DVD burner recommendations? Is NEC ND-1300A good?

I'm looking for a DVD burner for hassle free data backup.

My cheap Norcent branded DVD burner is messed up, so I'm
considering buying a new DVD burner. (Windows thinks the
Norcent is a Lite-On LDW401s--I tried flashing it with the
latest LDW401s firmware but it failed to flash.)

I'm considering buying an NEC ND-1300A, OEM with software:

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProdu...-152-009&depa=0

Has anyone here had bad experiences with this drive, or other NEC
DVD burners? Any other recommended drive models?

I am ONLY interested in DVD-ROM data backup, and my priorities are:

1. Inexpensive (less than $150)
2. Reliable DVD-ROM data backup
3. Works with cheap media

Thanks!

Isaac Kuo

Isaac Kuo wrote:
> I'm looking for a DVD burner for hassle free data backup.
>
> My cheap Norcent branded DVD burner is messed up, so I'm
> considering buying a new DVD burner. (Windows thinks the
> Norcent is a Lite-On LDW401s--I tried flashing it with the
> latest LDW401s firmware but it failed to flash.)
>
> I'm considering buying an NEC ND-1300A, OEM with software:
>
> http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProdu...-152-009&depa=0
>
> Has anyone here had bad experiences with this drive, or other NEC
> DVD burners? Any other recommended drive models?

I love my Pioneer 107D, so the remaining 106's and A06's should be
pretty darn good, too. Considering I'm burning on 4x media rather than
8x, I'm wondering if I shouldn't have saved some money and gone with a
A06/106D!

>
> I am ONLY interested in DVD-ROM data backup, and my priorities are:
>
> 1. Inexpensive (less than $150)
> 2. Reliable DVD-ROM data backup
> 3. Works with cheap media
>
> Thanks!
>
> Isaac Kuo


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I also have a Pioneer 106D and found it a delight to use.

NEC has mixed reviews, but I've found almost simultaeously that the Pioneer
and Plextor brands receive raves.
The Pioneer can be had for less than $150 as well.

--
Jan Alter
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or
jalter@phila.k12.pa.us
"Sooky Grumper" <sookygrumper@fishies_.com> wrote in message
news:4027f2d0@quokka.wn.com.au...
> Isaac Kuo wrote:
> > I'm looking for a DVD burner for hassle free data backup.
> >
> > My cheap Norcent branded DVD burner is messed up, so I'm
> > considering buying a new DVD burner. (Windows thinks the
> > Norcent is a Lite-On LDW401s--I tried flashing it with the
> > latest LDW401s firmware but it failed to flash.)
> >
> > I'm considering buying an NEC ND-1300A, OEM with software:
> >
> >
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProdu...-152-009&depa=0
> >
> > Has anyone here had bad experiences with this drive, or other NEC
> > DVD burners? Any other recommended drive models?
>
> I love my Pioneer 107D, so the remaining 106's and A06's should be
> pretty darn good, too. Considering I'm burning on 4x media rather than
> 8x, I'm wondering if I shouldn't have saved some money and gone with a
> A06/106D!
>
> >
> > I am ONLY interested in DVD-ROM data backup, and my priorities are:
> >
> > 1. Inexpensive (less than $150)
> > 2. Reliable DVD-ROM data backup
> > 3. Works with cheap media
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Isaac Kuo
>
>
> --
> spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo

mechdan@yahoo.com (Isaac Kuo) wrote in message news:<acc26c07.0402090828.2b6e0c6f@posting.google.com>...
>I'm looking for a DVD burner for hassle free data backup.

>My cheap Norcent branded DVD burner is messed up, so I'm
>considering buying a new DVD burner. (Windows thinks the
>Norcent is a Lite-On LDW401s--I tried flashing it with the
>latest LDW401s firmware but it failed to flash.)
[...]
>I am ONLY interested in DVD-ROM data backup, and my priorities are:

>1. Inexpensive (less than $150)
>2. Reliable DVD-ROM data backup
>3. Works with cheap media

Doing some more rummaging around on the Internet, it seems the
Pioneer DVR-106 is well liked (aka DVR-A06). Has anyone had
bad experiences with this Pioneer model?

Thanks!

Isaac Kuo

In article <acc26c07.0402090828.2b6e0c6f@posting.google.com>,
mechdan@yahoo.com says...
> I am ONLY interested in DVD-ROM data backup, and my priorities are:
>
> 1. Inexpensive (less than $150)
> 2. Reliable DVD-ROM data backup
> 3. Works with cheap media

I have owned about 6 different DVD burners and I have only had two that
I have loved...

The first is the brand, not any specific drive and that's Pioneer. I
have owned an A03, 104 and A06. Every single one of them have been rock
solid and they have worked with literally *ANY* media type I have thrown
at them. The A06 is around $110 most places and burns DVD's at 4x.

The second is the Optorite 0223. There have been a few media types that
haven't worked with it, but it performs extrememly well and burns CD's
at 24x which makes it at least tolerable for CD burning.

--Dave