dvd burner

[spikehs]

Just wondering if anyone knew of any cheap places to pick up a dvd burner? new or used... as long as it works. The cheapest I have found so far is $119 at www.memoryexpress.com

thanks.

[Samw]

Here's 1 for $99.98. Can I can't believe how cheap DVD writers have become. But the shipping cost might negate the savings unless you are in Vancouver.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?minorcatid=1015

I don't know anything about the Liteon brand. I have the 4X LG 4040 and its awesome. The 8X LG one can be found for about $129 in some places. If its anything like the 4X model, it should be pretty good too.

http://www.a-power.com/parts/roms.htm#dvdrom
http://www.sonexpc.com/?mod=hardware&pid=00000136

[spikehs]

thanks for the links. Should have mentioned that I am looking for a burner with DVD- capabilities, can be DVD+ as well....

[dekay]

http://www.cdfreaks.com/

You'll find everything you need to know there. Hardware reviews, software recommendations and guides to teach you how to burn pretty much everything. I have a Liteon 411s, burns pretty much everything from my experience so far. Liteon's a highly recommended brand amongs ppl who like to make "backups".

[Samw]

Oh, OK.

$108 http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...=LDW-411S/451S

LG 4081B also does DVD-RAM in addition to DVD -R/W +R/W and its 8X instead of 4X for the LiteOn above. Man, I paid the same price for the slower 4X 4040 model only a few months ago. These below might not come with software though.

http://www.sonexpc.com/?mod=hardware&pid=00000136 $129

http://www.legendcomputer.ca/ $120 if you can pick up in Vancouver.

[DiscusZ]

Cheap is not always the best. I am getting a Plextor DVD burner in a short while (unless something else comes my way that I need/want more )

[Samw]

Here's a review of 11 writers

http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/20031027/index.html

Here are reviews of 1,065 DVD-R/W +R/W writers:

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers.p...=&orderby=Name

[whaase]

Originally Posted by DiscusZ

Cheap is not always the best. I am getting a Plextor DVD burner in a short while (unless something else comes my way that I need/want more )

Ahhhh, Plextor.... Best money can buy IMO.

Walter