[CLUE-Tech] CD Burner for Linux, which one will Santa bring?

[Kevin Cullis]

It's one of those things that since I've not used CD burners at all and
now that I'm in the market, someone like you and the rest of the Linux
gang can help wade through the marketing crap and help focus on the
good, better, or best working ones.

Based on Dave Anselmi's comment a while back about buffer problems, I
take it that the larger the buffer is better when actually burning the
CDs.  I've also read that once you begin to burn the CD, it's best not
to touch or do anything else as it might cause the reading/writing to
hick-up and you'll have to start over.

Thanks for the tips.

KC

Lynn Danielson wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 2002-12-22 at 19:12, Kevin Cullis wrote:
> >
> > I will be in the on the lookout for a CD burner after Christmas, which
> > ones would you recommend that I buy for Linux (Santa's already brought
> > SuSe 8.1)? Preferrably about $100.
> 
> TDK's VeloCD and the Yamaha CD-R's are pretty good for about that price.
> I know a couple of people who don't believe they're worth the extra
> bucks, but we've been very happy with Plextors.  I recall Sean
> Reifschneider saying that he'd been happy with Mitsumi drives which
> are cheaper.  The VeloCD and Yamaha units both include "burn proof"
> features.  I've been considering getting a Yamaha, because their
> buffer size is greater than most units (8 MB if I recall correctly)
> and they're frequently on sale.  One of my coworkers tells me that
> they're getting out of the CD-R business.  I'd still buy one, but
> it's something you might want to consider.