On Thursday 11 January 2007 10:16, Randall R Schulz wrote:
> Jim,
>
> On Thursday 11 January 2007 08:04, Jim Sabatke wrote:
> > Will SuSE 10.x work with this DVD drive?  I don't care about the text
> > writing capabilities, I just want it to work like a normal DVD RW
> > drive.  I've googled this to death and the information returned is
> > overwhelming with unrelated data to the point it is useless.
>
> Just an FYI:
>
> There is LightScribe support for Linux. There is both a stand-alone
> application and an SDK for adding labeling capability to applications.
>
> <http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10803>
> <http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadSection/linux/index.aspx?id=816>
>
>
> When I learned of this, I considered getting one of these drives for the
> system I was putting together at the time, but they're so much more
> expensive than non-LightScribe drives, I decided not to.
>
> > Jim
>
> Randall Schulz

Jim,

I also should have said "In general it will work in Linux without any 
troubles" in my previous post.

Randall,

A quick check at NewEgg and CompUSA shows the LightScribe drives are now in 
the $30 to $60 dollar range for decent hardware. Maybe $5 to $10 more than 
a non-LightScribe unit. 

Stan
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