The 1st Dual Layer DVD burner reviewed
The 1st Dual Layer DVD burner reviewed
I read the review at Anandtech and even though Anandtech tries to give it a positive conclusion in reality dual layer (at least for now) sucks (and Anandtech is afraid to say so, perhaps they want to stay in good terms with Sony for future dardware previews).
You have to burn at 2.4x, so an entire DVD9 disc takes 45mins while two DVD5 discs only takes 15mins total.
Plus errors on the 1st layer amplify errors on the 2nd layer so for something important like a backup, dual layer is NOT a good solution as you must assume half of yoru data can easily die.
Conclusion: Dual layer sucks, wait for the next or 3rd generation dual layer burners before you make the jump.