NEC ND-1300 or Sony DRU-510A

[Ruveharov]

Hello, i'm building a new system and plan on buying a DVD writer for it, now i'm thinking either NEC DVD-RW/DVD+RW ND-1300 IDE (OEM) for aprox. 165$ , or Sony DVD-RW/DVD+RW DRU-510A IDE (RETAIL) for aprox. 290$, the main plus for sony is +- compatability, but the price is a bit steep, is it realy worth it? Any help would be welcomed...

(feel free to suggest other drives as well)

[shiyan]

I'd say that in the price range of the NEC, go for the Pioneer A06 (called 106 in OEM version). It is a dual format burner. (the NEC 1300A is dual format too actually) I'd say that the Pioneer is better than that sony.

If your budget is up to $290, then get the Plextor 708. It can burn +R at 8x, +RW at 4x, -R at 4x, -RW at 2x.

but if you wait a little bit, then for $300, you should be able to get the newly released Pioneer A07, which burns both +R and -R at 8x, and +RW and -RW at 4x.

edit:

the Plextor 708 is on sale now at Newegg for just $215! http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&manufactory=1323&catalog=5&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1

you can get the Pioneer for $131 from newegg: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&manufactory=1167&catalog=5&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1

[Ruveharov]

well thank's but I live outside USA, (Estonia to be precise[south of Finland]) thanks for the help anyway, i'll think about the Plextor and check out the Pioneer :/