DVD Burner?
 

Im looking to get one.. any suggestions?

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They're all pritty good.

about $100 these days

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I'd go for the Pioneer A07. It is dead cheap, burns fine, and Pioneer have already made firmware making it go dual layer. Wether they release it or not, we don't know but if they can do it, i'm sure some firmware hackers can. I've got an NEC 2500, which apparently is a Pioneer a07 rebadged, but don't quote me on that. That burns fine too, no problems so far.

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BeRon, If I were you I would wait it out. The Dual Layers are coming later this year. Much better than the standard single layer and then you won't have to sit and wait for DVDShrink to rerender those duals to a single size.
Yes, I am an avid backup'er. I have copies of my favorite DVD's downstairs and upstairs so I don't have to hunt for them. ;-)

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cheap but good.... Hi-val....have no issues at all in linux or window

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I just looking to copy dvds and ps2 games... would i need duel layers for that? Also, what are the recommended specs for your comp in order to run well, bc my comp is like 3 yrs old.
thanks.

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I just got a Nu dvd-burner from newegg.com I got it at a great price too!! like 72$!

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My plexwriter is very quiet and came with a nice software bundle; can't do much better than that.

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I just bought a lite on off ebay for 65.00 works fine for me so far burned over 30 disks :wiggle: :speed:

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I also have a Lite-On DVD burner and haven't had any problems with it. I ordered this one from newegg:

Lite-On LDW-811S (click for direct link)

It's cheap, reliable, and fast (burning both dvds and cds).

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i just bought a sony dvd burner for $65 on zipzoomfly about three weeks ago. not a single problem.

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I'd go with the Lite-On. I've had many lite-on drives in the past, and build many computers with them in there. They are reliable, inexpensive, and they are generally good drives. Also, if your comptuer is a little older, be sure to review the system requirements for the dvd drive. Some drives can be high. Like the sonys don't even support win 98 at all.

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I just picked up a HP 420i. I like HP couse they last a long time. MY 4x cd burner is still kicking 5 years later.

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Stay away from Benq, Hi-Val, or Digital Research... all crap. They package whatever cheap model they can get their hands on. Buy anything from Sony, Plextor, or Pioneer. I've have 2 DVD burners right now, one is an external firewire Sony 8x that I use with my laptop and I have a Plextor 8x on my desktop.

David

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I have Sony DRU-530A cant get it to work at all, will never by again