Lite-On AllWrite LVW-5005 DVD/CD Recorder
Good while they last
Somewhere around your 100th-200th disc or 5-7 months it won't read blank discs anymore or record on them. This is due to the short lived cheaper lasers they put in them. They get weak over time. Also if you leave the unit on when not using it, even when there's no disc in the machine, the laser stays on. So just by leaving it on, forgetting to shut it off, you're killing the laser by shortening it's lifetime. I have 2 of these units, plus an older one they made for the AKAI brand name from the year before, but it's almost identical. They all suffer from dimming lasers after a few months or 100-200 discs.<br /><br />I'm an electronics seviceman & a videographer. Lasers do wear out, & cheap ones go dim sooner.<br /><br />The machine performed great before the laser dimmed.<br /><br />So you'll have to ask yourself if it's worth the price to burn only 100-200 discs or only last 5-7 months.<br /><br />How long your Lite-On machine (ANY MODEL) lasts will depend how much you use it & how long leave it on even when you're not using it.