I very recently purchased a sony vaio just for burning dvds. I am fairly happy with it, although it is not the fastest way to edit tandem videos.
There are a couple of things to check if you purchase a dvd burner. There are three different kinds. dvd-,dvd+, and some that are-+. All DVD players dont play- and +, so -+ is best, dvd- is the newer of the two so any player that was made in the past 1.5 years will play dvd-. Your other and best option (if you have the cash) is get an Apple the softw. is better and there dvd tech can be played on 99% of players
