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Date:      Mon, 30 Mar 1998 12:02:08 -0500 (EST)
From:      Steve Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net>
To:        Brian McGovern <bmcgover@cisco.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: CD-R/CD-RW recommendations wanted...
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.95.980330120138.27333B-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net>
In-Reply-To: <199803301643.LAA00654@bmcgover-pc.cisco.com>

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stear clear of memorex - I went thru 3 in less than a week - so I switched
to phillips (but I dont know if that works under freebsd)

On Mon, 30 Mar 1998, Brian McGovern wrote:

> Well, I finally managed to blow out my HP 4020i after several hundred CDs. Its
> well out of warranty, so getting fixed may be an option, but its expensive...
> 
> What I'm curious about is what people consider the 'best' thing to buy (and
> maybe some pointers to some less expensive places to get it) to replace it.
> 
> I've been looking at CD-R drives, as well as CD-RWs (re-writables). Most of the
> places I've seen them, they're about the same price (around $600), therefore,
> I'm leaning towards a CD-RW. Basically, my "minimal" requirements are:
> 
> 	- Be able to record CDs (I press my own custom copies of FreeBSD for
> 		in house use)
> 	- Must work with FreeBSD 
> 		(I assume it'll automatically work with Windows)
> 
> Otherwise, it really doesn't matter. I'm biased towards the HP drives because
> I've had good experiences with my HP.
> 
> Comments?
> 	-Brian
> 
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