Need new CD/DVD drive

[mca]

My Pioneer DV-108 drive just went TU after only a year. What is a good reliable brand to replace it with?

[richidoo]

I have been very happy with my Plextor CD Burner. 7 years ago, Plextor was THE brand. I need a DVD Burner, so I will be buying a Plextor. It has run flawlessly under NT, 98, XP in three different computers. I have thrown out several OEM drive in the meantime.

[miklorsmith]

Seen this site?

http://www.cdrinfo.com/

They test TONS of ROM drives.  My strategy was to go to their archives, back a year or two, then look for used models they loved on Ebay.

I believe Plextor is still the gold standard.  If you buy a new-ish one, they come with the Plextools software package that is very functional and informative.  They're also the gold standard in price.

[Carlman]

I've had the best results using 1 drive for CD's and one for DVD's and not using the all-in-one combo.  I've heard this works best for others as well.  I use Plextor for CD... would consider it for DVD also.... but I have HP dvd drives at the moment.

You may want to search at http://www.hydrogenaudio.org.

-C