Thanks for the great article! I feel a lot better about picking up my LiteOn iHES208 online for $70 over the Black Friday sales weekend! The article was a little late for me, as I was trying to find valid reviews to help me in my choice prior to Black Friday/Cyber Monday; however I'm happy to know I ended up making the right choice! As far as burning quality goes, I fully intend to setup network storage using my 4x 1TB WD Green HDDs & I will be converting my entire collection into digital format, along with home movies, music, pictures, etc - no need really for physical media these days, in my opinon. I've got a 32GB USB drive, a fast internet connection, and a fully networked home - who cares about if the drive will throw out a coaster every now & then when you will only burn a few times per year!