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Question

Blu-ray burner

May 10, 2017 1:56PM PDT

Does anyone knows which is the best DVD burner with the highest speed out there, what brand ?

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Here, Brand And Speed Aren't Important..
May 10, 2017 2:07PM PDT

Primarily, I burn disks in the single digit speed because it's a much more reliable burn and better quality as well. As such, speed isn't all that important.

You also didn't state whether you want the burner to be internal or external, but you'll need to decide which type you're looking for.. As to brand, there are a lot of good ones. LIte-on, ASUS, LG, etc. I've also used some Samsung burners that work well.

Hope this helps.

Grif

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The problem is usually somewhere else.
May 10, 2017 2:10PM PDT

With some 25 to 50GB to burn the issue is often somewhere else but BEWARE USING THE FASTEST SPEED.

For decades I've used the following rule to avoid burn troubles. I'll share it with you now.

-> Record at half speed. Use half the speed of the drive or the media, whichever is slower. <-

That out of the way nod to the PIONEER 4K model at https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/pc/668573011/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_pc_1_4_last

Here I'm using a cheapo was on sale I'd buy again Bufflalo BRXL-RC6U2