Terry,

Phillips and Sony together invented the cd and wrote the specifications for cd-r and cd-rw, so I would take a closer look at the models they have on their web sites.

Depending on price, some features may be left out, but in the somewhat higher end, I'm pretty sure that anything made on these would play on any other brand.

Some rare brand names may slightly change specifications to make their product cheaper, and although they probably burn cd's that read on most others, there's always the few others that won't.

I would go for a decent burner in the pc and a stand alone copier that makes copies of the "master" without the need of a pc or program. Copies made with these units seem to play on anything, even car or portable cd players.

John