Sony is no longer manufacturing their own optical drives. Quality
varies from OK to poor depending on who manufactured the unit you buy.
The best of their units is a LiteOn. While LiteOn manufactured
excellent CD burners, their DVD burners have been far less than great.
You will be far better off with a Pioneer, BenQ, or NEC. All three of
those manufacturers are producing excellent 16X DL drives.
Art Cassel
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