Hulaboy and admin...thanks for the opinions.  I was doing a bit more research today and found that the TDKs do read the subchannel stuff...same as Plextor.  The software package is much better with the TDK (Nero 5) so I may be  going with the TDK.

I have heard that TDK is just a Plextor drive with a different name.  Have you heard this?  Any place you know of that has done a review that could confirm this.  Their specs look conspicuosly similar.

Also, some of the poeple have mentioned a software package named "CloneCD".  Have you ever heard of it and do you know where I could purchase it?

Thanks, Chaplndave