I am thinking of buying one of these , can anyone tell me how long it takes to copy a full DVDR with say MP£s from your hard drive ?

thanks

if you record using the cheaper dvd-r's the 104 records at 1x and a full dvd takes about 1hr. if you use expensive blanks at 2x then the recording time is halved.
if you're in the uk the drive is now under £200 at
www.121cdr.co.uk

Moving to DVD ....

So what blanks do you recommend mate ?? not Bulkpaq ?

I am in the UK and was going to buy from 121

cheers

Cheap option is the new Gen 3 Bulkpaq.

Fair priced option is either Datasafe Gen 3`s or White Label Media Gen 3.

Fastest but costly option is Datasafe 2x (half an hour ish to burn a full disc)

I`ve used all 4 types & upto now Datasafe Gen 3`s or WhiteLabel media are very reliable but I`m just testing the new Bulkpaqs & been very impressed & had no duff discs yet.

When 2x dvd-r`s come into a decent price range & have the reliability of the 1x then most people will move across to `em.

Just my opinions & findings but other people will disagree so your best bet is to try a few of each & see what your system likes/dislikes & find out for yourself.

The media depends more on your playback dvd player than the 104/A04. My 104 records OK on all media I've tried, but my Toshiba SD210E dvd player only likes White Label dvd-r so far. The rest play back with different results, ranging from accasional artefacts to crashing within 30 minutes. Try a few brands before you buy en batch..... ;)