Re: OT: SecurDisc Technology on DVD Drives
Disclaimer: my comments are based on 15 minutes of searching the web,
I'm not familiar with securdisc at all.
On 2008-09-01 21:29 +0200, KS wrote:
> I am looking to purchase an internal DVD writer (SATA) and have noticed
> that some of these drives come with what they call SecurDisc technology.
> Their website www.securdisc.net says that it "protects" your data from
> unauthorized copying and even allows you to recover data from damaged discs.
At least the latter isn't exactly new, there is free software that does
the same thing (dvdisaster).
> What I understand from their website is that one needs Nero 7 or 8 for
> that technology to work. I was wondering if (and how) their technology
> can affect a Linux user. I rather not choose the drive with that feature
> if it hinders anything in Linux. Does anyone know about this technology?
If you use the securdisc feature, the discs will not be readable under
non-Windows operating systems. It is probably not dangerous to use such
a drive as long as you don't use Nero for burning your data. But I
suppose that these drives will come with an OEM version of Nero (what is
their "extra value" without one?), and I'd rather choose not to pay a
single cent for useless proprietary customer-lock-in software. That's
up to you, though.
Sven
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