Best DVD/CD Burner?

[eXx08]

For cheaply, I only have like $45.

 

[furballi]

NEC 3550 with hacked firmware. The 3550 is available for under $40 at many online retailers.

 

[secretanchitman]

Originally posted by: furballi
NEC 3550 with hacked firmware. The 3550 is available for under $40 at many online retailers.

have the same one. non-hacked as my speeds are totally fine for writing/reading. less than 40 bucks at newegg. comes in 3 colors: black, silver, beige. the silver only comes in OEM though, so beware.

 

[doan]

The 3550 is a 16x burner....what does the hacked firmware do?

 

[furballi]

Better burn quality and greater compatibility with a wider range of media. The older 3500s are limited to about 7x MAX read speed with DL media. Without hacked FW, the read speed is limited to about 3x MAX. All 35XX series can burn SL media at 16x MAX speed (about 6 min for a 4.7GB SL DVD).