On Sun, 2003-07-13 at 13:59, Ahmed Charles wrote: > Hi, > > I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a good USB > CD-RW drive with linux support. As I'm not familiar with usb and linux, I > don't know if its as setup friendly as with windows. > > Thanks > > Ahmed Charles
As long as your computer supports USB 2.0, you've got quite a few options. You can now get an external IDE enclosure (usually about $40 - 70 US) that supports just about any internal IDE device you want. This is MUCH cheaper than buying a dedicated external drive. If your computer doesn't have USB 2.0 support you can try running it over regular USB, but the speed will not be the greatest. Either way, it would be much easier to get a USB 2.0 PCI card for about $30 US. Coincidentally, as I just ordered one myself, these devices also come in ieee 1394 (aka firewire) models in case your computer doesn't have a USB 2.0 port but does have a firewire port. (This is the case with my laptop.) -- Alex Malinovich Support Free Software, delete your Windows partition TODAY! Encrypted mail preferred. You can get my public key from any of the pgp.net keyservers. Key ID: A6D24837
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