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Mad Dog Dual 16X Double Layer -+R/RW Burner Drive $69.99 AR 11/22 only

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rasputinj

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Buy.com has a great "Deal of the Day" for 11-22

Mad Dog MegaSTOR 6-in-1 16X Double Layer Internal DVD±R±RW

Only $69.99 After Rebate

This is a great price for a 16x Double Layer dual format DVD burner

act fast the Buy.com deal of the day is only good on 11-22 so act fast.
 
If you guys wait till black friday, Office Max is selling a 16x dual layer burner (rebadged LiteOn) for $40 AR. It's a much better deal IMO.
 
the nec's are much better burners than liteon's.

edit: though i'm tempted to get the liteon as a secondary drive for reading and kprobe scanning. heh.
 
One thing to keep in mind is that the NewEgg drive is an OEM. No sofware, and probably no warranty.

The MadDog will at least come with SOME burning software (probably junk, though).
 
Originally posted by: Connoisseur
If you guys wait till black friday, Office Max is selling a 16x dual layer burner (rebadged LiteOn) for $40 AR. It's a much better deal IMO.
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I just looked at the OM ad and did not see a DVD burner there at all. Did I miss it maybe?

 
@ racefan,

It has been reported that the IOmagic 16X duel is a rebadge BenQ DW-1620

Office Max also has a Black Friday 26 Nov 04 16X Dual-Layer DVD burner. It has been reported that the Digital Max 16 DVD is as a rebadge Lite-On.

OfficeMax
Digital Max 16X DVD Dual-Layer/Dual-Format Burner (#2085-8403) -- $39.99

Regards,
Belooken
 
Newegg has the NEC drive without ROXIO dvd creator but for a couple of bucks more they have the drive with Roxio burning software. So the OEM drive does come with software if you choose the right one.
 
I read somewear the BenQ drives are very good drives?

Should I spend more 73.00 to get the NEC 3500 or get the I/O magic for 39.99 or OM for 39.99
 
Originally posted by: racefan
I read somewear the BenQ drives are very good drives?

Should I spend more 73.00 to get the NEC 3500 or get the I/O magic for 39.99 or OM for 39.99
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Depends on what your usage is, which format (+R/-R) you want to burn on (stand-alone compability, PS2/Xbox, other readers, etc...), and how rebate-phobic you are.

BenQ are pretty good at burning DVD+R media. Lite-ons are good with +R, but you have to fiddle with the firmware to get good burns. Both BenQ and Lite-on prefer +R over -R. The NEC is good outta the box, and burns both +R and -R well...

People have been recommending the NEC and Pioneer drives because they're all around pretty good, with little faults. If you like to experiment, test media quality, flash firmwares, and are cheap, get the BenQ or Lite-on. I think both can do Kprobe to test burn quality.

But if you just want to take outta box, intall and burn without worrying, get the NEC.
 
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