Re: What CD-R to buy?

From: Guenter Waibel (guenter@UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU)
Date: Mon Oct 02 2000 - 12:53:20 CDT

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Date:         Mon, 2 Oct 2000 10:53:20 -0700
From: Guenter Waibel <mailto:guenter@UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU>
Subject:      Re: What CD-R to buy?
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<pre> Hi Bill,

I can't really recommend a CD-Rom burner - we've been very satisfied with our Smart &Friendly CD-R 4012 for almost two years now, but S&F went out of business within the last 6 months. I'm using a Firewire Que! Drive at home with good results, but that doesn't seem to be an option for you. Stay away from USB burners - I've heard from various sources about problems with USB. The bandwidth is too narrow to provide for stable burning.

As for media, I have had very good experience with Ricoh Platinum CD-Rom media. It is certified for 8x writing, and supposedly has an archival lifespan of 200 years. Not that you'd ever be able to find a CD player 200 years from now, but still... Check out the media at http://www.ricohdms.com/cdrp_t74.htm. I've been able to find the media in bulk for less than $1.50 / disc.

Guenter

At 2:09 PM +0000 10/1/00, Bill Hill wrote:
>Can anyone recommend a CD recorder, with reference to brands, speeds,
>connection type, R or RW?
>Will be used for back up on a Mac with OS 8.1and SCSI and USB terminals.
>
>Recommendations on blank cd's themselves?
>Seems to be a lot to consider when buying them...as shown on this page:
>http://www.macintouch.com/cdrfailure.html
>
>Thanks
>--
>Bill Hill
>University of Illinois
>Champaign, Il.
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