Which DVD Drive

[Stormblade]

Hey all,

Thinking about purchasing a DVD burner. The first and only one I ever bought was years ago and it was a DVD-RAM. Now there's more formats and drives available. I know the functionality I want but which drive/brand to go with that has all that is another story.

Basically I want a multi-format drive. One that supports all the formats. I want to be able to read/write DVD-RAM disks for backup purposes. I want to be able to read/write the DVD-RW and DVD+RW and those family of formats for more compatibility for sharing purposes and such.

So what drive do you guys recommend? I usually go with Plextor drives since I have had good luck with them for years but I'm open for suggestions on this.

 

[bluntman]

If you want to be able to read and write DVD-RAM discs as well as have "-R" and "+R" compatibility, go with the new LG GSA 4040B. I have one, it's a great drive. I've never had any coasters yet, eventhough I've only had it for less than a month. However, being a brand new drive the firmware isn't mature enough you will have to do some research and find which media will burn at the rated speed and which ones to stay away from.