Hi all - prepping myself for first time build with Sandy Bridge in Jan.
Haven't focused on the DVD writer piece yet, except that I see they're generally around 20 bucks on Newegg. At this point I don't need BR writing or reading I don't think. I don't watch movies on my PC and I think if I get an AVCHD camcorder later that I might just make the DVDs that can be read by my PS3, or maybe I'll buy a BR writer at that time.
Anyhoo, should I do any research on the "best" DVD writer or should I just buy one on Newegg that has a bunch of good ratings and is around 20 bucks? I guess I could even just re-use the one I have now that's 5 yrs old but I can't recall if its SATA and it might only be 8X or 12X instead of 22X or 24X.
If the answer is just that they're all "fine" and its like buying a gallon of white milk, just go for the cheapest, then I just want to know that too.
Thanks
Haven't focused on the DVD writer piece yet, except that I see they're generally around 20 bucks on Newegg. At this point I don't need BR writing or reading I don't think. I don't watch movies on my PC and I think if I get an AVCHD camcorder later that I might just make the DVDs that can be read by my PS3, or maybe I'll buy a BR writer at that time.
Anyhoo, should I do any research on the "best" DVD writer or should I just buy one on Newegg that has a bunch of good ratings and is around 20 bucks? I guess I could even just re-use the one I have now that's 5 yrs old but I can't recall if its SATA and it might only be 8X or 12X instead of 22X or 24X.
If the answer is just that they're all "fine" and its like buying a gallon of white milk, just go for the cheapest, then I just want to know that too.
Thanks