DVD Burners Comparisons

DVD burner and price*	DVD burner features comparison
Comparison Chart - DVD Burners
Samsung SH-S203B Where to Buy (*est. $40)	Internal SATA drive with 2 MB buffer and BURN-proof buffer under-run protection. Samsung SH-S203N adds LightScribe. Maximum write speeds: 20X DVD+/-R, 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD-RW, 12X DVD+R DL, 12X DVD-R DL, 48X CD-R, 32X CD-RW, DVD-RAM 12X. Read speeds: 16X DVD-ROM, 48X CD-ROM Windows 2000 SP 4, XP, Vista
Lite-On LH-20A1H Where to Buy (*est. $35)	Internal IDE drive with 2 MB buffer and under-run protection. LightScribe. Maximum write speeds: 20X DVD+R, 8X DVD+RW, 20X DVD-R, 6X DVD-RW, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DL DVD+R, 8X DL DVD-R, 12X DVD-RAM, Read speeds: 16X DVD-ROM, 48X CD-ROM. Windows 2000, XP, Vista
Plextor PX-810UF Where to Buy (*est. $140)	External USB 2.0 and FireWire DVD burner with a 2 MB buffer and under-run protection. USB (only) cable. Maximum write speeds: 18X DVD+R, 8X DVD+RW, 18X DVD-R, 6X DVD-RW, 40X CD-R, 32X CD-RW,10X DL DVD+R,10X DL DVD-R, 12X DVD-RAM, Read speeds: 16X DVD-ROM, 40X CD-ROM. Windows XP, Vista, Macintosh OS X (software not compatible with OS X)
Pioneer BDC-2202B5PK Where to Buy (*est. $270)	Internal SATA drive with Blu-ray playback, able to burn 25 GB to Blu-ray discs. 4 MB buffer and under-run protection. Maximum write speeds: 212X DVD+R, 6X DVD+RW, 12X DVD-R, 6X DVD-RW, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 4X DL DVD+R, 4X DL DVD-R, 5X DVD-RAM, Read speeds: 12X DVD-ROM, 32X CD-ROM, 5X SL BD-ROM, 2X DL BD-ROM, 5X SL BD-R/RE, 2X DL BD-R/RE, 8X BD-ROM (BD9). Access time BD-ROM: 250 ms. Intel Pentium Dual Core or AMD X2TM or faster CPU and at least 1 GB RAM, 200 MB hard disk space, 256 MB video RAM, NVIDIA PureVideoTM HD compliant graphics card OR ATI RadeonTM HD 2400 or HD 2600, HDCP-compliant monitor. Windows Vista only.