Pierfrancesco Caci wrote: > > I want to buy a cd-writer. I don't need rewritable support at present > time, but it would be a plus. > I've seen a new Yamaha model that's affordable. Are they good and well > supported with Linux ? > <RANT> Whatever you do, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT buy a HP ATAPI cd-rw. They suck really really bad. I am on my 3rd warranty-returned HP 7110i internal atapi cd-rw drive right now, and it's showing signs of failing just like the last 2 i had.
plus, in order to get the drive returned, you _must_ put it in a windows box. This led to some trouble with the last drive I had, as I tried installing Win95 off a cd in the HP drive, and it spun down and ejected the cd 17% of the way through the install. And the HP tech support people would _still_ not replace the drive, because the Win95 install was running under DOS and they don't support dos... I spend over 2 weeks talking to the HP tech people _every_day_ before they finally gave in and took the drive back. </RANT> -- ______________________________________________________________ | ian eure, network admin, freelance security consultant, and | | manically depressed paranoid schizophrenic, at your service. | ; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://minion.org ; : raw speed = 105.6 wpm with 4.5% errors : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
