[superhokie]

The write drive on my PC is starting to go....and costing me $$$ in the process. I typically burn all my lossless shows onto Delkin Gold Archival CDRs (which cost around $1 each). Problem is, my current write drive is starting to crash on just about every other burn (I use EAC for all my burning). The writes don't complete, I get errors and end up having to trash the CDR.

I can't keep throwing out these gold CDRs, they're too expensive. So I'd like to invest in a good external CD burner. Problem is, I've been relying on my PC's burner for so long that I have no idea what drives are good and what aren't. I only burn music, no interest in burning DVDs or any of that nonsense.

I should also mention I'm on a pretty tight budget so I can't afford to lay out a lot of cash for a new drive. Ideally no more than a couple hundred bucks.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.