Re: [SLE] SONY DRU-800A DVD+-RW opinions

From: Carl William Spitzer IV (cwsiv_at_myrealbox.com)
Date: 11/02/05

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Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 20:36:38 -0800

    On Mon, 2005-10-31 at 12:26 +0200, Hans du Plooy wrote:
    > On Sunday 30 October 2005 00:34, Carl William Spitzer IV wrote:
    > > To this list of recommendations I add LiteOn having had a CDRW and
    > > recently DVDRW they work.
    > > My usage is slight mostly backups about 300+ disks only caution generic
    > > CD media seem OK but Maxell brand about 10% coasters.
    >
    > Not to sound pessimistic, Carl, but I would take that as a sign of trouble.
    > I'm not particularly happy with the LiteOn CD-RW drive I got for our mail
    > server. It wouldn't read the one of my Debian discs (quality media). It was
    > number 13 so I just skipped it, but later, when the box was in the the server
    > cabinet, now lying on its side, I tried again and it read it perfectly.
    >
    > It wouldn't read the disc when the drive is lying flat, but on its side it
    > does? Sounds fishy to me. The discs is known to be good. It reads
    > perfectly on the dodgiest of old drives I have lying around.

    Well I finished with those Maxcell and mow have the Fry's GQ generic
    brand and so far mo problems on them ditto their dvd-r in the LITEON
    dvdrw. 

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