I've heard only pioneer brands could. would the 115d from newegg.com be able to backup originals (pop in the original disk and back it up, not download)?
you want a Samsung DRIVE SH-D162D SH-D162C with Kreon flashed for ripping games,any dual layer dvd burner will burn them.
Youve picked up mis information somewhere. There are no drives out to date that rip and burn. Pioneer does seem to make the best burners. Ive been using a pioneer 112d and havent made a coaster yet our of 30 dl games using clonecd, highly recommended.
The Samsung said above to rip then Pioneer DL drive to burn. Pioneer drives are priced the same as all other drives.