November 1, 2004

16X DVD Burners

And what do you use to make your disks? From Slashdot comes this pointer to a review of the top 16X DVD recorders at AnandTech The reason for switching over? For a CD-R, you're paying 6.5 cents per 100 megs For a DVD-R you're paying between 1.8 to 2.9 cents per 100 megs. Any way you put it, DVD-Rs are WAY cheaper than CD-Rs They didn't come out with a specific recommendation -- the eight units tested each had their strong and weak points. The best one overall was the NEC ND-3500A which retails for around $70 to $90 depending on where you shop. The NEC also has a hackable BIOS which allows you to tweak various performance settings if you are so inclined. Posted by DaveH at November 1, 2004 9:07 PM