I think that is the correct model, it writes and rewrites at 4X and also reads at 20X. I am confused about the correct media for this. I haven't ordered it yet and have only messed with one other CDRW that was a 2X2X6X. I have heard that normal cheapo CDR's will not work with this burner due to it's speed. Does this sound correct? OR, if it does use CDR's that can be written to at 4X speeds, is this one at least backwards compatible to the slower CDR's ??? At the moment, it is a toss up between the Ricoh and the new Creative Labs 4224 that is now out. Thank you for any and all help/suggestions. Sincerely, David A. Abbe [log in to unmask] ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. PCBUILD mailing list is brought to you by: The NOSPIN Group http://nospin.com - http://nospin.org