Hello Peter,

Having used both, I totally agree with Art on the Sony and LiteOn drives. I
presently use four OptoRite (12x, 16x, 16x external) drives for recording
and on my main system I use an older NEC ND-1300A as a reader. I am very
pleased with their performance. All burn 4x media at 8x out of box (no
firmware update) and with approaching 300 disks burned, all video except for
a few data disks, I haven't had a single drive error. In addition, I've
experienced no compatibility problems with reading any type disk. I use
Ritek blank disks mostly but they have also handled esa (Circuit City
brand), Optimum, KHypermedia, CompUSA, ProMedia, and Memorex equally well
for me.

And you can't go wrong with NEC, the largest manufacturer of DVD-RW drives.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend either to anyone. Here are a couple of
links from Newegg for both. Be sure to check the customer reviews farther
down the page:

Newegg.com: OptoRite DD1603 - $58 w/FedEx Saver S&H:
http://tinyurl.com/3z87l

Newegg.com - NEC ND-3520A BK - $59.99 wFree S&H:
http://tinyurl.com/3zdon

Sven Swanson, Sr.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Shkabara" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 5:08 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] DVD burner


It's time to get a new DVD burner. I would appreciate some recommendations.
One that I am considering is the Sony DRU710A (also as OEM DWD-22A).
Experience with compatibility issues in reading CDs would also be
appreciated. My current DVD burner works well, but is is slow by today's
standards, and it has issues in reading some audio CDs.

Thank you.

Peter
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