DVD player/burner for my Gateway. Which one do I buy?

[The Backlash Cometh]

I have a Gateway 510XLPC which was factory installed with a DVD that only burns 4X. I can't seem to get the computer to recognize 8X blank DVDs and the 4X DVDs are getting harder to find, so I figure it's time to upgrade.

Which one do you all recommend and what problems do you expect I'll find upgrading this one my own?

[SlackJawedYokel]

1. Cheap, NEC.

Quality, Plextor.
Newegg has the NEC dual layer burners for under $50, IIRC.
Anandtech.com did a comparison recently and found the Plextors to burn most reliably.

Cletus

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. Thanks!