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Cheap DVD burner. Good deal or steer clear?

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by circusboy01, Jan 10, 2012.

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  1. circusboy01 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 700

    Newegg has a Asus 24x DVD Burner-Bulk 24x DVD+/- R Black Sata-oem on sale for $18.99 free shipping.
    Good deal,or should I be leery? because it's so cheap?

    Would this be a burner/player? or just a burner? Is it so cheap because it does not have Blue-Ray capabilities? Thanks Ray
    circusboy01, Jan 10, 2012
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  2. Obi-Wan Jerkobi TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 592

    Optical media is an older technology, and it's very inexpensive to make DVD burners nowadays. The Optiarc one I bought was only 22 dollars, that was in 2008, it still works great so you should be fine.

    I recommend buying it. :)
    Obi-Wan Jerkobi, Jan 10, 2012
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  3. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,895   +59

    Yep, I wouldn't worry about it. $20 is about the going rate for a standard DVD burner.

    By the way, welcome back Obi-Wan, I haven't seen you around in quite a while.
    Matthew, Jan 12, 2012
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  4. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,917   +119

    Agree with the above. Nothing wrong with that burner. It will allow you to play dvds too, but you can't play/read blurays.
    SNGX1275, Jan 12, 2012
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  5. circusboy01 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 700

    Thanks all..Since $20.00 is about the going rate. I don't have to worry about buying one from Newegg before the sale is over Ray
    circusboy01, Jan 13, 2012
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