Which company makes a worthy EXTERNAL dvd writer?

[mob]

Im looking to replace my Sony DRU500AX burner with an external drive.

Can anyone give me some info on what to avoid/look for?

thanks.

[BJ_M]

why not just put it in a external firewire case ...

but pioneer and plextor make good units ...

[mob]

why not just put it in a external firewire case ...

but pioneer and plextor make good units ...

Yeah, i could put it in an external firewire case, but then i will still have the Sony DRU500AX....

I got issues with this drive.

[Vanderlow]

I'd get a USB 2.0 external case myself since more computers has USB 2.0 then firewire. Then put a NEC or Nutech 8x in it. Total cost with case should be under $150.

[redwudz]

If you want to put a regular DVD drive in an external case, do yourself a favor and get a combo Firewire/USB2 case. USB2 doesn't always work properly, Firewire almost always does. Firewire cards are cheap. This gives you more options and installing a DVD in a external case is easy and usually cheaper than a dedicated USB/Firewire DVD drive. If you don't like your present drive, check the DVD writers to the left. I personally like Pioneer.

[ccbadd]

do yourself a favor and get a combo Firewire/USB2 case

AMEN, I have a drive in a combo case and < 50% of the machines I have tried it with USB 2.0 have not worked, but all the firewire machines have worked fine.