Hi all, looking to buy a new DVD writer. I will be basically using lots of verbatim DVDs, so suggest me a good DVD writer which has good burning & reading capability.
PS : Preferably with a SATA connection.
Thanks
Abhay
Moser Baer? I have LG as standby…but still MB is attached to my system as my preference.
eBro
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I would suggest ASUS.. Brought one 2 months back & it was able to read all the scratched DL discs which couldn’t be read by the LG & Samsung drives i was having earlier..
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^ Any specific model? Thanks .
Go for sony, my last one lasted 4 years and i burnt over 500 disks, now i have bought dru880s Sony its 1000+ tax and is very good.
I’d suggest LG. It’s preferred my most of the people. And I have some great experience with it.
new drives will surely read scratched discs …the problem starts when it gets old …my 2 year old sony…could not read ordinarily scratched discs but a brand new HP could read a heavily scratched one …now after an year the HP drive is worse than sony …i’d suggest lite-on, asus and sony …to give lifelong performance.
^well said. All the new drives read scratched DVD’s. However I wont suggest Sony anymore. My drive doesn’t read DVD’s nor it burns them (2007)
i have 3 LG DVD Writers,
First : i am using it since July 2007, Burnt almost more than 500 DVD’s + CD’s
Second : I am using it Since December 2008, Burnt almost 200 DVD’s + CD’s
Third : Second : I am using it Since April 2010, Burnt almost 50 DVD’s + CD’s
yeah …sony tend to fluctuate with users …my deive is still funtional …but my friend’s ( though used in a clean AC room) …died in 2 years ( same usage)
have heard good deal about the LG drives but no personal exp
For good DVD writer Go with LG 
Yet another vote for the LG drive. Years have gone by and it continues to serve me well.
TW
i think sony, asus and e-lite or what eve is the name but no lg …
my drive die just in 16 month and i use to rearlly use it … not even 100 dvds i burned on it…
i personally think give chane to asus or best sony…
thank u for strating this thread as my self was going to buy one for my self…
I m using samsung octo edge from past 5.5 yrs.
Its still working.Neva gave me probs
Does the brand of the optical drive really matter much ? I’ve never given much thought to it anytime I had to buy one for anyone. Always picked up LG or Sony.
LG FTW!! +1 to all who suggested LG!! Been Using one for last three years!!! Burnt 300+ DVD’s!! No issues till now!! Have changed my configurations thrice till now!! Hehehehehehe
Bought an LG for 866 bucks !! Lets see !
what? 866 bucks for a DVD Writer?
well with DVD writers, you can never be sure. All brands have some disgruntled users. I would suggest pick up the cheapest among LG, Samsung, ASUS or Lite On :). Write as much DVDs as you can while it’s working. Avoid SONY if you can. They cost you 100-200 rupees more and generally have more problems reading scratched ones.