Aneb co se skrývá pod povrchem.
Jakou máte CD-R mechaniku ? Cena CD-R mechanik se od jejich prvního uvedení snížila natolik, že dnes si může zapisovatelnou mechaniku koupit prakticky každý. CD-R mechaniky se stávají oblíbeným zálohovacím médiem, přičemž těží ze své univerzálnosti, protože CD-ROM mechanikou je dnes už vybaven téměř počítač. Jako u každého zboží, i CD-R mechanik platí, že za značku se připlácí, takže se lze setkat s mechanikami s "papírově" stejnými parametry, ale různými cenami.
I když CD-R mechaniky vyrábí spousta firem, používají technologii licencovanou od Philips, Ricoh, Sony, JVC nebo Yamaha. Chcete-li tedy vědět, jaké má vaše mechanika střeva, můžete nahlédnout do přiložené tabulky.
| Značka | Typ | Technologie | 
| Acer | CR-1420C | Ricoh 1420 | 
| Acer | CRW620, CRW622 | Ricoh MP6200 | 
| Artec | ACW-260 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Artmedia | RW6220BT | Philips CDD3600 | 
| BTC | BCE 62IE | Philips CDD3610 | 
| BTC | RW6220BT | Philips CDD3600 | 
| CAL | CDR4X12 | TEAC CDR55S | 
| Caravell | CDR-2X-II | JVC XR-W2001 | 
| Creative | CDR2000 | Ricoh 1060 | 
| Creative | CDR4210 | Matsushita CW-7501 | 
| CyberDrive | CDRW602 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Delta | CDE/ODR/ODE 612, ODE 8141 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Dysan | CR-622, CR-1426, CR-4216 | Yamaha CRW4001 | 
| Dysan | CR-1622 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Dysan | CR-2216 | Yamaha CDR200t | 
| Dynatek | CDM4000 | Yamaha CDR400t | 
| LGE | LGE CD-RW | Yamaha CRW4001 | 
| Grundig | CDR 100 | Philips CDD2000 | 
| Hewlett Packard | 4020 | Philips CDD2000 | 
| Hewlett Packard | 6020 | Philips CDD2600 | 
| Hewlett Packard | 6020RW, 7100, 7200, Development-97, VersaWriter CD3100 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Hewlett Packard | 8100 | Sony CRX110E | 
| JCI | JCD-62RW, CDRW-622 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| JCCOM | JCD-62RW | Philips CDD3610 | 
| JCCOM | JCD-64RW, JCD-1642RW | Yamaha CRW4001 | 
| JCCOM | JCD-1622RW | Yamaha CDR200t | 
| JVC | XR-R2060 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| JVC | XR-W1001 | JVC XR-W1001 | 
| JVC | XR-W2001 | JVC XR-W2001 | 
| JVC | XR-W2010 | JVC XR-W2010 | 
| JVC | XR-W202x | JVC XR-W2020 | 
| JVC | XR-W2040 | JVC XR-W2040 | 
| JVC | XR-W2042 | JVC XR-W2040 | 
| JVC | XR-R2060 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| JVC | XR-W2080, XR-W2080S, XR-W2082, XR-W2082S, XR-W2083S | JVC XR-W2080 | 
| JVC | XR-W4080, XR-W4080S, XR-W4082, XR-W4082S, XR-W4083S | JVC XR-W4080 | 
| Kodak | CDR-240 | Philips CDD2000 | 
| Kodak | PCD200 | Philips CDD521 | 
| Kodak | PCD225 | Kodak PCD225 | 
| Kodak | PCD600 | Kodak PCD600 | 
| Lite-On | LTR-511, LTR-512 | Ricoh MP6200A | 
| Licus | MSJ-6122 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Matsushita | CW-7501, LK-MW602 | Matsushita CW-7501 | 
| Matsushita | CW-7502, CW-7582 | Matsushita CW-7502 | 
| Memorex | CR-622, CRW-1622 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Memorex | CRW-2642, CRW-4216 | Yamaha CRW4001 | 
| Memorex | CRW-2216 | Yamaha CDR200t | 
| Mitsubushi | CDRW226 | Ricoh MP6200 | 
| Mitsubushi | CDRW226I | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Mitsubushi | CDVR2x6, CDVR | Philips CDD2600 | 
| Mitsubushi | CDVR4, CDVR4x4 | Teac CD-R50S | 
| Mitsubushi | CDVR4x6 | Yamaha CDR400 | 
| Mitsubushi | CDVR4x12 | Teac CD-R50S | 
| Mitsubushi | CDVR4x12T | Plextor PX-R412 | 
| Mitsumi | CR-2600TE | Mitsumi CR-2600TE | 
| Mitsumi | CR-2801TE | Mitsumi CR-2801TE | 
| Mitsumi | CR-4801TE, CR-4801TS | Mitsumi CR-4801TE | 
| MMagic | MCR-265 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Nomai | 680RW | Ricoh MP6200 | 
| Octek | RW260680RW | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Olympus | CDS620E, CDS630E | Sony CDU924S | 
| Optima | CDR 1300, CDR 650 | Sony CDU926S | 
| OTI Socrates | OTI-975 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Philips | CDD2000 | Philips CDD2000 | 
| Philips | CDD2600 | Philips CDD2600 | 
| Philips | CDD3600 | Philips CDD3600 | 
| Philips | CDD3610, PCA267CR | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Philips | CDD521, CDD522 | Philips CDD521 | 
| Philips | Omniwriter | Ricoh MP6200 | 
| Pinnacle | MP6200S | Ricoh MP6200S | 
| Pinnacle | RCD 4x4 | Teac CD-R50S | 
| Pinnacle | RCD1000, RCD-5020 | JVC XR-W2001 | 
| Pinnacle | RCD-202 | JVC XR-W1001 | 
| Pinnacle | RCD-5040 | JVC XR-W2010 | 
| Pinnacle | RCDW226 | Ricoh MP6200 | 
| Pinnacle | RCD4x12 | Teac CD-R55S | 
| Pioneer | DW-S114x | Pioneer DW-S114x | 
| Plasmon | CDR4220 | Philips CDD2000 | 
| Plextor | PX-R24CS | Ricoh RO-1420C | 
| Plextor | PX-R412 | Plextor PX-R412 | 
| Ricoh | CRW620, MP6200A, MP6200S, MP6201S, MP6211 | Ricoh MP6200 | 
| Ricoh | RO-1060C, RS-1060C | Ricoh RO-1060C | 
| Ricoh | RO-1420C | Ricoh RO-1420C | 
| Ricoh | RS-9200CD | Ricoh RS-9200CD | 
| Samsung | SCW-230 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Sanyo | CRD-R24S | Sanyo CRD-R24S | 
| Smart & Friendly | CDR 1002 | Sony CDU920S | 
| Smart & Friendly | CDR 2004 | Sony CDU924S | 
| Smart & Friendly | CDR 2006 | Sony CDU926S | 
| Smart & Friendly | CDR 4006 | Yamaha CDR400 | 
| Smart & Friendly | CDRW 226 | JVC XR-W2040 | 
| Smart & Friendly | CD-R4012 | Teac CD-R55S | 
| Sony | CDU920S | Sony CDU920S | 
| Sony | CDU924S | Sony CDU924S | 
| Sony | CDU926S | Sony CDU926S | 
| Sony | CDU928E | Sony CDU928E | 
| Sony | CDU948S | Sony CDU948S | 
| Sony | CRX100E, CRX110E, ROX5004 | Sony ROX5004 | 
| Taiyo Yuden | BW-50 | Sanyo CRD-R24S | 
| Teac | CD-R50S | Teac CD-R50S | 
| Teac | CD-R55S | Teac CD-R55S | 
| Teac | CD-P520E | Teac CD-P250E | 
| Traxdata | CDR4120 | Teac CD-R55S | 
| Traxdata | CDRW2260, CDRW2260 Pro | Yamaha CDR200t | 
| Traxdata | CDRW2260+ | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Traxdata | CDRW4260 Pro | Yamaha CRW4001 | 
| USDrives | CDRW602 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Vortec | VCW-620 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Waitec | WT2036, WT2036EI | Philips CDD3610 | 
| Waitec | WT4046 | Yamaha CRW4001 | 
| Waitec | WT412 | Teac CD-R55S | 
| WPI | CDR-432 | Philips CDD2000 | 
| WPI | CDR-622, CDRW-622 | Philips CDD3610 | 
| WPI | CDRW-642e | Yamaha CRW4001 | 
| WPI | CDRW-1622e | Yamaha CDR200t | 
| WPI | CDRW-1642e | Yamaha CRW4001 | 
| Yamaha | CDR100, CDR102 | Yamaha CDR100 | 
| Yamaha | CDR200t | Yamaha CDR200t | 
| Yamaha | CDR400c, CDR400t, CDR401c, CDR401t | Yamaha CDR400c | 
| Yamaha | CRW2260 | Yamaha CDR200t | 
| Yamaha | CRW4001, CRW4260, CRW4261 | Yamaha CRW4001 | 
| Yamaha | CRW2216E, CRW2216S | Yamaha CDR200t | 
| Yamaha | CRW4216E, CRW4216S | Yamaha CRW4001 |