I have a Ricoh 4/4/20 drive from a long time ago. no burn-proof on that one, but it doesn't matter unless you try to do things on your computer WHILE you are burning a cd. I usually just set up a burn and go to sleep, so I can take it out the next morning, so it's not really a necessity. besides, each cd is gonna take what, a max of 7-8 mins recorded at 8x? You mean you can't go out of your room and grab a bite to eat and drink for 10 mins?