i`m looking for a writer

[Wayniac]

http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_writers.shtml#Introduction

Useful general info.

Install CloneCD before you get a writer, if you wish to backup Plasyation/DC stuff - there's quite a bit of help, and a table of which writers/readers work best.

The Plextor models always come highly rated, and you can get a good deal on one if you go to a computer fair. In the UK a good source is the Northern Computer Fair:

http://www.computermarketsonline.co.uk/

The fair are also a great place to buy just about every brand of media produced, eg verbatim 80min for 40p/60cents each (cased).

I have recently purchased a Traxdata CDWR8432+ (£99/$150). It's an 8x model with a 2MB buffer and 32x read speed. Iv'e got no complaints, and Iv'e been able to do some Dreamcast backups using my Toshiba CD-ROM in RAW read mode.

Obviously I can only speak from personal experience, but I haven't had any worries with the 300+ discs Iv'e already burned on my old Cyrix 333+ system, but other people may have better suggestions for you.

Hope this helps in some small way :-)