In my a1200 tower i have an old 2 speed memorex cd writer a rebadged yamaha . My pc has a 24 speed liteon and i have a noisy phillips 24 speed drive i only used in a pc .I also have a 4 speed teac very good quality drive .Cd writers are very cheap now i paid a 130 pound for my liteon when it was first out and it is also a very good writer. :-)