16x dual-layer DVD writer roundup
Anandtech takes a look at this season's 16x DVD writers with dual-layer burning capabilities and finds that NEC's ND-3500A (which we use here at Engadget HQ), the budget-priced drive at only $68, is the top dog, easily burning CD-Rs (at 48x speed), CD-RWs (24x), DVD-R (16x), DVD+R (16x), and DVD+R Dual Layer (4x). They were happy with the majority of drives, almost all of them under $100 each, but the MSI DR16-B and Sony DRU-710A both burned DVD+R Dual Layer coasters (which at ~$8 per, is one expensive mistake) during their tests, which may be resolved by firmware updates in the future.
[Via Slashdot]
