Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 09:16:03 -0500 From: "Doug Reynolds" <mav@wastegate.net> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, "Scott Mitchell" <scott.mitchell@mail.com> Subject: Re: ATAPI DVD-ROM gotchas (are there any?) Message-ID: <20011219141554.85F6E37B416@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20011217231354.A272@localhost>
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On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 23:13:54 +0000, Scott Mitchell wrote: >Greetings all, > >I'm about to buy a DVD-ROM drive for the lovely new AthlonXP box I've just >put together :-) Much as I'd like to have a SCSI drive in there, it's hard >to justify spending 30% more on something that's mostly just going to be >used as a big CD-ROM drive...so I figure I might as well just get an ATAPI >drive. > >Are there any gotchas that I should be aware of with this plan? A Google >through the archives didn't turn up anything negative in the last year, so >I guess not, but I'd like to be sure. Any particular models to crave or >avoid? Pioneer drives are pretty widely available here and seem to have a >good reputation... http://www.overclockers.co.uk/ even do one pre-flashed >for region-free operation. I have a Creative PC-DVD 12x, and it works without a flaw.. --- doug reynolds | the maverick | mav@wastegate.net PGP Public Key Fingerprint: 6E7B 9993 B503 6D45 E33A 2019 26E5 C1DB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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