DVD Writer for PC

onedah

I in the market for a new DVD writer as my old one seems to be on its way out. I am looking for a +- writer that also supports DL.

Any Suggestions on whats good and prices?

Thanks

lindens

i just got one off ebuyer, an LG one their best seller £30. hasn't come yet but good reviews, also had good reviews in PCUser mag.

MORPH3US

I have a Pioneer 108 and can't fault it. The 108 is quite old now though, think the latest out is the 110 and if its as good as all its predecessors then it should be a top buy. The 110 is £38.99 on bigpockets in assorted colours (black or white) but they have loads more on there, starting at £26.99 for a philips with DL.

Have a look at bigpockets and see which one suits your needs

M

onedah

lindens wrote:

i just got one off ebuyer, an LG one their best seller £30. hasn't come yet but good reviews, also had good reviews in PCUser mag.

Thanks for the info do you know the model number??

Rave

The LG drive is the GSA4163B. If you don't need to do DVD-RAM, you could consider the NEC 3540- or wait for the new drives that will be coming out in the next month or so.

wolfman

The LG GSA 4163 is generally seen as the best. I've got the NEC 35xx which is also very good, although second to the LG. The Pioneer 109 is good too but not as good as the above two.

orainsear

I use the LG GSA4163B, it's excellent.

onedah

I just found the LG GSA4163sb (non DVD RAM) for £31.71 and the LG GSA4163B(with DVD-RAM) for £35.99 at PC world and available for instore pickup. If I have any problems then I can atleast just pop into the shop rather than online hasle...

I think I will go for the one without DVD RAM...

Norman-B

onedah wrote:

I just found the LG GSA4163sb (non DVD RAM) for £31.71 and the LG GSA4163B(with DVD-RAM) for £35.99 at PC world and available for instore pickup. If I have any problems then I can atleast just pop into the shop rather than online hasle...

I think I will go for the one without DVD RAM...

Sorry to be thick but what's the difference?

Rave

DVD-RAM is a re-recordable format that came out a long time before +RW or -RW. It's the best format if you're going to be repeatedly rewriting, editing etc., but the discs generally only work in other DVD-RAM drives- you couldn't put them in a normal DVD player for example.

flyer

on the pcworld website, what dos it mean by drive only?