newegg.com has the new nec 3550 16x burner on sale for $39 with shipping

now theres no excuse to have a crappy disc eater and coaster maker

when the top of the line nec is under $ 40 delivered

Loren,

You tempt me to think out of my standalone-DVD-burner box. :D

Forgive my ignorant question, but does one need a regular DVD player as well in their computer to be able to burn discs with this burner?

Thanks! :wave:

this unit will plug right into your computer--fits inside the computer

you read and write with the same drive

also avaible is a external enclosure--power supply

and this could juct plug into the usb port--no need to install, or open the computer that way

also included is a copy of nero, a very commonly used dvd burn program

What many people don't know, is that you don't need a fast computer to just copy discs. 500mhz and 64mb of RAM is sufficient.