On Thu, Aug 20, 1998 at 02:04:41AM -0700, Dan Hugo wrote: > I am thinking about getting a CD-RW drive to archive things, and maybe > even to maintain an up-to-date Debian CD set. > > Does anyone have any experience with these drives? > > Since I happen to work at Philips, I would most likely be getting one of > those models (the 3610, I believe, but I don't work in the optical > storage group, so I don't know much about them) if they work. BUT, if > someone has found a particular CD-RW drive to work well with their > Debian system, I would like to know what would be the best way to go. > > Or, I could get a CD-R drive, about which there is much more info (I > read through the CD-ROM/CD-writing HOWTOs, and a list of compatible > drives, but it was mostly CD-R biased).
Well... I would recommend CD-R for a few reasons: a) price a CD-R disk costs about $1.40 each for me...and thats not even buying in bulk. I have never had a problem with them I hear the CD-RW are more expensive b) Universally Usefull I read about CD-RW correct me if I am wrong but, while the finished disk is the same as a normal CD in how it works...the reflective layer isn't reflective enough to be read by MOST normal CD drives...and thus can really only be used in other CD_RW drives c) I like permamnat storage I like writting data onto a CD and knowing it i sthere... so what if I need a new CD to make a new copy.. thats ok... now I have an old version too... Can never have too much data archived :) besides if worst comes to worst.... old CDs make nice wall ornaments...and good coasters...they make poor frisbees tho... -Steve -- /* -- Stephen Carpenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>------------ */ E-mail "Bumper Stickers": "A FREE America or a Drug-Free America: You can't have both!" "honk if you Love Linux"