Ritek 4x DVD-R

Well if I can make one. Get the A04 and install 1.31 firmware w/4x fix. You can get it at officemax or ccity for 250$ and then there is a $50 MIR. Yea, its only 2x but its 100$ cheaper than any 4x drive now and are you really going to be burning a DVD every 15minutes? The other thing is that 4x prices probably will not decrease to current 2x levels until 2H 2003. Best cheap 2x media is Ritek at meritline and it can be bought for .85$. Haven't had any problems with it thus far. If I could go back, would I buy something different? No. The sony has to many issues at the moment and there are rumors of a recall. The A05 doesn't have a hacked firmware to handle non-certified cheap 2x media now. So I'd still pick the A04. Just a suggestion though. LB