Some more info... I just called the Whiteplains store and spoke with someone who informed me that the Sendyne model was "an older model being discontinued" with a new one being available (he didn't have that model number on hand). He couldn't tell me if the Verbatum model would work on a Mac though. How advantageous would it be having DVR- on the laptop and DVR+ on the desktop? Best of both worlds, or a world of "incompatibility" hurt? I have until tomorrow to make a decision.