pioneer or sony or wait 4 weeks?

[IgotZZhere]

I'm not in any rush. I can wait till the holiday sales. I can get both the sony dru510A and pioneer 106d for $145. Should I jump on the sony at that price, or is the pioneer just as good? The sony price is only valid a short time, so I'd have to either get it or pass.

I know both machines are top notch, but I guess I'm asking: should I grab the sony at this price, or wait, as I'm inclined to do, until Thanksgiving and probably get the Pioneer then, assuming we can put together some deals?

I don't upgrade very often, so if the machine runs well for 2-3 years, I'd probably keep on using it. My needs are very light. It's actually mostly for data from PC backup but I want it to be versatile.

Thanks

[The village idiot]

Well, with the 8x burners just starting to ship, if you can wait the prices should maybe go down by then. $145 s not a bad price, I paid more for my 1x when it was new, and now thinking about upgrading to a faster device, maybe a 4x for me later this year.