Buying a DVD Burner

Hi guys,I going to buy a DVD Burner and I'm going to keep my CD-Writter,I going to buy a "Plextor" PX-740A internal. What do you guy's think of it,the ratings are very goodand it's on sale now for $99

XP Pro
Hp 800 MHz
640 MB Ram
80 G HD


PX-740A

 

I just read that the Minimum requirements is a pentium 4,,,,,I have a pentium 3 will that be a problem.

 

I don't know. I would think it would be ok, but the burning might be slower than on a newer system.

However, IMO, $99 is too much to spend on a DVD burner. You can easily get one for under $40. Something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827151095

Or this is the newer version of the drive that I have. It's been great. Nothing to complain about:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152060

Or if you want one with Lightscribe:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827101006

 

Thanks Wyatt,I know there are cheaper ones, I'm just looking for speed and quailty.

 

I agree with Wyatt on this one , Plextor does not even manufacture their own drives they outsource to other companies. The Benq drive is a very high rated drive, the only Benq drive i would not get is the DQ60. The DQ60 was not made by Benq but out sourced to Teac. If I were going to get another DVD burner I would go with the 1655 from Benq.

 

There really is little difference between the quality of DVD drives anymore. Plextor is now just selling overpriced drives based on their name brand. However, if you still want that drive, at www.newegg.com it is $59.99 after a mail in rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827131357

 

I have the PX-740A by Plextor and have no complaints so far.

 

The plextor 740a is a rebranded BenQ drive,(Benq 1640)

 

I always go for the fastest drive thats available and in review has made few burning errors,the fastest tested speed that is,not whats on the box,the faster the drive the more headroom you have to slow the the read\write speed down to compensate for errors,there are new drives out almost every week each may have their own reliability problems which will only be shown over time.

I'd rather have the fastest drive than a slower one that may have proven its reliability,if the drive goes within a couple of months I'll return it,if not should be good for a couple of years,in my experience compared to other components burners are tanks

 

Thanks for all your suggestions,I'll have to check out some more reviews and rating before I choose a burner. Anybody have any favorites and not the cheap ones just a good fast DVD Burner. I'm still looking at that PX740A,what do you guys think.

 

I'd go for the Pioneer DVR-110D or the LG GSA-4167B.

They are both excellent burners, and also support DVD RAM.


You can't really judge burners based on price.

That used to be true when the technology was new, but they have come a long way since then in quality and price.

Plextors are great, but I can't see anything different to make me want one over the others.