Plexor! By far the best CD burner around, just a little pricey. Other than that Yamaha is the best quality for your buck. Look for your options and make sure you have a good enough buffer. 2 meg for 8X, 4 meg for up to 12X, and you want an 8 meg for anything higher. Overburn is a must if you ever plan to copy anything from the recent gaming industry...or you want to squeeze in as much as you can per CD.