Like I said, $60 was Sony; it doesn't get any brandier than that. They all are made in China (or Malaysia), probably on the same factories.
By the way, my old one (also Sony) was made in Japan and it croaked after 3 years of use. best, Mishka On 1/15/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd disagree with you about the brand. There's a lot of crap out there - > I'd rather spend a few $$ more and be sure to get as good and stable a > product as possible. For the small difference in $$ there can be a big > difference in security and reliability. And remember the adage, "The > thrifty man always pays the most." > > Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Mishka > > > Absolutely correct. $60 these days buys a 8x DVD+/*/%/-R burner. > > I've got one (Sony) from BestBuy a couple of weeks ago when my old one > > (for which I paid something like $300) croaked. $50-60 sounds about right > > and I don't think the brand is important at all. > > > > best, > > Mishka
