Background - yes that's the one.
Had it for a couple of weeks now. I've just been using Memorex media and the single Sony DVD+RW it came with and have had no problems so far, although my NEC DVD-ROM drive doesn't want to recognise anything other than CD-Rs that have been burnt.
Anyway, the price I mentioned came courtesy of Dell, who had a special deal on a couple of months ago (prior to the launch of the drive). Still, whatever you get it for, I think it represents good value for money.
I use Nero to burn with or Dazzle DVD Complete if I'm making DVD movies, since that seems to be by far the best DVD making program out there for consumers on PCs at the moment (I tried a bunch).