I bought an LG GCE 8526B (cd writer) 5 months back (i was a total idiot not to buy a dvd-rom combo back then)
I bought it for Rs.1350. Now the price must have dropped down to approx Rs.1200 (since Samsungs are always approx..Rs.50 below the LG models, and the samsung model is Rs.1125)
I've had absolutely no problems with it. (My friend bought a Samsung, and trust me, its a headache).