Budget DVD burner recommendations

I need to buy an internal DVD burner for my ancient Dell, I'm on a sickeningly tight budget, and I could use some advice. Here is what I'm looking for:

I don't need any bells and whistles like headphone jacks, buttons which do this or that, or blazing speed. It doesn't have to be pretty, stylish, hip, or particularly quiet. I'm not willing to spend an extra dime for any of these things. And, I don't need a software bundle or a cable or any other paraphenalia - OEM is fine.

What I do need, and for which I will spend as many extra dimes as are necessary (but no more), is accuracy, reliability, and durability in performing the core functions of a DVD burner - reading and writing CDs and DVDs. I need it to install with a minimum of headaches, not make coasters, not be finicky about media (because, in keeping with the sickeningly tight budget referenced above, I'll probably buy whatever's on sale), and not be a flimsy piece of **** which disintegrates in 6 months. I feel these things should be easy to get apart for cleaning, and just as easy to get back together, too. Dual-layer would be nice, but isn't essential, and if it inflates the price more than a couple bucks, forget it. A company with decent support would be nice, too.

Finally, the minimum requirements have to be in line with my Methuselah of a machine - 1.3 G P4, 768 M Ram, WinXP Home - and if manufacturer's specs for this sort of hardware are as foolishly optimistic as, say, Microsoft's are, please let me know. Also, I might set up a dual-boot w/ Ubuntu soon, so compatibility therewith would be a plus.

I'll quit ranting and start listening now. Many thanks for all advice offered...

 

DVD burners have dropped in price and can commonly be found on sale at any PC store for under $50. Not on sale, usually around $60. Be sure you get an IDE/ATA/PATA drive and NOT a SATA drive; the cable connector is totally different. Just about every DVD burner I have seen for sale in the past 18 months has been dual layer. It isn't really an extra option you'd pay more for, dual layer is standard. And in my opinion, one brand is just as good as the next and they all usually have a one year warranty. Coasters are usually caused by user error or cheap blanks or some type of compatibility issue between the burned disc and the device trying to read it, and rarely due to the DVD burner being cheap or faulty. Newegg online has many different DVD burners, almost all are under $30 before shipping. Here's one with free shipping for $22.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106228
Good luck!!!