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RJ · 06-20-2004, 07:41 AM

LiteOn is a very good brand. Other good ones are NEC and LG. But whichever you choose, I'd recommend one that is capable of burning to a dual layer DVD+R as they're new.

That'd be LiteOn 832, NEC 2510 and LG 4120B.

As for the speeds, DVD tops out at 16x, and the difference to 8x is not much different. It'd be 2 or 3 minutes I believe, so 8x speed is pretty good, you can burn a single layer DVD in 8 minutes.
A dual layer DVD however takes 45 minutes as they're burned at 2.4x only.

If you don't want DL, then you can also get earlier models, which are cheaper, like the LiteOn 812. They're mostly 4x, though.

RJ

06-20-2004, 07:41 AM	#2
RJ Member (14 bit) Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Offenbach/Main (Germany) Posts: 8,485	LiteOn is a very good brand. Other good ones are NEC and LG. But whichever you choose, I'd recommend one that is capable of burning to a dual layer DVD+R as they're new. That'd be LiteOn 832, NEC 2510 and LG 4120B. As for the speeds, DVD tops out at 16x, and the difference to 8x is not much different. It'd be 2 or 3 minutes I believe, so 8x speed is pretty good, you can burn a single layer DVD in 8 minutes. A dual layer DVD however takes 45 minutes as they're burned at 2.4x only. If you don't want DL, then you can also get earlier models, which are cheaper, like the LiteOn 812. They're mostly 4x, though. RJ __________________ All's right with the world when your PC is working right. Last edited by RJ; 06-20-2004 at 07:45 AM.