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<blockquote data-quote="Tesla" data-source="post: 371444" data-attributes="member: 88010">On second thought, looks like it will be between one of these:Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-116DBKSamsung 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SH-S222AEither is around $25. Reliability and performance is more important to me that saving a few dollars. I guess I'm leaning towards the Pioneer.Since most of my DVD software is fairly recent, hopefully there won't be a problem with the burning software not recognizing the drives. I'm not sure what burning engines the MP Plugins use, but I'm guessing its something open-source that the authors keep updated.Sorry to see that NEC has gone down-hill (just in the past 5 years). They were the benchmark in DVD Burners ( and also for the first PC CD-ROMs and CD-RWs further back than that).Plextor is still around, but their prices being double everyone elses, no one is buying them. I guess they are one of the last players who are still buying someone else's OEM drives (close to what we can get them for) and reselling them (re-badged).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tesla, post: 371444, member: 88010"] On second thought, looks like it will be between one of these: Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-116DBK Samsung 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SH-S222A Either is around $25. Reliability and performance is more important to me that saving a few dollars. I guess I'm leaning towards the Pioneer. Since most of my DVD software is fairly recent, hopefully there won't be a problem with the burning software not recognizing the drives. I'm not sure what burning engines the MP Plugins use, but I'm guessing its something open-source that the authors keep updated. Sorry to see that NEC has gone down-hill (just in the past 5 years). They were the benchmark in DVD Burners ( and also for the first PC CD-ROMs and CD-RWs further back than that). Plextor is still around, but their prices being double everyone elses, no one is buying them. I guess they are one of the last players who are still buying someone else's OEM drives (close to what we can get them for) and reselling them (re-badged). [/QUOTE]

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