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cyrnel · 01-03-2005, 05:16 PM

No need to be picky. With Blu-ray & HD development you'll replace it within a year anyway.

Watch for officemax/depot & staples sales. They sell dual layer 16x drives for $39 almost weekly. $29 bought an 8x DL the day after Thanksgiving. The box brands are IOMagic or other random packagers but the drives are by LiteOn, BenQ, NEC, etc. Good stuff.

I will agree on the dual layer issue. DL media is far too expensive compared the the 0.25/disc sale price for single layer. With Blu-ray & HD drives coming out sometime this year I have doubts DL media will come down quickly enough to be a factor.

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cyrnel Adequate Location: In my angry-dome.	No need to be picky. With Blu-ray & HD development you'll replace it within a year anyway. Watch for officemax/depot & staples sales. They sell dual layer 16x drives for $39 almost weekly. $29 bought an 8x DL the day after Thanksgiving. The box brands are IOMagic or other random packagers but the drives are by LiteOn, BenQ, NEC, etc. Good stuff. I will agree on the dual layer issue. DL media is far too expensive compared the the 0.25/disc sale price for single layer. With Blu-ray & HD drives coming out sometime this year I have doubts DL media will come down quickly enough to be a factor.