Re: [SLUG] Buying a usb connected CD burner

[Peter Hardy <peterhardy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2002-02-08 at 17:10, Bill Bennett wrote:
> Could anyone point me, please, at a site that will
> give me information on the buying of a CD burner
> that will operate the usb of my laptop and will
> operate on a Linux driver?

1) I *really* don't like the idea of running a CD burner off a USB bus. 
The burn is very slow, and really pushes the limits of how much data you
can fit through USB.  Don't even think about plugging the burner into a
hub with other devices, and expect to end up with a few more coasters
than you're used to.

2) http://www.linux-usb.org has a Working Devices list.  Also of
interest there will be the linux-usb mailing list.

3) Just off the top of my head, the Iomega ZipCDs are reported to work
fairly well.

-- 
Peter
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