Other DVD-burner options please?

Okay, I have a Pioneer A04 in one of my computers which works great and I use it to back-up my PS2 games; that's easy. But the model is so popular (and old) that they're impossible to find for a reasonable price. Does anyone have any suggestions for an affordable, comparable, currently-on-the-shelves, model? Since XBOX back-ups are data burns rather than image burns, can I assume that a wider range of DVD-burners will suffice?

But what I wanted to do (actually, in the process of doing) was building a itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny shuttle system to keep next to my XBOX for more convenient back-ups of my XBOX games. As it is now, I've got to disconnect the XBOX, take it into the computer room, disconnect said computer from the broadband router, get the crossover cable, connect the XBOX to the computer, change the computer's IP, FTP the two together, transfer files... yadda yadda yadda.

Suggetions would be greatly appreciated.