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snorkel
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_ 		10. January 2006 @ 04:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am going to buy another drive asap (today) and I don't want to spend a lot of money. I burn the occasional cd and i burn 3-5 dvd movies per week. I have narrowed it down to:

NEC ND-3550A
Pioneer DVR-110D
BenQ DW1620 Pro
LG Electronics GSA- 4167B

I can get any of these drives for about $40 OEM.

Any one in particular? I am leaning towards the first one (NEC).

Thanks in advance.
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cougar_ii
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_ 		10. January 2006 @ 06:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi there,

I was looking at getting a new burner myself.

I was looking at these 2:

NEC ND-3550A --> IDE (Ultra ATA/DMA-33)
---> http://www.nec.co.uk/DVD_RW_ND3550.aspx

LG GSA-4167B --> IDE (Ultra ATA/66)
---> http://us.lge.com/Product/proddetail.do?actCategory=computer&arch...

Wonder if this will make a big difference ATA/33 VS ATA/66 ?

Just read somewhere the LG-4167B will bootype DVD+R to DVD-ROM.
Does the NEC-3550A do that ?

I assume the NEC will be able to do some PI/PO Scanning, but not sure about the LG !

Anyone ?



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snorkel
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_ 		10. January 2006 @ 07:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
FYI, I went with the NEC ND-3550A Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Beige Burner from supermedia store and even with the 2nd day air shipping, it cost about $52.
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cougar_ii
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_ 		10. January 2006 @ 07:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi snorkel,

Does the ND-3550A do PI/PO Scanning ? (Nero CDSpeed or DVDInfoPro) ??

Can it also booktype DVD+R to DVD-ROM ?

Thanks for the reply.
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paiger651
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_ 		10. January 2006 @ 08:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thats a good choice I have NEC 3500,3520,3540 with modified firmware to alow booktyping.I never had a problem out of them.I also can recomend the BenQ 1640 I have 4 of them and there my new favorite burner they booktype out of the box.Just bought 2 of the BenQ 1655's but have not tryed those out yet but expect they will be just as good and with lightscribe.
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