DVD burners

[Gurm]

Well the Pioneer is a -R/-RW burner.

The HP is a +R/+RW burner.

For MY money, right now I'd order a +R/+RW burner using the NEC 1100A engine. Plextor makes one that's around $175 (or less!) on Pricewatch right now.

But it's REALLY up in the air as to which is "better". My money is on +R, but it could go either way in the future.

The only drives to do BOTH + and - are the Sony DRU500 and the upcoming Liteon and LG drives. (LG already has a burner out, don't mistake it for the new multi-mode one!) But the sony is $325 or more, the LG will debut at 400 Euros (which is ... in dollars ... about $400 AFAIK), and nobody knows how much the Liteon will be (or when we'll see it).

Well, hope that helped.

I personally wouldn't bother getting the HP. They're a pain in the butt with firmware updates, and the drive isn't any better or worse than any other.

- Gurm