Paul.....before you make a final decision visit this web site:
http://www.smartandfriendly.com/
I bought a former 'special of the month', the cdr-4012 and it
works just fine, both in win98 with the supplied software and
in Linux Mandrake 7.0 using the x-cd-roast software (works in
KDE) that came with Linux Mandrake 7.0.
My cdr-4012 came with an included adaptec 1505 scsi card (not
directly supported in Linux), but since I already had scsi
peripherals on my system I just plugged the CD-R into my
current scsi bus and away I went. They also have ide's, check
out their 'outlet store' page (my cdr-4012 is still available
in there for $99). Their prices include shipping and they
ship immediately.
Alan
Paul Marriott wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
> I've got to the stage where I'm going to buy myself a CD writer and Ive
> narrowed the choice down
> to 4 or 5(ish) possibilities due to local availability/price etc,
> namely:
> HP CD writer Plus 9310i,
> HP CD writer Plus 9110i,
> Creative Blaster CD Studio,
> Plextor PlexWriter SCSI,
> Acer 8432 (8MB buffer?)
>
> My question is basically twofold, 1) has anyone got any of these CD
> writers working Ok on MDK7
> on an HP Pavilion 6425 (AMD K2 500 +64 RAM) or alternatively, 2) has
> anyone had problems
> with these writers?
> I suppose that there shouldn't be too much of a problem with the HP
> writers, but.......
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Paul
