Dual Layer DVD Burner For Less Than 80 bucks?

I'm moving to China. Taking a desktop computer with me isn't feasible. Plus, when I'm there I'll be able to buy DVD's for less than a buck. Having the extra Data storage would be nice, but I'm not sure if I'll actually need it all that much, and if I do, I trust I can probably get a drive for close to that in China itself, or wait until I get back next year, when prices will probably have dropped.
 
the problem with dual layer DVD right now isn't really the drives....it's the media.

I won't really consider getting a dual layer DVD until I can get blank media readily available for $1-$2.
 
Even if you're waiting for the media to get cheaper, it still isn't a bad price for just a plain 'ol DVD burner. Most DVD burners cost that much anyway, so the Dual Layer thing is just a bonus, and I would say a pretty significant one at that.
 
Sure, but I wouldn't replace a single layer DVD burner with a dual layer one at this time.

If you don't have a burner at all yet (and the dual layer one has a decent record of compatibility and features like bit-setting), then by all means go for it.
 
NEC will be moving all of their production to DL next month so you won't be able to get single layer burners from them in the future.
 
Clashman said:
I'm moving to China. Taking a desktop computer with me isn't feasible. Plus, when I'm there I'll be able to buy DVD's for less than a buck. Having the extra Data storage would be nice, but I'm not sure if I'll actually need it all that much, and if I do, I trust I can probably get a drive for close to that in China itself, or wait until I get back next year, when prices will probably have dropped.
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sounds like fun. whenever i go to south africa to visit my wife, i take my desktop computer. Im down to just taking the motherboard, cpu, memory, video card, and hard drive. Doesnt take too much space in the bag, everything else i got cheap in south africa. :)

epic
 
Planning on picking up the ND2500A (the single layer version) myself. I have heard good things about the both (and you can already see they are getting good ratings at newegg). Apparently the single layer burners are dual layer capable as well (with a little unofficial firmware).
 
Guden Oden said:
Does Plextor have a dual layer burner yet? I wouldn't consider anything else really...
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Not when I checked a couple of weeks back. The big mark against Plextor is that they will not support book-type setting. They say it's against the spec, and so they won't support it, even though it's really an additional feature to aid compatability.
 
Book-WHAT, you say? :)

Anyhow, which brand would you recommend then? Note, it would pretty much HAVE to offer a speed control, as I despise CD/DVD drives that spin up to 50.000rpm just to read the disc label when I open the "my computer" window for example.
 
Guden Oden said:
Book-WHAT, you say? :)

Anyhow, which brand would you recommend then? Note, it would pretty much HAVE to offer a speed control, as I despise CD/DVD drives that spin up to 50.000rpm just to read the disc label when I open the "my computer" window for example.
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It's a way of labelling the disc contents while it gets written. Instead of labelling the disc as a written disk, it labels it as if it were a pressed disc. This helps a lot of players to read them if they are prone to being problematic with burned discs.

I was looking at Pioneer, Plextor, NEC and Liteon. NEC and Liteon both have dual layer models that can set booktype, with NEC being particularly cheap. Plextor and Pioneer get very good reviews too, but are more expensive and don't have dual layer burners at the moment.

Check out these sites for reviews:

http://www.cdfreaks.com/
http://www.cdrlabs.com/
http://cdrinfo.com/
 
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