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Bizkitkid2001 · July 15th, 2005, 10:10 PM

Ok, I am buying my first DVD-burner. I want a drive that can burn all formats (or most), that is black, fast, dual layer, and reliable. I was gonna buy this NEC drive because it was the cheapest for a while at $43, now it went up to $46. And because of the price jump, other brands have become cheaper. Should I go with the NEC, or are any of these other brands/drives considered better?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827130034

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151066

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106966

Now out of those 3, the one that stands out is the LITE-ON. I have read that LITE-ON makes some of the best CD burners, but I have not heard anything about their DVD burners.

Thanks,
-Biz

butch81385 · July 15th, 2005, 10:16 PM

i use a lite-on dvd burner (an older 4x) and i have never had a single problem with it (that wasnt my fault

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Bizkitkid2001 · July 15th, 2005, 10:18 PM

The only thing that I see that the NEC is better, is that its faster for CD-RW than the LITE-ON.

But I will never use a CD-RW again.

filipino · July 15th, 2005, 10:50 PM

Lite-On is better.

**RobRich** · July 15th, 2005, 10:51 PM

NEC and Lite-On are both perfectly good brands. Actually, you can't really go wrong with any of the mainstream brands, as DVD burner technology and quality has essentially reached a plateau. I would even buy an Optorite if cheap enough.

BTW, I reviewed the Lite-On 1633S here at TIMO. I have never had any problems with Lite-On drives, even with cheap media.

http://www.techimo.com/articles/index.pl?photo=212

erhan28 · July 15th, 2005, 11:23 PM

I find out that the NEC, Lite-On, and even my own Rosewill are the same in speed and qulity.
there around the same price.
I would get the Lite-On because my friend just built one and it is kickAce.

njolakoski · July 15th, 2005, 11:26 PM

I have a NEC Dual Layer Drive, I love it

Bizkitkid2001 · July 15th, 2005, 11:46 PM

Ok, I think I'll get the LITE-ON, plus I think the LITE-ON front cover looks better, hehe.

Hmmm.....my mom shouldn't have agreed to let me get on newegg and spend my money

This ram looks good, and this hard drive is on sale. Sweet! Look at that fan, its got speed control on it!

filipino · July 15th, 2005, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Bizkitkid2001

Ok, I think I'll get the LITE-ON, plus I think the LITE-ON front cover looks better, hehe.

Yeah i also notice that, it has much more designs, i mean those printed stuff

Bizkitkid2001 · July 15th, 2005, 11:50 PM

I actually think the Sony drive looks the best, although I will never buy a Sony product.