* Edward Guldemond ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 04:58:09PM -0500, Steven Isaacson wrote: > > > > The drive is $40 cheaper then the 40x Plextor. I really don't care to > > waste my money. > > > > Do you know if the LiteOn can do reliable Digital Audio Extraction? How > about DAO mode? Raw writing mode? As someone who burns about 30 discs > a day, I can tell you that these options are important. I'm not > criticizing your choice of drive, I'm just saying that sometimes those > additional $40 can make the difference between a drive that you can use > to backup just about anything, and a drive that you can only record ISOs > with.
I ended up going with the 40x plextor. Its only $101 at newegg.com. It's about twice as fast as the LiteOn at DAE which I use extensively. Both support raw write and DAO. The plextor drive also has a black tray which is supposed to increase the speed and reliablity of the drive. I also wasn't that confident in how supported LiteOn's SmartBurn technology is. Plextor has a FAQ that says that all their burners are supported with 3rd party tools in linux. -steve -- Steven Isaacson http://spi.panaverse.com <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AIM/MSN/Yahoo:spi516 "Aphrodites softly crying she said..." - Cause & Effect -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
