OK, I've come to the conclusion that my Toshiba DVD burner has died. What's the best one to replace it with?
NEC http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058 BenQ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827101010 Pioneer http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827129001 The BenQ's go in and out of stock quickly, so you may have to use Google...like I did.
Tigerdirect has the NEC ND-3550A for $19.99 after rebate. It's a great drive. My only quibble is that it doesn't bitset single-layer DVD+R, but you canfix that by using the Liggy's and Dee's firmware from rpc1.org. The Lite-On SHM-160P6S has a good rep, as does the Benq, but the Lite-On can be had for $29.99. NEC 3550A http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2271184&Sku=N27-1892 Benq 1650 http://www.mwave.com/mwave/DeepSearch.hmx?scriteria=benq+1650&ALL=y&TP=1 SHM-160P6S http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1740403&Sku=L12-1076
I went to compusa and bought my burner. It was made for Compusa by Benq. Model 1650 and got it for 49.95 on sale.
