Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have used Philips CDRs exclusively and have not been satisfied. For the > usual reasons, I am replacing my current CDR and want something that will > last a while. I can get an "HP SureStore CD-Writer 6020" for a > "reasonable" price. I am curious if anyone has had any first hand > experience with this device? Is it encouraging? I would consider other > options if they fall in the catagory of "cheap" (cost effective) and > dependable, while at the same time available quickly through mail order > using a credit card.
I have the HP SureStore 6020i drive. As its model number suggests, it is 6x read, 2x write. For writing, I use the cdrecord program. It works flawlessly, even writing multi-session CDs and it even works from a master on an IDE drive. cwrite also works with this drive, BUT... it won't do multisession, and it is much, much more system-intensive than cdrecord is. cdwrite barely works with an IDE drive at 1x record speed; cdrecord easily works with my IDE drive at 2x record speed. For reading, you need to do a tad bit more up-front. It will read normal CDs without any problem. However, you must patch the kernel to get the drive to read multi-session CDs. Once the kernel is so patched, however, it is able to read multi-session CDs without any difficulty at all. (Actually, this patch is included in 2.1.x and maybe even in 2.0.30 but I know it isn't in 2.0.29.) I have had good luck with this drive with all sorts of various media. I have not experienced any problems with data loss on any media, as sometimes occurs with CDR drives. I have used both the genuine HP media and the cheap Pioneer media without difficulty. -- John Goerzen | Running Debian GNU/Linux (www.debian.org) Custom Programming | Debian GNU/Linux is a free replacement for [EMAIL PROTECTED] | DOS/Windows -- check it out at www.debian.org. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
