In a message dated 3/26/99 4:44:41 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >> Also, does linux handle the cd-rw's? If so, are they worth the extra > money > >> to get? > > > >IMO, no. A CD-RW blank costs upwards of 30$ while a CD-R blank costs 1$ > >to 1.80$ so you would need to blank a disc about 30 times before it's > >worthwhile cost-wise (and that's not taking into account the added cost of > >the drive). For my purposes, if I want to delete a disc, I'll just break > >it over my knee or use it as a coaster. > > > > I beg to differ. CD-RW already came down in price, and you can find > $10 ones even at CompUSA and $5 ones through mail order. Also you > might heard that CD-RW can be 'reburned' 'only' 700 times or so. As > it turned out many will last over 1000 burns. CD-RW adds much more > flexibility to your setup: > I'll second this... but I have found CDRW disks for as cheap as $2.99 a disk, compared to $.75 a disk for CDRs. Also, CDRW are supposed to be good for 1000+ burns. And they work very well! -Jay
