get an Optiarc (which is sony-nec) brand.
great little burner, no issues with acers.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827152073
quick (maybe not so quick) question. when i remove the panel where the memory is, i can see the rear of the cdr drive. it appears there is one screw holding in the drive which i can access directly from the bottom of the machine without taking the computer apart. i have little experience workng on laptops. If i remove this screw, can i expect the drive to basically slide out without removing things like the keyboard or top cover? i understand i probably need to install the caddy that is currently on the drive onto the new drive i purchase... will the caddy also slide out? is there a cable attached from the motherboard to the drive, or is the drive plugged directly into the motherboard? i see in the device manager the drive is a slim drive, other than that... how do i determine which models will and will not fit (other than the obvious... physical dimension). Are all the connectors for internal dvd slim laptop drives the same?
Thanks for your input.
Bill
