On Tuesday 19 June 2001 03:52 pm, Carlos Cifuentes wrote:
>�Hi.
>
>�I want to buy a cd writer for linux but i dont
>�know what machine work in linux
� � Almost all, a few better than others. �CD burning with any OS is
currently more of an art than a science, and like everything, Linux
will do a better job if you spend the effort to thoroughly research the
hardware and the applications for using the hardware.
� � Many will say to go for a SCSI drive, but that's dated
misinformation. �As far as price and viability (any OS), it's very hard
to beat a Plextor, IDE. Yamaha would also be a good choice. Caveats are
don't buy a "re-badged" model drive (ie, sold by one company, but
manufactured by another).
� � I'd also add, don't be impressed by the latest and greatest. Much
more often than not, a good'ol 8-4-32 drive is a better bet than the
newer, faster ones. So what if it takes a minute or two longer to burn
a CD (?) � Also, media used is a large factor. �For the most part,
'Ty-U' CD-R's are the best, manufactured under many different brand
names (eg, TDK, Fuji Film, etc)
� � As with any hardare, the overall quality of the system (eg,
motherboard, chipset, processor, ram, power supply, cooling, etc.)
will greatly affect the results. �IOW's, don't expect good results on a
ready made (eg, Dell, Gateway, Compaq, etc) that you would on a home or
shop built system using better quality components.
� �As to software, all burners use 'cdrecord' and 'mkisofs' for the
most part. Altho I like to do most things on the command line, I like
to use a front end GUI for burning. I favor 'KOnCD' and 'Gcombust' I've
been burning CD's for years, and the only thing I can guarantee, is
that Linux does a much better job than Windoze ;>
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Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
