What does CPRM stand for?
What you really pay for this drive is only its fancy front panel design. I doubt much about its comparable performance with competitive drives such as Pioneer A08, NEC 3500A, Benq 1620, to name a few. The price is simply rip off from SONY loyal customers, given the drive is not manufactured by Sony itself. I bought more than ten SONY stereo and video components(TV, receivers, DVD players, CD players, casette decks)all because of SONY brand quality and performance guarantee, even they are usually more expensive than competitive brand. To contrary, DVD burner doesn't apply here.