Though the distinctions are almost indistinguishable at this point--if that's possible--Memorex made the best 4X DVD recorder I saw from that generation. At least it's the Memorex drive I still use for everyday recording.
Thus I had high hopes for their new dual-format drive when it arrived in the office, boasting 8X recording to DVD [+ or -] R, 4Y [+ or -] RW, and 24X CD-R/RW, plus 12X DVD-ROM and 40X CD-ROM read speeds. The internal ATAPI drive installed without a hitch on our testbed Compaq 2.6gHz Pentium 4 PC running Windows XP Home, as did the Nero software bundle