DVD burner question QUICK REPLY needed

[idiotekniQues]

hey i am going on break from work to compusa i saw the buslink internal dvd burner for only 100 bucks. is that brand any good? is it a rebadged ______?

or the HI-VAL dual format drive is only 120? any info on this one?

and the MEMOREX one?

i was aiming for the pioneer burner but if this is good quality ill pick it up no

[Nithos]

sorry dont know anything about those companies so cant help you there much

hmmm thought memorex only made cd's ??? guess they expanded

[21dealer21]

I believe that it is a rebadged lite-on, I bought one myself.

[barton boi]

Originally posted by idioteQnology
hey i am going on break from work to compusa i saw the buslink internal dvd burner for only 100 bucks. is that brand any good? is it a rebadged ______?

or the HI-VAL dual format drive is only 120? any info on this one?

and the MEMOREX one?

i was aiming for the pioneer burner but if this is good quality ill pick it up no

I don't know about the brands but did you check the specs like speed?

[Nemesys]

Since he was going to purchase on his break the I guess he has already made a decision.
But for all those considering the same options:

The Hi-VAL is obviously a rebadged something but definitely not a rebadged Lite-On. Support and firmware upgrades are non-existent for this product. I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot barge pole.

The Memorex is a rebadged Pioneer drive and can actually be converted into an actual Pioneer DVR-106D with a special modofied firmware available on the net. The firmware is also RPC1 making the drive Region Free and 2X DVD-R as well as removing the limited 2X rip speed by implementing the 12X rip.
It will be impossible to flash the drive back to a Memorex drive after this procedure and the warranty will also be voided.