best dvd burner to buy?

[jmet]

I own the nec 3520, 3540, and the 3550.

[photo_angel2004]

little turnip, why do you have 3?

I bought 2 at a time one Benq and one Nec 2 computers. LOL

[BR7]

I also own NEC ND-3550A,I was going to get the LG GSA-H10L but I got an email today that said it was out of stock and there will be a delay so I canceled it and got the BENQ 1670 instead

[ed klein]

Purchasing DVD-RW optical drive is all in the mind of the be-holder.

I am bias towards Plextor, that why I have three, SATA and IDE models

I am sure there are other DVD-RW optical drives just as good as Plextor, and cheaper, but that doesn't matter, because I have excellent results with Plextor.

[volfann]

Good point Eddie...

[katzdvd]

Purchasing DVD-RW optical drive is all in the mind of the be-holder.

I am bias towards Plextor, that why I have three, SATA and IDE models

I am sure there are other DVD-RW optical drives just as good as Plextor, and cheaper, but that doesn't matter, because I have excellent results with Plextor.

That's why its' called a "personal computer"

[Kabuchan]

little turnip

You actually made me blush with that one! LOL!

I have 2 in my home PC and one in my work PC. I have a tendancy to buy 2 of everything (not cars or vacuums and the like). 2 gal of milk, 2 pairs of pants if they fit well - there is nothing I hate more than being unprepared

[Kabuchan]

if you have three of a kind you must love that type of burner very much

I love my 40 and 55 very much

And to answer you, I am not as computer literate as the rest of you so if I find something that is cheap, I can install it myself, and actually works I will stick with it!

Oh man - am I getting old or is this the beginning of OCD?

[road_rascal]

I'm not the brightest when it comes to computer hardware (I can install and replace stuff, that's about it). Looking at the Newegg site I see 4 different NEC ND3550A drive models. What's the difference between the IDE and IDE/ATAPI models, and should I care?

[Chewy]

ide dvd burneres are all atapi, retail vs oem might mean you get screws, a cable and a nero oem disk

[road_rascal]

I know the difference between OEM and retail, just curious to as why they would list the burners as IDE and IDE/ATAPI if they are the same . I'd like to add another drive to my system and if this seems like a good one I'll probably get one. Too bad they're out of the black ones.