Wear and Tear on DVD burner

[pantherman85]

I was wondering what kind of life expectency I can expect on my DVD burner if I am burning around 9 DVD's a week for the next 4 months?

[redwudz]

It should be obsolete before it dies. Somewhat depends on the burner.

Some people here burn that many in a day and have been doing it with the same burner for a year or two.

The usual failure is dirt on the laser lens. Try to keep it clean and you should have no problems.

[dipstick]

Depends on the quality of the burner and care given. My 3-year old burner has burned well over 1,000 disks and is still going strong.

[steve2713]

I agree, unless your burner is a lemon or a piece of shet model, 9 DVDs a week over 4 months is NOTHING compared to what some do with theirs. I've burned 30+ in a day several times before, no problems for my NECs .

[HatchetMan]

I agree with all above posts. I guess it depends on the burner. 9 is nothing, I was averaging 14/wk (at least 2 a day) for about a year w/ my NEC until it became obsolete (too slow actually - only 4x R and 2.4x RW). My Pioneer has been going strong and I don't expect it to go out before also becoming obsolete (due to Blue Ray)

[Grant_H]

A little off topic but this really made me laugh
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Yesterday is a memory, tomorrow is a vision, but today - it's a bitch.

[blue collar]

I've had my Nec for about six months now and have burned close to a thousand movies so far with no problems. I can't see why you shouldn't get at least a couple of years of service even under severe usage. Dvd writers are so cheap these days that it's not a big deal to me anyway. If it lasts a year I'll be happy.

[dap]

I upgrade about every 18 months or so and now have NEC. I've never had one break on me so I would not worry if I was you.