Can any avid blank media users recommend a good inexpensive DVD drive. I will be using it for the sole purpose of burning, single and dual layer. Are there any good makes and/or models I should look for? Thanks in advance to all who make a positive contribution to this thread.
EDIT: Is this particular burner of any good, more specifically for dual layer burning? The reason I ask is I happen to have seen these particular model at Futureshop and so they are available and within my price range.
What Make of Dvd Burner Do I Need to Look for??
As with all tech things, there are good brands, and there are bad ones. These are the brands you should look at buying.
-LiteOn
-Pioneer -Plextor (Very Expensive)
-NEC -BenQ (Not in production under BenQ anymore - look for OEMPhilips drives. "BenQ DW1620, 1625, 1640, 1650, 1655 all used Philips chipsets" - catfreak)
-LG (Do your research, not all of their drives are good)
Best Buy in the US carried the LG GE20 like the one you are asking about. It was about $100 US.
Looks like you are from Canada and the price conversion on that one is about $50 US. Pretty good price if you ask me for an External.
I looked at that one but I think I want something better. I think I am going to try a Plextor or Liteon.
What Make of Dvd Burner Do I Need to Look for??
As with all tech things, there are good brands, and there are bad ones. These are the brands you should look at buying.
-LiteOn
-Pioneer -Plextor (Very Expensive)
-NEC -BenQ (Not in production under BenQ anymore - look for OEMPhilips drives. "BenQ DW1620, 1625, 1640, 1650, 1655 all used Philips chipsets" - catfreak)
-LG (Do your research, not all of their drives are good)
Best Buy in the US carried the LG GE20 like the one you are asking about. It was about $100 US.
Looks like you are from Canada and the price conversion on that one is about $50 US. Pretty good price if you ask me for an External.
I looked at that one but I think I want something better. I think I am going to try a Plextor or Liteon.
Happy hunting. Let me know what you get.
Thank you for the information. Is there a reason why you passed on the LG GE20?
