor
    Procom Tech.
    Ricoh
    Samsung
    Sanyo
    Smart & Friendly
    Sony
    Taiyo Yuden
    Tatung
    Teac
    That's Write!
    Traxdata
    Turtle Beach
    US Drives
    Vuego
    Vortec
    Waitec
    Wearnes
    Yamaha

    index

     
    CD-Writer Drive List
     
    Brand Type W/RW/R Technology
    Acer CR-1420C 2 / - / 4 Ricoh 1420
    CRW-620 2 / - / 2 Ricoh MP6200
    CRW-622 2 / - / 2 Ricoh MP6200
    CRW-6206 2 / 2 / 6 ?
    Actima ARW-4420 4 / 4 / 20 Ricoh MP7040
    A-Open CRW620 2 / - / 6 Ricoh MP6200
    CRW622
    CR1420C 2 / - / 4 Ricoh 1420
    CRW9420 4 / 4 / 20 Ricoh MP7040
    Artec ACW-226 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    Artmedia RW6220BT 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3600
    RWI-620BI
    BTC BCE 62 [IE/PE] 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    RW6220BT 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3600
    CAL CDR4X12 4 / - / 12 Teac CD-R55S
    Caravelle CDR-2X-II 2 / - / 2 JVC XR-W2001
    CDR-4X ? Ricoh?
    CD-R/REP4DX ? Ricoh?
    CD-R48DX [M/FB] ? Ricoh?
    CD-RW426SX 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW4001
    CD-RW6X 2 / 2 / 6 Ricoh MP6200
    RW-4416 4 / 4 / 16 Yamaha CRW4416
    RW-4420 4 / 4 / 20 Ricoh MP7040
    CDR-R820 [S/EX] 8 / - / 20 Sanyo CRD-R800S
    DUPE-820DX
    Century CEN-CDR42-INT 2 / - / 4 Sanyo CRD-R24S
    CEN-658 ? NEC PD-1 ODX658
    ComPro CDR7502 4 / - / 8 Matsushita CW-7502
    CDR7502
    CDR7582
    CDRW4260S 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW4260
    CDRW4416  [I/S] 4 / 4 / 16 Yamaha CRW4416
    Creative Labs CDR2000 2 / - / 2 Ricoh 1060
    CDR4210 2 / - / 4 Matsushita CW-7501
    RW2024E   ?
    CyberDrive CDRW 602 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    Delta CDE 6121 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    ODR 6121
    ODE 6121
    ODE 8141
    OME W141
    DVS Maestro CD-R 4x12 i/e 4 / - / 12 Teac CD-R55S
    Maestro CD-RW 2x6 i/p 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    Dysan CR-622 2 / - / 6 Philips CDD2600
    CR-1400 2 / - / 4 Ricoh 1420C
    CR-1420C - CD Rec. II
    CR-1426 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW4001
    CR-2216 2 / 2 / 16 Yamaha CRW2216E
    CR-4216 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW4001
    CRW-620 2 / - / 6 Philips CDD2600
    CRW-1622 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    Dynatek CDE260R   ?
    CDM4000 4 / - / 4 Yamaha CDR400t
    CDM4120 4 / - / 12 Teac CD-R55S
    CDM6240 6 / - / 24 Teac CD-R56S
    CDM8200 8 / - / 20 Sanyo CRD-R800S
    CDRW4260 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW4001
    CDRW4416 4 / 4 / 16 Yamaha CRW4416
    FreeCom IQ CD-RW 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    IQ TCD-R 4 / - / 20 ?
    IQ TCD-RW 4 / 4 / 20 Ricoh MP7040
    GoldStar See LG Electronics    
    Grundig CDR100IPW 2 / - / 4 Philips CDD2000
    Brand Type W/RW/R Technology
    Hewlett Packard 4020 [I/E] - C4324/4325 2 / - / 4 Philips CDD2000
    6020 [I/E] - C4343/4344 2 / - / 4 Philips CDD2600
    6020RW - C4350A 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    7100 [I/E] - C4350/4358
    7110 [I/E] - C4365/4366
    7200 [I/E] - C4301/4381
    7220 [I/E] - C4301/4381
    7500 [E]
    7510 [I/E] 2 / 2 / 24 JVC XR-W2080
    7550 [I]
    7570 [I]
    8100 [I] - C4392A 4 / 2 / 24 Sony CRX110E
    8110 [I] - C4398A
    8200 [I] 4 / 4 / 24 ?
    8210 [I] 4 / 4 / 24 ?
    Development-97 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    VersaWriter CD3100
    Hi-Val H4.8WA-00R 4 / - / 8 Mitsumi CR-4801TS
    H624S-00R 6 / - / 24 Teac CD-R56S
    H4416 [S-00R/A-00R] 4 / 4 / 16 Yamaha CRW4416
    H2242A [24R/23R/00R] 2 / 2 / 24 JVC XR-W2080
    Imation CD-RW 4 / 4 / 20 Ricoh MP7040
    JCCOM JCD-62RW 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    JCD-64RW 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW4001
    JCD-1622RW 2 / - / 4 Yamaha CDR200t
    JCD-1642RW 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW4001
    JCI JCD-62RW 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    CDRW-622
    JVC XR-W1001 1 / - / 2 JVC XR-W1001
    XR-W2001 2 / - / 2 JVC XR-W2001
    XR-W2010 2 / - / 4 JVC XR-W2010
    XR-W2012
    XR-W2020 2 / - / 6 JVC XR-W2020
    XR-W2022
    XR-W2026
    XR-W2040 2 / - / 6 JVC XR-W2040
    XR-W2042
    XR-R2060 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    XR-W2080 [S] 2 / 2 / 24 JVC XR-W2080
    XR-W2082 [S]
    XR-W2083S
    XR-W2422
    XR-W4080 [S] 4 / 2 / 24 JVC XR-W4080
    XR-W4082 [S]
    XR-W4083S
    Kodak CDR-240 2 / - / 4 Philips CDD2000
    PCD200 2 / - / - Philips CDD521
    PCD225 2 / - / 2 Philips CDD522
    PCD240 2 / - / 4 Philips CDD2000
    IDE 4801 4 / - / 8 Mitsumi CR-4801TE
    PCD600 6 / - / ? Kodak PCD600
    Lite-On LTR-511 2 / - / 6 Ricoh MP6200A
    LTR-512
    2W6R
    LG Electronics LGE CD-RW 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW4001
    CED-8040B 4 / 2 / 8 LG Electronics CED-8040B
    CED-8xxxx 4 / 4 / 32 LG Electronics CED-8xxxx
    Licus MSJ-6122 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    Brand Type W/RW/R Technology
    Matsushita CW-7501 2 / - / 4 Matsushita CW-7501
    CW-7502 4 / - / 8 Matsushita CW-7502
    CW-7582
    LK-MW602 2 / - / 4 Matsushita CW-7501
    MediaForm CD-3706P 4 / - / 8 Matsushita CW-7502(6x)
    CD-3707 Matsushita CW-7502(7x)
    CD-3707 Matsushita CW-7502(7x)
    CD-2601 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CDW4001   (1x)
    CD-2701 4 / - / 8 Matsushita CW-7502(1x)
    Memorex CR-622 2 / - / 6 Philips CDD2600
    CRW-620 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3600
    CRW-1622 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    CRW-2216 2 / 2 / 16 Yamaha CRW4416
    CRW-2642 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW4001
    CRW-4216
    Microboards PlayWrite 2000 2 / - / 2 Sony CDU920S
    PlayWrite 2040 2 / - / 4 Sony CDU940S
    PlayWrite 4000 4 / - / 4 Yamaha CDR100
    PlayWrite 4001RW 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CDR4001t
    PlayWrite 2060R 2 / - / 6 Ricoh MP6200S
    PlayWrite 2062 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    PlayWrite 4080 4 / - / 8 Matsushita CW-7502
    PlayWrite 4416 4 / 4 / 16 Yamaha CRW4416
    PlayWrite 8200 8 / - / 20 Plextor PX-R820
    Micronet MasterCD Plus 4x4 4 / - / 4 Yamaha CDR-100
    MasterCD Plus 4x6 4 / - / 6 Yamaha CDR-400
    MasterCD Plus 4x12 4 / - / 12 Teac CD-R55S
    Mitsubushi CDRW226 2 / - / 6 Ricoh MP6200
    CDRW226I 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    CDVR2x6 2 / - / 6 Philips CDD2600
    CDVR
    CDVR4 4 / - / 4 Teac CD-R50S
    CDVR4x4 4 / - / 4 Teac CD-R50S
    CDVR4x6 4 / - / 6 Yamaha CDR400
    CDVR4x12 4 / - / 12 Teac CD-R55S
    CDVR4x12T 4 / - / 12 Plextor PX-R412
    Mitsumi CR-2200CS 2 / - / 4 Philips CDD2000
    CR-2201CS
    CR-2401TS
    CR-2600TE 2 / - / 6 Mitsumi CR-2600TE
    CR-2801TE 2 / - / 8 Mitsumi CR-2801TE
    CR-2802TE 2 / 2 / 8 Mitsumi CR-2801TE
    CR-4801 [TE/TS] 4 / - / 8 Mitsumi CR-4801TE
    CR-4802TS 4 / 2 / 8 Mitsumi CR-4802TS
    MMagic MCR-265 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    Nichimen CRD-R800SN 8 / - / 20 Sanyo CRD-R800S
    Nomai 680.RW SCSI 2 / - / 6 Ricoh MP6200S
    680.RW IDE 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    Octek RW260680RW 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    Olympus CDS615E 2 / - / 2 Sony CDU920S
    CD-R2
    CDS626E 2 / - / 6 Sony CDU926S
    CDS620E 2 / - / 4 Sony CDU924S
    CDS630E 2 / - / 6 Sony CDU926S
    Optima CDR 650 DisKovery Kit 2 / - / 2 Sony CDU920S
    CDR 1300 DisKovery Kit 2 / - / 6
    4 / - / 8
    Sony CDU926S
    Sony CDU948S
    CD-Writer 4 / 4 / 16 ?
    OTI Socrates OTI-975 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    Panasonic See Matsushita    
    Brand Type W/RW/R Technology
    Philips CDD2000 2 / - / 4 Philips CDD2000
    CDD2600 2 / - / 6 Philips CDD2600
    CDD3600 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3600
    CDD3610 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    CDD521 2 / - / 2 Philips CDD521
    CDD522
    CDRW200 2 / 2 / 24 JVC XR-W2080
    CDRW400 4 / 4 / 16 Yamaha CRW4416
    Omniwriter/26 2 / - / 6 Ricoh MP6200
    Omniwriter/26a 2 / - / 6 Ricoh MP6200I OEM
    PCA267CR 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    PCA350RW 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3600
    PCA362RW 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    PCA363RW
    PCA460RW 4 / 4 / 16 Yamaha CRW4416
    Pinnacle MP6200S 2 / - / 6 Ricoh MP6200S
    RCD-202 1 / - / 2 JVC XR-W1001
    RCD-1000 2 / - / 2 JVC XR-W2001
    RCD-5020
    RCD-5040 2 / - / 4 JVC XR-W2010
    RCD-4x4 4 / - / 4 Teac CD-R50S
    RCD-4x12 4 / - / 12 Teac CD-R55S
    RCDW226 2 / - / 6 Ricoh MP6200
    Pioneer DW-S114X 4 / - / 4 Pioneer DW-S114X
    PDR-05 Audio Pioneer PDR-05
    Plasmon RF4100 2 / - / 2 Philips CDD522
    RF4102 2 / - / 1 Philips CDD522
    CDR4220 2 / - / 4 Philips CDD2000
    CDR4240 2 / - / 4 Matsushita CW-7501
    CDR4400 4 / - / 4 Yamaha CDR100
    CDR480 4 / - / 8 Matsushita CW-7502
    Plextor PX-R24CS PlexWriter 2 / - / 4 Ricoh RO-1420C
    PX-R412 PlexWriter 4 / - / 12 Plextor PX-R412
    PX-R820 PlexWriter 8 / - / 20 Plextor PX-R820
    PX-W4220 PlexWriter 4 / 2 / 20 Plextor PX-W4220
    Procom PCDR-4X 4 / - / 4 Yamaha CDR-100
    Ricoh CRW620 2 / - / 6 Ricoh MP6200
    MP6200 [A/S/I]
    MP6201S
    MP6211
    MP7040 [A/S] 4 / 4 / 20 Ricoh MP7040
    RO-1060C 2 / - / 2 Ricoh RO-1060C
    RO-1420C 2 / - / 4 Ricoh RO-1420C
    RS-1060C 2 / - / 2 Ricoh RO-1060C
    RS-9200CD 1 / - / - Ricoh RS-9200CD
    Brand Type W/RW/R Technology
    Samsung SCW-230 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    Sanyo CRD-R24S 2 / - / 4 Sanyo CRD-R24S
    CRD-R800S 8 / - / 20 Sanyo CRD-R800S
    Smart & Friendly CDR 1002 2 / - / 2 Sony CDU920S
    CDR 1004 2 / - / 4 Yamaha CDR102
    CDR 2004 2 / - / 4 Sony CDU924S/CDU940S
    CDR 2006 Pro 2 / - / 6 Sony CDU926S
    CDR 2006 Plus 2 / - / 6 JVC XR-W2020
    CDR 4000 4 / - / 4 Yamaha CDR100
    CDR 4006 Pro 4 / - / 6 Yamaha CDR400
    CDR 4006 Deluxe
    CD-RW226 Plus 2 / - / 6 JVC XR-W2040
    CD-RW426 Deluxe 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW4001
    CD-R4012 SpeedWriter 4 / - / 12 Teac CD-R55S
    CD-RW2224 - CD Racer 2 / 2 / 24 JVC XR-W2080
    CD Rocket 8x20 8 / - / 20 Sanyo CRD-R800S
    Sony CDU900E 2 / - / 2 Sony CDU900E
    CDU920S Spressa 2 / - / 2 Sony CDU920S
    CDU924S 2 / - / 4 Sony CDU924S
    CDU926S 2 / - / 6 Sony CDU926S
    CDU928E 2 / - / 8 Sony CDU928E
    CDU940S Spressa 2 / - / 4 Sony CDU940S
    CDU948S 4 / - / 8 Sony CDU948S
    CRX100E [E/X] 4 / 2 / 24 Sony ROX5004
    CRX110E
    CRX120E/X
    ROX5004
    Taiyo Yuden BW-50 2 / - / 4 Sanyo CRD-R24S
    EW-50
    Tatung CD-RW CRW1206E 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    Teac CD-R50S 4 / - / 4 Teac CD-R50S
    CD-R55S 4 / - / 12 Teac CD-R55S
    CD-R56S-450 4 / - / 24 Teac CD-R56S
    CD-R56S-600 6 / - / 24 Teac CD-R56S
    CD-R58S 8 / - / 24 Teac CD-R58S
    CD-P520E 2 / - / 20 Teac CD-P250E
    That's Write! FastX 820 8 / - / 20 Sanyo CRD-R800S
    Traxdata CDR4120 4 / - / 12 Teac CD-R55S
    CDR4800 4 / - / 8 Matsushita CW-7502
    CDRW2260 2 / - / 4 Yamaha CDR200t
    CDRW2260 Plus 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    CDRW2260 Pro 2 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW2260
    CDRW4260 Pro 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW4001
    Turtle Beach 2040R 2 / - / 4 Ricoh RS-1420C
    Brand Type W/RW/R Technology
    USDrives RW602 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    RW7040A 4 / 4 / 20 Ricoh MP7040
    Vortec VCW-620 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    Vuego See Acer
    Waitec WT1644 [EI / EXT] 4 / 4 / 16 Yamaha CRW4416S
    WT2036EI 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    WT2422EI 2 / 2 / 24 JVC XR-W2080
    WT4046 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW4001
    WT412 4 / - / 12 Teac CD-R55S
    WT48 4 / - / 8 Matsushita CW-7502
    WT624 [EXT] 6 / - / 24 Teac CD-R56S
    WT824 [EXT]   Sony ?
    Wearnes CDR-432 2 / - / 4 Philips CDD2000
    CDR-622 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    CDR-632 2 / - / 6 Philips CDD2600
    CDRW-622 2 / 2 / 6 Philips CDD3610
    CDRW-642 [e] 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW4001
    CDRW-1622 [e] 2 / 2 / 16 Yamaha CRW4416
    CDRW-1642 [e] 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW4001
    Yamaha CDR100 4 / - / 4 Yamaha CDR100
    CDR102 2 / - / 4 Yamaha CDR100
    CDR200t 2 / - / 6 Yamaha CDR200t
    CDR400 [c/t/AT] 4 / - / 6 Yamaha CDR400c
    CDR401 [c/t] 4 / - / 6 Yamaha CDR400c
    CRW2260 2 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CDR200t
    CRW4001 4 / 2 / 6 Yamaha CRW4001
    CRW4260
    CRW4261
    CRW2216 [E/S] 2 / 2 / 16 Yamaha CRW4416
    CRW4216 [E/S] 4 / 2 / 16 Yamaha CRW4416
    CRW4416 [E/S] 4 / 4 / 16 Yamaha CRW4416

    index

     
    Remarks
     
    As you can see most CD-Writer manufacturers are using other drive brands in their products. The most common drives are from JVC, Philips, Ricoh, Sony & Yamaha.

    The big "winner" is the Philips CDD-3610 IDE drive which is used in 40 different CD-Writer brands/types! As a good second the Yamaha CRW4001 IDE/SCSI drive comes in with 20 different CD-Writer brands/types.

    Keep in mind this is an ever growing list and it will never be "finished". It is possible that there are mistakes made or that a CD-Writer company changes from drive manufacturer and leaves the type the same. So comments are always welcome!  [E-Mail]

    index

     
    Related Links
     

    index