More info, for the curious: Previously, I chose to write: > I know... this has been hashed out before, but technology changes. I > need to replace my old Yamaha SCSI CD-RW with a new one, probably IDE > (once I straighten out my filesystem and get rid of the 2.4GB drive). I > mosied over to my local Best Buy here in Baltimore, and have these fine > choices:
> Digital Research Technologies: 24x, $100 Sold only by Best Buy and Circuit City, according to www.dr-tech.com. I happen to have a DR Tech wheel mouse that's been perfectly fine for a couple of years (not that a mouse is comparable to a CDRW) > Samsung: 24x, $110 Can be found for $75, plus shipping, at jazztechnology.com Anybody ever buy anything from Jazz Technology? > Buslink: 24x, $100 www.buslink.com, all the big superstores have 'em. best buy, staples, BJ's wholsale, Insight, Tiger Direct. > LG Int'l: 12x, $130 (24x, $180??) Can be found for $75, plus shipping, at jazztechnology.com > Acer: 24x, $130 $68-$79 at various online outlets (as determined by a search on pricewatch.com) Looks like I can get Plextor for around $130, online at Jazz Technology, or Marina Technology (mtzon.com -- I find it interesting that mtzon.com and jazztechnology.com have almost the EXACT same web site...at least their CDRW sections are VERY similar). Don't know if the name is worth the extra $$$'s, though. Tim -- Caldera eWorkstation 3.1, kernel 2.4.9, KDE 2.2.1, Xfree86 4.1.0 _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
