ASUS ZenDrive U8M SDRW-08U8M-U

That was close: the Transcend TS8XDVDS-K came out on top. It was one of the fastest burners tested and its noise level was kept within limits. The Asus Zendrive U8M and Verbatim Slimline CD/DVD Writer 43886 models tested were exactly as good. However, as they are both more expensive than the test winner, they had to make do with second and third place...