Thank you to Art, and to Tracy who responded off list to recommend the NEC
3520A. I was surprised to see how low cost the NEC was - certainly a very
good value, and has good user comments.

Peter
-----------------------------------------------
The NoSpin Group
[log in to unmask]

> -----Original Message-----
> 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

        The NOSPIN Group has added a new feature on our website,
           web based bulletinboard for questions and answers:
              Visit our sister website at http://nospin.com