Which cheap DVD burner to buy?

[chapin]

Hey guys which dvd burner do you guys recommend that's compatible with cheap dvd-r

 

[Budmantom]

You should use the "search" feature, this question is posted 2x a week.


Tom

 

[RussianSensation]

If you want a good cheap one:

NEC 8X Silver DVD+RW/-RW Drive, Model ND-2500A - $60

a little bit faster:

Lite-On 12X DVD±RW Drive, 12x dvd-rom read speed - $74

even faster:

Pioneer Black 16xDVD+RW/-RW Drive, 16x DVD-Rom Read speed - $99

I guess it all depends how much you want to spend and how fast you want the drive to be.
You can find the colour you like on Newegg if you search under the brand name you want.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Budmantom
You should use the "search" feature, this question is posted 2x a week.

If you'd typed "dvd" you'd find this Which cheap DVD? and many more.

Welcome to AT! Now learn what the search box does, it's nifty keen!

 

[chapin]

Help me decide between these 3 dvd burners please
4x Lite-on DVD burner 401-S Black
Pioneer 105
NEc 2500 8x

Ok I'm thinking of getting either of these 3 burners which one do you guys think is the most compatible with cheap dvd-r

I make alot of backups for my xbox and I also want to backup my dvd movies and watch them in the xbox also.

Any thoughts guys

thanks in advance

 

[Macro2]

Get one that does dual layer for the future. The NEC 2510a is good on dvd-r.

 

[chapin]

But is it compatible with cheap dvd-r?

 

[Macro2]

yes

 

[GTiBri]

Sony Dual layer +- RW for $77. It's OEM so no software.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-131-235&depa=0

 

[Macro2]

Sony = lite-on I recall.

 

[RussianSensation]

Marco, but isnt dual layer only 2.4x right now, making it REAL slow to burn, thus not making it very useful? Yeah sure you can get 8.5gigs on 1 dvd. Then again at 16x you can burn 2 4.7gig dvds faster and probably cheaper than those expensive dual layer discs.

 

[RobCur]

for +R 2.4 is the slowest lmao!
for -r, it will go back to 2.0x again heh...

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: chapin
But is it compatible with cheap dvd-r?

no it's not,I had some cheap dvd-r's that the nec wouldnt burn properly,that's why I bought a Pionner drive instead & pioneer burns them perfectly.

If you want to buy cheap media Pioneer is the drive you want,it will burn any media without any problems.

 

[crispytreat]

I vote pioneer as well, I have had my 105 for a while now.

 

[kaizersose]

Originally posted by: RussianSensation
Marco, but isnt dual layer only 2.4x right now, making it REAL slow to burn, thus not making it very useful? Yeah sure you can get 8.5gigs on 1 dvd. Then again at 16x you can burn 2 4.7gig dvds faster and probably cheaper than those expensive dual layer discs.

the new pioneer 108 can write a full dual layer disc (on compatible media of course) in under 25 min. not too shabby

 

[RussianSensation]

Originally posted by: kaizersose

Originally posted by: RussianSensation
Marco, but isnt dual layer only 2.4x right now, making it REAL slow to burn, thus not making it very useful? Yeah sure you can get 8.5gigs on 1 dvd. Then again at 16x you can burn 2 4.7gig dvds faster and probably cheaper than those expensive dual layer discs.

the new pioneer 108 can write a full dual layer disc (on compatible media of course) in under 25 min. not too shabby

Yeah but I read somewhere that at 16x a 4.7 gig DVD burns in roughly 6 minutes or less. So you can make roughly 2 dual layer DVDs in the same amount of time, no? Besides aren't single layer DVDs cheaper in the first place?