- DVD drives are standard components of most current computer systems.dvd drive image by Astroid from Fotolia.com
Vista is a personal computer operating system developed and distributed by Microsoft beginning in 2007. The company has since released Windows 7, but has promised to continue active support for Vista through at least April of 2012. Many DVD writers designed for personal computers will work well with Windows Vista without much trouble. Some devices may require the download and installation of a driver to operate properly. - LG Corp manufactures a number of computer components, as well as cell phones, televisions and other consumer electronics. The company has several Vista-compatible DVD-ROM drives, both internal and external. Some models can read Blu-Ray disks as well as read and write DVDs. Prices for internal drives are between $70 and $170 as of 2010. Prices for external drives are between $60 and $110 as of 2010.
- Pioneer Corporation is usually associated with its audio products such as turntables, speakers and stereo components. It also manufactures a line of DVD writers. All drives are internal and can read and write CDs as well as DVDs. Prices range between $30 and $94 as of 2010.
- Sony is one of the largest manufacturers of consumer electronics in the world, with more than $78 billion in sales in 2009. Sony distributes computers and computer components under the name VAIO. As of 2010, Sony lists only two external DVD drives available for $130 each. Both are compatible with Windows Vista.
- Lite-On actually refers to a group of companies in Taiwan that manufacture consumer and business electronics such as motherboards, monitors and DVD drives. Lite-On has several models of internal and external DVD writers, all of them Windows Vista-compatible. Prices range from $25 to $190 for internal drives and $60 to $210 for external drives, as of 2010.
