I am buying a new DVD/CD-RW and am comparing the following drives at Newegg.com. It seems a lot of people like the 832S, so I was wondering which people would suggest out of the two below. I doubt I will ever use a double sided DVD disk anytime soon, so my main needs are (1) stability/compatibility (2) speed/performance (3) writing to CDRs (4) Watching DVD movies. Are there other advanted to the 832S or any pitfalls to the 1213s I am missing? It seems the 1213 is slightly faster (but not noticably).
Recommendations (or other suggestions) under the $100 range appreciated
• Lite-On 12X DVD±RW Drive, Model SOHW-1213S BLK, OEM w/ Nero and PowerDVD 5 ($79; Model SOHW-1213S)
....Write Speed: 12X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD-RW, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
....Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 12X DVD-ROM
• Lite-On 8X Double Layer DVD+/-RW Drive w/ NERO and PowerDVD Software ($82; Model SOHW-832S)
....Write Speed: 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD-RW, 2.4X DVD+R9, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
....Read Speed: 40X CD-ROM, 12X DVD-ROM
Thanks
Recommendations (or other suggestions) under the $100 range appreciated
• Lite-On 12X DVD±RW Drive, Model SOHW-1213S BLK, OEM w/ Nero and PowerDVD 5 ($79; Model SOHW-1213S)
....Write Speed: 12X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD-RW, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
....Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 12X DVD-ROM
• Lite-On 8X Double Layer DVD+/-RW Drive w/ NERO and PowerDVD Software ($82; Model SOHW-832S)
....Write Speed: 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD-RW, 2.4X DVD+R9, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
....Read Speed: 40X CD-ROM, 12X DVD-ROM
Thanks