[CLUE-Tech] CD Writer for Linux/Windows

[David Anselmi]

Kevin Cullis wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm in a time crunch and I'd like to purchasea CD writer that will work
> on Linux and Windows 98. While ATAPI will work in a box, my wife has a
> laptop that I need to work with.  Any suggestions as to what and how I
> can have things done by Monday?  My wife needs to download some files
> off of her network drive at work (she's an independent contractor and
> can take the files off since they are hers)

Sounds like you don't really have a need for burning CDs from the laptop 
on the road.  That being the case, get a burner for your Linux box.  You 
can transfer files from other boxes to it on your home network and burn 
all your CDs in the same place.  That will be cheapest, but try to be 
clear and specific about your requirements so you get what you actually 
need.

For your Linux box, get whatever is easiest.  If it has SCSI, you can 
look at that.  If it doesn't, just get an ATAPI burner.  Think about 
where you will put it (open drive bay and IDE controller connection). 
IME, burning at 8x from a CDROM to a CDR on the same IDE controller will 
result in buffer underruns, which seem not to be a problem on new 
burners.  YMMV.

SCSI and ATAPI work equally well, I think.  Obviously SCSI's bus works 
better, but in practice that isn't worth adding SCSI to a system that 
doesn't already have it.  Read the CD writing howto and it will get you 
going on what modules get used for either type of burner.

Dave