I use smart and friendly. I'd never heard of them either. But they were low price and had the most awards when I looked into it all. I got me a 4224. Who needs speed anyway on the write. I've made about 40-50 CDs worth of stuff now. I get a bad CD about 1 in 10. But that's the CDs not the drive. Search on the web at cnet or pricewatch and you might be able to get one at about $100 or so.

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