Re: Video card and CD-rom or CD_RW recommendations
On Mon, 20 Aug 2001 02:38:02 -0300
Rogério Brito <rbrito@ime.usp.br> wrote:
> On Aug 19 2001, Abner Gershon wrote:
> > Also I want to install a CD-WR internal or CD-rom it must be able to
> > be bootable. Thanks.
>
> There are no problems with CD-ROM drives. Anything that speaks
> ATAPI (everything produced today) can be used with Linux.
> Regarding CD-RW drives, I have an HP9100 (doesn't do
> overburning) and I like it a lot. More than my old Ricoh.
>
I'd personally recommend mixing a DVD drive from AsusTek
<http://www.asus.com.tw/Products/dvdrom/dvd-e612/index.html> with a CD-RW
from Plextor
<http://www.plextor.com/english/products/product_cdrw_drives.html>. Both
function exquisitely and Asus DVD's are nearly inaudible.
If you care more about performance than aesthetics you might want to check
the leader board on storagereview.com at
<http://www.storagereview.com/articles/leaderboard.html>
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