What dvd burner to buy

[Dr Klovernutz]

I have been experiencing some problems with my burner
see:

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?p=385276

And since I cannot seem to be able to find out what the problem is, and I really don't have tons of time to dedicate to fixing it.

I looked at some burners people were talking about and I was wondering what would be the best burner (based on most reliable burns/ scans / best firmware, etc). for under $100.

I was looking into the benq 1650 or NEC 3550

any other suggestions

I am running a
Dell 4600 2.6gHz 800mHz FSB
P4 HT
1G dual channel DDR SDRAM
my current drives are:
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B
_NEC DVD__RW ND-1300A

(i'll be losing the NEC)

[tigerman8u]

I like Nec. good price for a good burner

[Chewy]

for 100$ I'd buy both.
Benq good burner, scanner, slower accurate reader
Nec good burner, fair scanner, fast as heck reader/ripper

[NightTran]

for 100$ I'd buy both.
Benq good burner, scanner, slower accurate reader
Nec good burner, fair scanner, fast as heck reader/ripper

Rip with Nec write with Benq, then you can cross scan if burn go bad

[Chewy]

Actually I rip with my benq 1650 on old stuff, rip with nec on new disks.
Burn with nec, scan with benq, the 3550 burns just as good as the benq
and I have a hunch will hold up a little longer.

[MikeyBK]

The BenQs are definitely fast writers, the NEC I can't offer an opinion because I've never had one but everyone that owns one only praises its ability.

I'm sure you could get both for less than $100 like Chewy says from Newegg.com. ( less than $100 combined).