DVD Writers

I am a big fan of NEC/Sony DVD drives as they can easily be made region free. However, while they are good DVD writers for single layer disks, they seems to be a bit of hit and miss when it comes dual layers disks. I have also tried Samsung DVD writers both the desktop and laptop version. Needless to say, they are even worse (okay the models I have anyway). They are slow to read, rubbish at writing. Anyway, at the end, it seems the best writer I have for DVDs (both single and dual layers) is the LG writer I have.

Recently, I have got myself a netbook for its portability, so I am getting a new portable writer to go with it. I was thinking to get a LG writer but the review seems not so good for its reliability (hardware not writing reliability). Hence, I took my chance and ordered an LiteOn writer instead (LiteOn ... it is a mix big on reliability too) as I have already had writers from NEC/Sony, Samsung and LG. LiteOn is the only brand that I haven't own yet. Guess I just need to wait and see ...

Update: With the original firmware came with the drive, it is bad. However, after the drive with the latest firmware from LiteOn, it is okay. I have two brands of DVD+DL. It can burn on some of them okay.