The Nero screenshot also shows that the MRX-500N has a maximum CD writing speed of 48x and a 2048KB buffer. Most of the specs below have been taken from Memorex's website and the guide that came with the drive.īy looking at the picture below, you can see that Memorex's new DVD writer is identified as a 'Memorex 16X-DDL-IN'. To the left of this is the digital audio output. Next to the jumper block is the analog audio connector. By default the drive's jumper comes set to master. Starting from the left of the IDE connection you'll see the jumper switch for master, slave and cable select. By looking at the picture below you can see the drive's IDE interface, power connector and analog audio output connector. The rear of the MRX-500N looks very similar to some of the other NEC based DVD writers we've reviewed. Instead of lighting up green like on the ND-3550A, it is bright blue. Along with the large 'Memorex' logo, you can see a few showing off its support for DVD-R/RW, DVD+ReWritable, DVD+R DL and Ultra Speed CD-RW media.īelow the tray you can see the MRX-500N's single LED. As you can see, the MRX-500N also has its share of logos. While both drives are almost physically identical, Memorex has tried to set theirs apart by giving it a black and silver bezel. Looking at the front, it's pretty obvious that the MRX-500N is based on NEC's new 16x DVD±RW, the ND-3550A. For this review we used firmware versions 1.A3 and 1.A4. The drive Memorex sent us for this review was manufactured in November of 2005 and had firmware 1.A3. Does Memorex's new drive have what it takes? Is it the fastest DVD writer around? Read on to see what we had to say. To give you an idea of what to expect from the MRX-500N, we'll take a look at its features and then see how it compares to some of the 16x DVD±RW drives from the competition. With features and specs like this, it's hard not to be impressed by Memorex's new DVD writer. Memorex's new drive also includes features like 48x CD reading and writing speeds, 32x rewriting speeds and an impressive software bundle from Nero. Based on the NEC ND-3550A, the MRX-500N is capable of 16x DVD±R, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+R DL and 6x DVD-R DL writing speeds and has a maximum DVD read speed of 16x. Recently, they quietly introduced a new 16x DVD±RW, the MRX-500N. While best known for their recordable media, Memorex offers a wide range of storage products, including their own line of CD and DVD writers.

With the introduction of their own line of recordable audio and video tapes, they soon had the world asking itself 'Is it live or is it Memorex?' More recently, Memorex has made the shift from analog to digital and has turned themselves into one of the world's leading providers of CD and DVD media. Founded in 1961, they got their start by manufacturing data backup tapes for the developing computer industry. Memorex is one of the most widely recognized and respected names in the storage industry.

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