Recommendations on an external DVD writer, please

[bnbhoha]

I'm looking for an external dvd writer for a buddy at work for his laptop. He has a compaq laptop and I guess the NEC internal drive he bought doesn't fit, so he's going external. I usually by NEC for my desktop and am not too familiar with the external ones. I was wondering if anyone had recommendations on a good external dvd writer that also does dual layered.

Or, would it be cheaper to buy a regular writer and put it in an enclosure. Any input/suggestions is appreciated. Thanks

[Denvers Dawgs]

Did your friend buy an internal NEC(Desktop PC) writer? If so he could just buy an external enclosure to make that internal NEC drive into an external drive.

[bnbhoha]

Nah, it's a laptop drive that didn't fit. Thanks though. Budget is around $100. I saw a LG on newegg that seems to fit the bill for that price

[chas0039]

The Liteon 1693 is also a very good drive and it comes in external at Newegg. I have an internal and it burns almost any TY and MCC with very good results. It has the additional benefit of bitsetting, ripping, and scanning.