I agree with thamar, Benq makes some of the best dvd burners on the market. Since Benq's DVD burner unit is a joint-venture with Philips (patent holder for DVD+R/RW), it doesn't have to pay royalty fees to Philips. In plain english, lower cost and lower retail price
I have an old Benq 822A myself, great burner. The only thing I don't like is its bias with +R/RW media. The burn result with -R/RW is no where near +R/RW's