Page 1 of Hello, whats the best internal dvd writer for around the £100 mark?

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Pioneer 106 ;)

While I know nothing of the drive, Lite-On (who make fantastic CD writers) now do a DVD writer for + and - and it also does the + at 8x. It also writes CD at 40x.

Just over £100..

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NEC 1300a.

Aren`t the NEC drives still picky with media without a firmware update? Pioneer 106 is under £84 inc. VAT from Blankdiscshop.

This item was edited on Monday, 8th December 2003, 22:26

Since it`s the oem version of the pioneer, will I need anything else apart from the drive to install it.

It states:

This is the OEM version of the drive. It does not come in a retail box, and no software, cables, manual or installation screws are included.

Where can I get the cables, screws and software from?

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Will I need anything else apart from the drive to install it.

It depends. If, like me, you`re replacing an existing CD burner then you shouldn`t need anything. The existing screws and cables should do the trick. Windows XP should recognise the drive without any help too (I`m not sure about earlier versions of Windows, though).

You`ll need to pick up some burning software though (e.g. Nero 6) if you don`t already have it.

Hopefully someone else will be able to help if your circumstances are different to mine.

I have an existing HP CD Writer.

Will the cables and screws already installed work?

I`m not too familiar with HP kit, but it`s highly unlikely that your existing cables & screws etc. won`t work - if that makes sense.

I`d double check with someone with a more definite idea, though.