dvd-rom drive, does it really matter anymore?

[zCypher]

I set up my new hardware, and I temporarily plugged in my old cdrw drive to install windows - but I'm not bothering keeping it in this machine since it doesn't match the new case, and I never use the CDRW anyway.

I will get a dvdrw though just because maybe I will have a movie in there from time to time, and if I do burn anything. 4.7GB is a hell of a lot better than 650MB

So anyways... I see LG, Sony and Samsung DVDRW drives and they all look more or less the same within very close price range.

Any advantage from one to the other? I don't really care about bluray, just the regular old DVDRW drives.

I have had good experiences with LG for cdrw drives, does this hold up with DVDRW? I'm assuming yes but thought I'd ask here first.

 

[WildW]

I've had Sonys and Samsungs. . . never any problems. They are now such boring devices that I tend to buy whatever's cheapest on the day...even that only saves pennies.

 

[dfuze]

I agree with WildW, I've got a Sony & Samsung in each of my PCs and they have worked great for a couple years and those where the lowest $30 ones at newegg when I got them.

 

[dguy6789]

For the most part they are the same. Some have slightly better or worse speeds on really niche formats, but that probably doesn't matter to most people. The other difference is some drivers are physically shorter than others, which helps if you're working with a limited amount of space.

 

[pukemon]

I've used various NEC/Sony/Optiarc drives for the last 5 or so years and never had any issues with them. But then again, for $30 does it really matter? It's sort of disposable hardware, but considering they don't die so easily unless you drop them, they're one of the few reusable components in a system build.