[GLLUG] DVD+RW recommendations

[John Lewis]

I think I paid $28 for my Asus dvd burner from Newegg. And I'm perfectly
happy with it.

-----Original Message-----
From: linux-user-bounces at egr.msu.edu [mailto:linux-user-bounces at egr.msu.edu]
On Behalf Of Michael Rudas
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 9:13 PM
To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu; Stanley C. Mortel
Subject: Re: [GLLUG] DVD+RW recommendations

--- Stanley C. Mortel wrote:
> I'm looking for a good DVD burner for use on a Linux server
> for backups to go off-site.

The DVD-burner drive with the best combination of price and
performance seems to be Lite-On.  ASUS doesn't make their own drives
-- I'm pretty sure they're made by Lite-On, as are several SONY
models.

I've had problems getting some Samsung, Toshiba/Samsung, and LG drives
to write at full speed, but not the Lite-Ons; it's probably a firmware
issue.  At under $50 each, they are essentially free, since they pay
for themselves after only a few burned DVDs.

Verbatim-branded blanks are the best DVDs for archival use.  They  use
a metal-based AZO dye that has a longer data life than the common
Ritek or CMC Magnetics blanks that most other branded discs use.
Examples: TDK & Maxell = Ritek, Philips = CMC.

~~ Mikey
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