Thanks Tom. Fifteen min. for a CD is not that bad. Tom C.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 5:53 PM Subject: Re: CD-RW Question > I have a couple of USB devices including an HP CD/RW. USB is faster than you > think. > > Copying CDs is no problem as long as the read device is faster than the > writer. Basically the USB CD/RW I have is rather slow compared to newer > unints, but you can burn a CD in less than 15minutes. > > I archive my photos on CD-Rs and have had no problems so far except for a > bad batch of disks (Comp-USA in fact) since then I only use name brand > CD-Rs, and have had no problems. Any reletively new CD-ROM drive can read > the CD-Rs made on this drive. > > CD-RWs are handy for backup as I just write the new backup right over the > previous backup alternating two disks. > > --graywolf - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

