[K12OSN] CD- / +RW

[John Ingleby]

Henry,

I installed 2 Pioneer DVR-106D DVD-RW about 18 months ago, and after
reading through http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/ I set them up
with a cron job to do weekly backups, which they've done reliably ever
since.

I believe the Pioneers can be upgraded to DVD+RW and I've often wondered
whether that would be easier.

Let's see what others say...

John Ingleby
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> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:35:58 -0400
> From: Henry Hartley <henryhartley at westat.com>
> Subject: [K12OSN] DVD-/+RW
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> DVD RW drives have come down in price over the last year or so to the point
> were I cannot justify not getting one.  Are there are any issues I need to
> be aware of?  I see ATAPI / E-IDE drives from Pioneer, Plextor, Sony, and
> Samsung (and others) for between $56 and $160.  Will they all pretty much
> just work or are there any warnings?  Any recommendations of brands to stay
> away from?  Is it worth the extra $ to go with a particular brand?  Thanks.