On Thu, 20 Aug 1998, Dan Hugo wrote:
> I am thinking about getting a CD-RW drive to archive things, and maybe > even to maintain an up-to-date Debian CD set. > > Does anyone have any experience with these drives? > > Since I happen to work at Philips, I would most likely be getting one of > those models (the 3610, I believe, but I don't work in the optical > storage group, so I don't know much about them) if they work. BUT, if > someone has found a particular CD-RW drive to work well with their > Debian system, I would like to know what would be the best way to go. > > Or, I could get a CD-R drive, about which there is much more info (I > read through the CD-ROM/CD-writing HOWTOs, and a list of compatible > drives, but it was mostly CD-R biased). Hi, I have a Philips CDD2600 CD-R drive and am satisfied with it. Prices of raw CD-R disks have gone the way of RAM prices, while raw CD-RW disks are still quite expensive. It is also my understanding that regular CDROM drives have trouble reading the CD-RW disks. So you're likely unable to share the benefits of being able to write CD's with most of your friends. If you don't care about incompatibility problems, keep saving money for a little longer and buy a DVD-RW. Cheers, Joost
