OT: SecurDisc Technology on DVD Drives
Hi all, This is a bit off-topic but I thought this might be a good place to ask. I am looking to purchase an internal DVD writer (SATA) and have noticed that some of these drives come with what they call SecurDisc technology. Their website www.securdisc.net says that it "protects" your data from unauthorized copying and even allows you to recover data from damaged discs. What I understand from their website is that one needs Nero 7 or 8 for that technology to work. I was wondering if (and how) their technology can affect a Linux user. I rather not choose the drive with that feature if it hinders anything in Linux. Does anyone know about this technology? Thanks in advance, KS. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: SecurDisc Technology on DVD Drives
Disclaimer: my comments are based on 15 minutes of searching the web, I'm not familiar with securdisc at all. On 2008-09-01 21:29 +0200, KS wrote: > I am looking to purchase an internal DVD writer (SATA) and have noticed > that some of these drives come with what they call SecurDisc technology. > Their website www.securdisc.net says that it "protects" your data from > unauthorized copying and even allows you to recover data from damaged discs. At least the latter isn't exactly new, there is free software that does the same thing (dvdisaster). > What I understand from their website is that one needs Nero 7 or 8 for > that technology to work. I was wondering if (and how) their technology > can affect a Linux user. I rather not choose the drive with that feature > if it hinders anything in Linux. Does anyone know about this technology? If you use the securdisc feature, the discs will not be readable under non-Windows operating systems. It is probably not dangerous to use such a drive as long as you don't use Nero for burning your data. But I suppose that these drives will come with an OEM version of Nero (what is their "extra value" without one?), and I'd rather choose not to pay a single cent for useless proprietary customer-lock-in software. That's up to you, though. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: SecurDisc Technology on DVD Drives
Sven Joachim wrote: > > If you use the securdisc feature, the discs will not be readable under > non-Windows operating systems. It is probably not dangerous to use such > a drive as long as you don't use Nero for burning your data. But I > suppose that these drives will come with an OEM version of Nero (what is > their "extra value" without one?), and I'd rather choose not to pay a > single cent for useless proprietary customer-lock-in software. That's > up to you, though. > > Sven > > I have bought DVD burners earlier and they did come with one of those "free software CDs". They were tossed out and I have never used them because 1)no software for Linux, and 2) I already have the software I need in my Debian installation. >From their website it looks like it doesn't matter on Linux as the functionality does not work on Linux. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
