MSI DR8-A: The Plextor 708A's little brother

Burn Tests DVD-R Media

Higher burn speed averages are better.

PRINCO - 1X DVD-R
Drive	Average Burn	Length	Mode
ASUS DRW-0402P/D	1.01X	4.38GB	CLV
Gigabyte GO-W0404A	1.02X	4.38GB	CLV
LiteOn LDW-411S	1.01X	4.38GB	CLV
MSI DR4-A	1.00X	4.38GB	CLV
MSI DR8-A	2.02X	4.38GB	CLV
NEC 1300A	1.00X	4.38GB	CLV
Nu Tech DDW-081	-	4.38GB	-
Plextor 708A	2.02X	4.38GB	CLV
Sony DRU-530A	2.02X	4.38GB	CLV

RITEKG04 - 4X DVD-R
Drive	Average Burn	Length	Mode
ASUS DRW-0402P/D	4.01X	4.38GB	CLV
Gigabyte GO-W0404A	4.02X	4.38GB	CLV
LiteOn LDW-411S	4.02X	4.38GB	CLV
MSI DR4-A	4.00X	4.38GB	CLV
MSI DR8-A	4.05X	4.38GB	CLV
NEC 1300A	4.01X	4.38GB	CLV
Nu Tech DDW-081	-	4.38GB	-
Plextor 708A	4.02X	4.38GB	CLV
Sony DRU-530A	4.04X	4.38GB	CLV

MCC01RG20 - 4X DVD-R
Drive	Average Burn	Length	Mode
ASUS DRW-0402P/D	4.00X	4.38GB	CLV
Gigabyte GO-W0404A	4.02X	4.38GB	CLV
LiteOn LDW-411S	4.01X	4.38GB	CLV
MSI DR4-A	4.00X	4.38GB	CLV
MSI DR8-A	4.02X	4.38GB	CLV
NEC 1300A	4.00X	4.38GB	CLV
Nu Tech DDW-081	-	4.38GB	-
Plextor 708A	4.02X	4.38GB	CLV
Sony DRU-530A	4.05X	4.38GB	CLV

Like the Plextor 708A, NuTech DDW-081 and Sony DRU-530A, the MSI DR8-A had trouble recognizing poor DVD-R media for write. Do not expect to burn on DVD-R discs that do not have write descriptors. Our DR8-A would not even report "ready" on several no-name DVD-R discs that had burn just fine in our Pioneer 107D.