The bundle for the ASUS 1608P is fairly representative of DVD bundles today. One thing I wish ASUS included was recordable media that met the standards of what the drive supports. Other hardware components include a full cable set and screw set for mounting on a case and an emergency eject pin.

Nero is the most popular burning software today. I use it everyday to back up my data, music and applications to CD and DVD. We get the full Nero set of utilities including Nero Media Player, Nero Express, Nero CD/DVD Drive speed, Nero InfoTool, and Nero SmartStart. Ulead’s DVD Movie Factory allows you to edit and make movies.