I read all the posts and it would seem the liteon is the most reccommended.However when i read the reviews at newegg i see many many people are not happy with them? Heres what i want: Reliable Handle many burns a day Bit set changeable(without major surgery) Price is not an issue Quiet Quality Dependable Burns great on almost all dvd+R media. Im replacing my sony710 burners. Thanks for your help and advice. Also if you still reccommend the liteon from the newegg site which model do you think fits my criteria? thanks kentucky
Since the BenQ DW 1650/1655's are virtually gone I will go back to recommending NEC drives. They are inexpensive, reliable handle all media well and are real workhorses. Take a look at the 7170, they won't booktype/bitset out of the box but when coupled with modified firmware from Liggy and Dee, they can be set once to booktype your +R media.
I'll go behind the NEC man and stick up for LiteOn. (nothing wrong w/ NEC though) They do in fit your description. I have used them for a few years and have been quite happy. Burned anything I have thrown at them. You might want to look at the SHW-160P6S - I've used that one for the past few months and doing well. Your Sony 710's are actually oem Liteon SOHW-1633S. So if you liked them may want to stick w/ LiteOn. Another one to look at is Plextor since price is not an issue - they're around $100+ but are said to to be the king of burners.
The real Plexy's are capable of bitsetting yes. Plextor, much the same as Sony uses other manufacturers to make drives for them...we call this rebadging and is what Binkie is referring to when she said that your Sony drive was actually a Litey. You can check here before buying to make sure you get the genuine article.
