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I haven't seen any reviews around here for long time for a standard SATA DVD burner. It's not exactly where the action is, but I still use them.

Can anyone recommend a reliable one they like? Preferable a good reader as well as writer.

Has there really been nothing worth mentioning since the Sony-Optiarc ?

Should I get a Lite-On before they are no-longer available? If so, which one?

Thanks for any thoughts on this.

thinking of either getting the LG WH16NS40 which is currently on sale for $59 after discount code at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136269

or..... saving up for the Pioneer BDR-2209.

any thoughts?

any chance we will see a review of this Pioneer around here any time soon? Anybody have one?

Amazon has the Crucial M500 240GB SATA SSD (CT240M500SSD1) on sale for $95.99 when you use your Amazon VISA and coupon code "TCH20ARC". It ships free with Super Saver Shipping.

Crucial M500 240GB SATA 2.5-Inch 7mm Internal Solid State Drive CT240M500SSD1

Plextor released a new version of its PlexTool utility this week. If you have one of their new M6 series SSDs, you'll probably want to check it out.

http://www.goplextor.com/asia/index.php ... &catid=169

Compared to previous versions, Plextool v1.1.4
improves as below:
(a) M6S,M6M,M6e are now supported by plextool.
※ Before using Plextool under win8 & win8.1,
please make sure your IRST be updated to 12.8.0
or the above version.

Western Digital has released a number of firmware updates for their My Cloud series of NAS devices that address the Hearbleed bug.

My Cloud (3.04.01-230) - http://www.wd.com/wdproducts/updates/?f ... fmycloud_s

My Cloud EX2 (1.02.08 ) - http://www.wd.com/wdproducts/updates/?f ... ycloud_ex2

My Cloud EX4 (1.02.36) - http://www.wd.com/wdproducts/updates/?f ... ycloud_ex4

Amazon has the Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD (SH103S3/240G) on sale for $134.99. It ships free with Super Saver Shipping.

Kingston HyperX 3K 240 GB SATA III 2.5-Inch 6.0 Gb/s Solid State Drive SH103S3/240G

Here's our review of the 120GB version of the Kingston HyperX SSD: http://www.cdrlabs.com/Reviews/kingston ... drive.html

Amazon has the Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB SSD (SV300S37A/480G) on sale for $239.99. It ships free with Super Saver Shipping.

Kingston Digital 480GB SSDNow V300 SATA 3 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive with Adapter (SV300S37A/480G)

Here's our review of the Kingston SSDNow V300 SSD: http://www.cdrlabs.com/Reviews/kingston ... drive.html

Amazon has the retail version of Intel's 530 Series 120GB SSD (SSDSC2BW120A4K5) on sale for $79.99. It ships free with Super Saver Shipping.

INTEL 120 GB 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive 2.5IN MLC 7MM RESELLER BOX / SSDSC2BW120A4K5

Newegg has the PNY Optima 240GB SSD (SSD7SC240GOPT-RB) on sale for $109.99. There's also a $20 mail in rebate, that drops the price down to $89.99. Shipping is free.

PNY Optima SSD7SC240GOPT-RB 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Rebate - http://images10.newegg.com/uploadfilesf ... USHN82.pdf

Amazon has the Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop External hard drive (STBV4000100) on sale for $129.99. It ships free with Super Saver Shipping.

Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop External Hard Drive USB 3.0 (STBV4000100)