On Fri, 09 May 2003 05:30:05 GMT, dk <dkeller@hot.rr.com> wrote:

>"Bill" <booyao@austin.rr.com> wrote in news:NzEua.18226$PD6.622686

>@twister.austin.rr.com:

>> I have a Pioneer A05 DVD burner and it works well. The B&H price is now

>> $240. Why is everyone standing in line to buy the Sony 500AX for $350. I

>> don't quite get it. I know it burns +R/RW but so what. Am I missing

>> something?

>> Bill

>If you use RWs a lot erasing, formatting and finalizing is WAY quicker on

>+RWs than -RWs; and the +RW discs are a little faster in record speed at

>2.4x.

But slower than 4X...;-)

Also, the Pioneer can be had on "deals" for around

$170 as the CenDyne 5, and an additional "+"

writer can be had for about the same (we bought one

yesterday for $150...), if needed (used in another

computer...).