Samsung SW 248F CD-RW Burner

Pros: Very good "bang-for-buck"
Cons: Basic software doesn't always work

A long time ago I had purchased an Acer CDRW drive, my first ever CDRW, an 10x8x32 burner. Unfortunately it died in less than a year, and I was so disappointed that I didn't bother to replace it for two years. That is, until I finally had a great ...

Pros: It took forever for me to kill it, and I tried hard!
Cons: Couldn't find an identical replacement, maybe out of production?

When I bought my computer a couple years ago, I didn't know the first thing about optical drives. This was merely one of the less expensive CD-Rom drives which the manufacturer was offering. Since then I have learned a lot, and I have used that knowledge ...