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Hello

I am buying my pc through monachcomputer.com and am stuck on deciding which NEC DVD+- RW Drive I should purchase:

My Options are

NEC ND 3540-A 16X Dual Layer -> $42
or
NEC ND 3520A-KIT-BG 16X Dual Layer - $45

Here is where Im puzzled... The NEC 3540 is the newer one right? It also shows fast reads on DVD-R and DVD Dual Layer, but why is the 3520 more expensive?

I looked on newegg.com and only could find the 3520A not 3520A-KIT-BG any help here? Which should I go with?

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Also my case (XASER 3) is black and my opticals are beige (I really dont feel like paying 5 dollars more on everything to get black... is there anyway to paint them black; does it really look bad?

Thanks