On Monday 25 November 2002 12:36, you wrote: > > One should basically not use a CD-R/CD-RW as a general CD reader, since it > usually has way lower MTBF than a normal CD/DVD reader, and is more > expensive. Ie. it breaks a lot earlier if you use it a lot, and it's more > expensive to replace :-)
Did you check out the manufacturer's claimed MTBF? A sample I checked out showed no significant difference between CD, CD-R & CD-RW drives. I've _never_ had any problems with CD-RW drives on linux systems, except for an old model which refuses to write some high-speed CD-R media above 2x, though it appears to write medium-speed media at its limit of 4x quite happily. On Windows systems, woe & despondency. Basically I gave up Roxio as a total disaster. Nero is better, but every so often after writing a CD it refuses to read anything in the same drive until system reboot. Never had any genuine hardware problems, though. Playing a lens cleaning CD occasionally does no harm. Most PCs tend to suck air and dust in through gaps in the front panel, this can cause a buildup of crud on the RW head. Regards Brian Beesley _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
