I use the new Plextor 16/10/40 CD-RW Drive and works perfect in Linux. I
bought the manufacturer version because when I think OEM, I think of someone
replacing it in a OEM computer (Compaq, Dell, Gateway) and selling what they
took out as the OEM version. But that's just the image I get in my head, I
don't know how often that's the case. :^)
Hans N.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Todd Flinders
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 2:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [newbie] OT: OEM Hardware
Well, Retail vs OEM will require research. Sometimes
they are identical. Sometimes there are vast
differences.
However, I will say that the Plextor is BY FAR
superior to the Yamaha. This is especially true of
Yamaha's latest drive.
I own a Yamaha and I would gladly switch to Plextor.
The Yamaha has received bad reviews in different
magazines and has complaints about stability. The
Plextor keeps getting awards after awards. A Plextor
will burn almost anything and is known for being
exceptionally stable.
If you decide to go OEM, that might be okay, but I
would prefer the Plextor over the Yamaha. Of course,
you want to research Linux support for these drives.
If you can easily return them, great. Otherwise, I'd
make sure they work. My Yamaha 8/4/24 worked fine in
7.2, but hasn't worked yet in 8.0. I haven't spent
much time tweaking with it yet, though.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I was doing some price comparisons on CD-ROM Burners
> (similar spec'd
> Plextor and Yamaha IDE drives). When I go to a site
> like pcprogress.com, I get
> a $204.00 price while on pricewatch.com I see OEM
> units listing for $142-150.
> I was wondering if there is any real quality
> difference between the OEM vs. the
> of the shelf consumer version? The OEM's come with a
> 1 year warranty, so you
> still get the manufacturer support. Opinions?
>
>
> Barry :-)
>
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