As for BurnProof vs SMART-burn, I have been told by many that they are the same, but several articles I have read lead me to beleive they are different, at the very least, they are different generations of the same technology. If you find a drive with SMART-burn, this is a copyright that Lite-On holds, so you are getting a Lite-On drive. When it comes to Burnproof, I am not sure who owns this technology. As for getting the "Cheapest" drive, I would go for the cheapest drive with a good reputation. i.e. Digital Research, Plextor, Pacific Digital. If possible go directly with Lite On hardware, so you can download the latest Firmware before the OEM companies release it! The following site has all the model numbers and the latest firmware for Lite-On hardware.
http://www.liteonit.com/english-product-f.asp As an added note, I purchased a Plextor 16x/10x/40x drive (A Lite On drive) and flashed it with the Lite On firmware, and it worked great. But be aware, you take a LARGE risk when flashing with non-supported firmware. Hope this helps, if not, let me know! Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Wunder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 1:44 PM Subject: Re: CD-RW advice > Paul Moore wrote: > > The fact is most of the CD Burners stem from about 4 or 5 main manufactures. > > Most "CLAIM" to make the CD Burner, but a close look at the Firmware will > > show this to be a lie... I know the three big ones are Yamaha, Lite On, and > > HP. I personally have had great luck with Yamaha, and Lite On, and my > > current HP is at best just Ok. To date, the majority of the 24X Burners are > > all made by Light On, but be careful, most media is only tested up to 16X. > > The key thing to look for is BurnProof, or SMART-burn technology. As for > > IDE vs SCSI, this argument could go on for years with no answer, I have both > > and both work great. I recommend IDE to anyone the hates trouble shooting > > hardware problems, because SCSI will give you hardware problems.... > > > > Paul Moore > > <snip> > Hi Paul. > So what you're telling me is to buy the cheapest 24x burner I can find, > since it's probly made by Lite-On, anyway. Is there a way of finding out > who the actual manufacturer is? > As far as "Burnproof", or "SMART-burn", they all claim to have some > variation on the theme. Are they all the same, or is one technology > actually better than another? > > Thanks, > Tim > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. > _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
