Which is the Pc's internal DVD dual layer writer worth it's prices

[jimlim007]

Hi all expertise, I plan to buy a Internal dvd dual layer writer, but before making that decision buy any brand, need for some detail from you all expertise ;)

Below which one brand and model is most worth with it's quality, stablility and it's price?

1. Pioneer (model:DVR-110,DVR-111D,AX09, etc)
2. Nec (model:3570,ND-4550)
3. LG (model:4163B)
4. Samsung
5. Asus
6. Lite-On (model:SHM-165P6S02C)
7. Sony
8. Plextor
9. Imation[/SIZE]

*what is the different for the Pioneer Bulk and Retail pack of it's dvd writer? the price is different so much. Is it got different in term of quality for a same model but different packing?

[theReal]

I have the LG 4163B and I like it very much. I never burnt Dual-Layer so far, but everything else works perfectly, no problems at all.

AFAIK Pioneer uses different model numbers for bulk and retail, but the hardware is the same. The retail comes in a nice box with a cable and some extra software, but you really don't need that.

[HardwareGeek]

You might want to check out the notes and benchmarks on the drives at this article:

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/12/30/the_latest_dvd_writers_true_speeds/

[JoeShrubbery]

In my experience LG drives work great, at first. I had an LG 4160 burner that worked perfectly right up to when after ~6 months it suddenly died. Since then I've been on a 4163b (so for ~7-8 months now) and it's working fine, except for the past month or so as it hasn't burned reliably at anything higher than 4x lately. Now I'm pretty hard on burners, having burned close to a thousand discs and fully ripped my ~300 disc CD collection twice since first getting that 4160, but personally I'm thinking my next round of upgrades will include replacing the burner with something from a different manufacturer just to see if I can get something that'll last me longer more reliably.

[CWR03]

I've had my Pacific Digital burner for over a year now, and even using it with cheapo media I've had well over 500 successful burns on it with almost coasters. It was also one of the least expensive drives at the store, even compared with several others on sale combined with a rebate.

[plonk420]

i'm in love with my BenQ DW1640. burns seemed to be in similar quality to Plextors (if i read the cryptic benchmarks correctly @ anandtech.com)

[jimlim007]

I've had my Pacific Digital burner for over a year now, and even using it with cheapo media I've had well over 500 successful burns on it with almost coasters. It was also one of the least expensive drives at the store, even compared with several others on sale combined with a rebate.
wow...what is that brand, Pacific Digital burner? i never hear it b4? where is it from ? US ? CHINA? .......

[Blue_MiSfit]

I wholeheartedly reccommend LiteOn Optical Drives. They make almost everyone else's drives - they are just rebranded.

They are VERY cheap ($40 shipped from newegg for a 16x DVD+/-R DL Burner), and the only issue in 5 years I have had was that my old DVDRW one stopped reading and writing DVDs after about 2 months... CDs still worked fine, but Newegg RMA'd it :)

I've had their CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, CD-RWs, and DVD-/+RWs...

Swear by it.

The only thing that's better is Plextor, and that's because of their massive cache size, and slightly quieter (so I've heard) operation, but those are $150+ for a very slight improvement.

~MiSfit

[Xayd]

for longevity i've had good luck with pioneer drives. i had the original 1x 104 burner way back when, and currently use a 110.

any burning issues they've had have been fixed with prompt firmware updates from pioneer, and the two i've had have both lasted until i upgraded (over a year and a half).

[setarip_old]

@jimlim007

Hi!

A suggestion, if I may:

If you have an extra bay available in your setup, in addition to whatever burner you purchase, also purchase a DVD-ROM (They're quite inexpensive nowadays). Using the DVD-ROM for reading/ripping and playing your DVDs will extend the life of your burner considerably...

[jimlim007]

@jimlim007

Hi!

A suggestion, if I may:

If you have an extra bay available in your setup, in addition to whatever burner you purchase, also purchase a DVD-ROM (They're quite inexpensive nowadays). Using the DVD-ROM for reading/ripping and playing your DVDs will extend the life of your burner considerably...


erm... budget problem only can go for single drive oni:rolleyes:

with extra dvd rom, easy to porform disc to disc operation and yet save time. but power for my psu may be not stable, cos need support for 2 harddisk, mainboard, vga card, sound, LAN card, extra fan, and 1 optical drive (dvd rw). the psu is 450 watt, but i think that is not true watt.