begin quote On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 21:49:14 -0600 Andrew Gaffney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm thinking of buying a DVD burner (for data backup, of course). I'm > looking for one that is compatible with Linux, although, I assume they > are just like CD-RW drives in that respect. > > I'm confused about which one of the umpteen different types of DVD > recordable/rewritable media/drives are the most compatible with > existing drives and DVD players. I think its something like > DVD-++--+--+R++-W+ ;) > > Can anyone recommend a decent drive that would retail for <=$150 and > is compatible with everything else? IDE interface is a must as I don't > have SCSI. > > Also, has anyone heard anything about when those nifty new dual-layer > burners that can burn both layers of a DVD up to 9GB will be > commercially available and how much they will run for? I recently got hold of a NEC DVD-RW 1300A , which handles DVD +/- and -RW. Appears the price was decent (700-something SEK, approx 80 US or so). And so far its worked nicely, even though I haven't tried -RW rewrite. tools are in a state of flux currently, but appears to be lightening up for within the year. Hopefully the support will come out better than it currently is. //Spider -- begin .signature This is a .signature virus! Please copy me into your .signature! See Microsoft KB Article Q265230 for more information. end
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