If you go for a DVD multiformat machine that will accept DVD-RAM then you do not need writing software as the disks are treated as a hard drive so its just drag and drop. RAM DVDs discs dont write in a spiral like all the other formats,which makes backing up and archiving a little easier. LG GSA-4040BB DVDSuper MultiWrite is just �74.39 plus vat from www.scan.com here in the UK
Regards Michael Wilkinson. 106 Holyhead Rd, Ketley, Telford, Shropshire. England .TF1 5DJ 44 (0) 1952 618986. www.infocus-photography.co.uk For Negatives & transparencies from digital files ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cavendish Studios" Subject: [PRODIG] wbat DVD writer? I needed a DVD rewriter a couple of months > ago having moved up to RAW file capture and not wanting to spend all my time > feeding CDs into my machine to archive them. > > Knowing little about which were the best models, I relied on the photo press > and went with their recommendation and bought a Plextor PX-708A. > > This is mutli format so gets around the standard wars you rightly refer to; > writes at up to 8 speed on DVD+R media (if you can find disks that can > reliably take that sort of data hit) and is very reliable. > > We are really pleased with its performance to date though have found that to > get the most reliable recording using cheaper disks (essential if archiving > a lot), we have to drop the write speed to 2x. > > This is not as bad as it sounds, remember you need to multiply the DVD write > speed by 9 to get a comparable CD write speed. At 2x it takes about 7 mins > to write a Gb. =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
