Hi all,

I have done a bit of reading on the forums on this topic and formed an opinion but decided to ask an open question as what people would recommend.

I need to buy a new SATA DVD burner. My priorities in the order listed are;
1. Accurate CD ripping (conversion to FLAC)
2. Quiet drive especially for playback
3. Fast CD ripping.
4. DVD/CD playback.
5. Cost.

What would people recommend?

Thanks in advance.

P.S. It appears Australia does not have a current Plextor distributor so this may preclude Plextor as an option.

You don't want a Plextor anyway. They haven't made their own DVD burner since the PX-760 and its DAE accuracy pales compared to the Plextor drives of old; and "their" new PX-800 series pales compared to the PX-700 series.

As a guess, look into a drive by LG. Hopefully you can find one that doesn't cache audio data or can make use of the FUA command (the key to fast secure ripping if you're going to use EAC).

Check out http://www.cdfreaks.com