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**Arachne** · 06-02-2006

From your mention of "£"'s I'm guessing you're here in the UK. I've had pretty good experiences with LiteOn and LG as far as longevity is concerned (although LiteOn can be a little pricier than LGs here), and between the LG and LiteOn drives I have, the LG seems just a tad speedier when burning.

Those are my own experiences, others' will differ. I've also heard good things about BenQ drives (although I can't find them easily!).

Just my two pence worth.

Edit: Just to make things even more confusing, I should mention the Pioneer 110(D)...from what I've seen of my neighbour's, it seems a pretty solid drive, he gives his a LOT of use - it's outlasted his NEC (forget which model NEC). In fact, I'm about to pick up a 110 for myself on the 19th.

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Arachne Senior Moderator & Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Keeping my media stash safe. Posts: 25,939	Re: Quick question... From your mention of "£"'s I'm guessing you're here in the UK. I've had pretty good experiences with LiteOn and LG as far as longevity is concerned (although LiteOn can be a little pricier than LGs here), and between the LG and LiteOn drives I have, the LG seems just a tad speedier when burning. Those are my own experiences, others' will differ. I've also heard good things about BenQ drives (although I can't find them easily!). Just my two pence worth. Edit: Just to make things even more confusing, I should mention the Pioneer 110(D)...from what I've seen of my neighbour's, it seems a pretty solid drive, he gives his a LOT of use - it's outlasted his NEC (forget which model NEC). In fact, I'm about to pick up a 110 for myself on the 19th. __________________ Current drives: Samsung SH-S203N (SB02 patched) + Pioneer DVR-115D (1.06) + Optiarc AD-5170S (1.12) + Litey LH-20A1H (LL0D) + Samsung SH-S182D (SB06 RPC1) x2 + Litey SHM-165P6S (MS0R) + LG E10N (JE07) + BenQ DW1650 (BCDC) x2 + Litey SHW-1635S (YV6P) x2 + BenQ DW1640@164B (BEFB) + LG 4167B (DL13 TDB) + Samsung SH-S162L (TS08) + NEC ND-4551A (1.Z2) + LG GCE-8520B (1.00) + LiteOn SOHR-5239S (2S0B) Retired: LiteOn LDW-851@SOHW-832 + LiteOn SOHW-1693S + LG 4163B My Review PCs How to delete your upper and lower filters : How to check/enable DMA by Womble Click here to join cdfreaks.com and be part of our friendly community! The CDFreaks Distributed Computing Teams need YOU! Join the Team(s) and help save some lives! Read more here Last edited by Arachne; 06-02-2006 at 20:49.